2022 population: 5,399 ( 1,100 from 2010 , 252 from 2020)
Land area: 1512.8 square miles
Population density: 3.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,059	56.66%	20.2%
Black:	320	5.93%	34.8%
Indian:	77	1.43%	15.4%
Asian:	78	1.44%	30.0%
2+ races:	61	1.13%	69.4%
Hispanic:	1,804	33.41%	9.1%

Total non-White:	2,340	43.34%	12.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	80	7.1
Deaths:	184	16.3
Net Migration:	-120	-10.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-773	-11.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-327	-5.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,499
3,832	58.96%
491	7.56%
91	1.40%
60	0.92%
36	0.55%
1,985	30.54%
2,667	41.04%

2000
5,998
3,794	63.25%
208	3.47%
63	1.05%
31	0.52%
88	1.47%
1,814	30.24%
2,204	36.75%

1990
5,048
3,612	71.55%
25	0.50%
15	0.30%
24	0.48%
n/a
1,372	27.18%
1,436	28.45%

1980
5,945
4,354	73.24%
31	0.52%
32	0.54%
18	0.30%
n/a
1,510	25.40%
1,591	26.76%

1970
6,493
5,056	77.87%
22	0.34%
11	0.17%
25	0.39%
n/a
1,360	20.95%
1,437	22.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
592	9.9
584	9.7
544	9.1
8	0.1

38	0.6
463	7.7

Number	Rate
1990's
651	12.9
654	13.0
737	14.6
35	0.7

182	3.6
768	15.2

Number	Rate
1980's
773	13.0
614	10.3
-1,008	-17.0
n/a

-742	-12.5
-155	-2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-909	-14.0
n/a

-702	-10.8
154	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Bent County, CO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.7
933	17.3%
4,466	82.7%
1,023	18.9%

1,808
2.30

1,064	58.8%
815	76.6%
114	10.7%
744	41.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
1,096	16.9%
5,403	83.1%
888	13.7%

1,832
2.34

1,185	64.7%
856	72.2%
135	11.4%
647	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
1,426	23.8%
4,572	76.2%
960	16.0%

2,001
2.53

1,393	69.6%
1,099	78.9%
142	10.2%
608	30.4%

1990
Number	Percent
40.0
1,374	27.2%
3,674	72.8%
956	18.9%

1,838
2.55

1,265	68.8%
1,084	85.7%
70	5.5%
573	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.5
1,751	29.5%
4,194	70.5%
880	14.8%

2,008
2.74

1,510	75.2%
1,247	82.6%
103	6.8%
498	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Bent County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	88	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	186	10.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	96	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	155	8.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	151	8.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	96	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	62	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	100	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	153	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	239	13.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	224	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	74	4.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	88	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	30	1.7%
$200,000 or more	23	1.3%

Median Household Income	45,776
Per Capita Income	19,041

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	71
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	286	15.8%
Public Assistance	186	10.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	453	25.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,007	40.8%
Unemployed	63	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,070	43.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,401	56.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		59.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	453	319	58.7%
Non-Profit	81	157	34.0%
Self-Employed	199	45	81.6%

Local Government	155	136	53.3%
State Government	50	31	61.7%
Federal Government	21	35	37.5%

Total Private + Self	652	364	64.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	307	359	46.1%
Total	959	723	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	25.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	226	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	280	16.6%
Professional, Technical	304	18.1%
Service Occupations	366	21.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	163	9.7%
All others	506	30.1%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	300	17.8%
Educational services	174	10.3%
Health care and social assistance	170	10.1%
Public administration	159	9.5%
Retail trade	147	8.7%
Construction	119	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	104	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	99	5.9%
Other services	69	4.1%
Utilities	68	4.0%
Information	67	4.0%
Finance and insurance	62	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	3.2%
Manufacturing	43	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32	1.9%
Wholesale trade	13	0.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,098	19.74%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	724	13.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	7	0.13%
Vietnamese	4	0.07%
Laotian	3	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,839	90.7%
Spanish	407	7.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	60	1.1%
Other Asian	17	0.3%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%
Other Indo-European	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	505	9.1%
English	474	8.5%
American	268	4.8%
Irish	266	4.8%
Scottish	172	3.1%
Italian	119	2.1%
European	74	1.3%
Swedish	56	1.0%
Welsh	46	0.8%
French	37	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	36	0.6%
Other Arab	33	0.6%
Russian	29	0.5%
Norwegian	16	0.3%
Polish	9	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,390	96.9%
Not a citizen	171	3.1%

Native	5,358	96.3%
Foreign-born	203	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
195	4.6%	513	12.0%	1,837	43.1%	1,059	24.8%	410	9.6%	251	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	195	4.6%
9-12 Years	513	12.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,837	43.1%
Some College	1,059	24.8%
Bach. Degree	410	9.6%
Grad Degree	251	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,083	2,013	70	3.4%	5.1%
1991	2,054	1,961	93	4.5%	5.3%
1992	2,066	1,945	121	5.9%	6.1%
1993	2,179	2,089	90	4.1%	5.4%
1994	2,249	2,181	68	3.0%	4.2%
1995	2,308	2,241	67	2.9%	4.0%
1996	2,244	2,155	89	4.0%	4.2%
1997	2,266	2,201	65	2.9%	3.4%
1998	2,359	2,270	89	3.8%	3.6%
1999	2,246	2,169	77	3.4%	3.0%

2000	2,273	2,185	88	3.9%	2.7%
2001	2,513	2,404	109	4.3%	3.8%
2002	2,531	2,363	168	6.6%	5.7%
2003	2,419	2,231	188	7.8%	6.1%
2004	2,407	2,253	154	6.4%	5.6%
2005	2,387	2,237	150	6.3%	5.1%
2006	2,425	2,291	134	5.5%	4.2%
2007	2,444	2,327	117	4.8%	3.7%
2008	2,357	2,210	147	6.2%	4.9%
2009	2,686	2,497	189	7.0%	7.9%

2010	2,000	1,829	171	8.6%	9.2%
2011	1,925	1,760	165	8.6%	8.7%
2012	1,717	1,571	146	8.5%	8.0%
2013	1,645	1,520	125	7.6%	6.7%
2014	1,651	1,564	87	5.3%	5.0%
2015	1,732	1,666	66	3.8%	3.7%
2016	1,851	1,797	54	2.9%	3.1%
2017	1,920	1,871	49	2.6%	2.6%
2018	1,902	1,844	58	3.0%	3.0%
2019	1,866	1,816	50	2.7%	2.7%

2020	1,828	1,748	80	4.4%	7.3%
2021	1,773	1,656	117	6.6%	5.4%
2022	1,774	1,711	63	3.6%	3.0%
2023	1,786	1,732	54	3.0%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,151
Median Value	$110,700

Occupied	1,808	84.1%
Vacant	343	15.9%

Owned	1,114	61.6%
Rented	694	38.4%
Median Rent	$778

Single-Family Units	1,635	76.0%
Detached	1,609	74.8%
Attached	26	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	91	4.2%
Mobile Homes	282	13.1%

Bent County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bent County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Bent County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bent County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bent County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bent County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Bent County, CO