Prowers County, CO

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2022 Population
11,968
0.0167% 1-year growth
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
37.8
0.264% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
17.6%
1.68% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$49,422
9.87% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$120,200
10.9% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
5,379
5.02% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Prowers County, CO had a population of 12k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $49,422. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Prowers County, CO grew from 11,966 to 11,968, a 0.0167% increase and its median household income grew from $44,984 to $49,422, a 9.87% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Prowers County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.5%), White (Hispanic) (19.1%), Other (Hispanic) (9.91%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.17%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.6%).

None of the households in Prowers County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Prowers County, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Prowers County, CO are Lamar Community College (215 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Prowers County, CO was $120,200, and the homeownership rate was 71%.

Most people in Prowers County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Prowers County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Prowers County, CO is home to a population of 12k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.95% of Prowers County, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.07k people).

In 2022, there were 2.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.76k people) in Prowers County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.28k White (Hispanic) and 1.19k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.9%
2022 Citizenship
94.3%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.9% of Prowers County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Prowers County, CO was 94.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prowers County, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.76k ± 43
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.28k ± 490
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.19k ± 360
39.5%
Hispanic Population
4.73k people

In 2022, there were 2.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.76k people) in Prowers County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.28k White (Hispanic) and 1.19k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

39.5% of the people in Prowers County, CO are hispanic (4.73k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    206,571 ± 10,957 people
  2. India
    22,427 ± 3,670 people
  3. China
    17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.95%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.07k people
10.6%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.27k people

As of 2022, 8.95% of Prowers County, CO residents (1.07k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Prowers County, CO was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    300 ± 95
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    194 ± 107
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    132 ± 81

Prowers County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Prowers County, CO employs 5.38k people. The largest industries in Prowers County, CO are Health Care & Social Assistance (816 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (685 people), and Educational Services (589 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($83,409), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,583), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($51,179).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

5.38k
2022 Value
± 469
5.02%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prowers County, CO grew at a rate of 5.02%, from 5.12k employees to 5.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prowers County, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (652 people), Management Occupations (582 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (384 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prowers County, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

5.38k
2022 Value
± 469
5.02%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Prowers County, CO grew at a rate of 5.02%, from 5.12k employees to 5.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prowers County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (816 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (685 people), and Educational Services (589 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prowers County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Prowers County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$34,978
Median earning men ± $3,471
$32,907
Median earning women ± $3,298

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,833), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,286), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($47,079).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,702), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,356), and Public Administration ($38,306).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 126
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  2. 92
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. 79
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Prowers County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 72.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.2%), followed by Other (1.01%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Prowers County, CO awarded 215 degrees. The student population of Prowers County, CO in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 295 male students and 373 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Prowers County, CO are White (127 and 60.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (66 and 31.3%), Two or More Races (5 and 2.37%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (5 and 2.37%).

The largest universities in Prowers County, CO by number of degrees awarded are Lamar Community College (215 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Prowers County, CO are General Construction Trades (35 and 16.3%), General Studies (30 and 14%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (27 and 12.6%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 668 students enrolled in Prowers County, CO, 44.2% men and 55.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 321 records, of which 60.7% were women and 39.3% men.

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Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Prowers County, CO was General Studies with 30 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
215 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lamar Community College with 215 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 87 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Prowers County, CO, which is 0.68 times less than the 128 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 127 degrees mean that there were 1.92 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 66 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,754) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($462) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Prowers County, CO was $120,200 in 2022, which is 0.426 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $108,400 to $120,200, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Prowers County, CO is 71%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Prowers County, CO have an average commute time of 14.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prowers County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Prowers County, CO is $49,422. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Prowers County, CO was Census Tract 1 with a value of $79,375, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $50,049 and $48,952.

In 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.61%.

Property

$120,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$12,682
$3,200
Median Property Taxes
±$348

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Prowers County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Prowers County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

71%
Homeownership
2022
65.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 71% of the housing units in Prowers County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 1
  2. Census Tract 3
  3. Census Tract 2

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Prowers County, CO was Census Tract 1 with a value of $79,375, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $50,049 and $48,952.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Prowers County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$49,422
Median Household Income
± $4,375
4.51k
Number of Households
± 428

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.51k households in Prowers County, CO grew to $49,422 from the previous year's value of $44,984.

The following chart displays the households in Prowers County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prowers County, CO is from Colorado.
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.465
2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (86.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (5.96%)
  3. Carpooled (4.76%)

In 2022, 86.6% of workers in Prowers County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.96%) and those who carpooled to work (4.76%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

14.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prowers County, CO have a shorter commute time (14.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.87% of the workforce in Prowers County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Prowers County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Prowers County, CO have 2 cars.

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.61%.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prowers County, CO (2.04k out of 11.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prowers County, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2023, 25.2% of the children was living in poverty in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.6%.

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Health

89.5% of the population of Prowers County, CO has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 32% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 3.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Prowers County, CO see 3026 patients per year on average, which represents a 24.3% increase from the previous year (2434 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1500 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 387 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,026 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Prowers County, CO

Primary care physicians in Prowers County, CO see an average of 3,026 patients per year. This represents a 24.3% increase from the previous year (2,434 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Prowers County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.5%
Uninsured
31.1%
Employer Coverage
32%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
10.9%
Non-Group
3.01%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prowers County, CO declined by 5.94% from 11.2% to 10.5%.

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Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Prowers County, CO.

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Health Behaviors

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In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.1% in Prowers County, CO.

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Clinical Care

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In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 15.5% in Prowers County, CO.

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