Bent County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 3,00052.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,88033.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5099.0%Two or more races
  • 2304.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 450.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 140.2%Asian alone
  • 70.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $145,869

Here:	$145,869
State:	$676,667

Mobile homes: $72,481

Here:	$72,481
State:	$115,510

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 66
• Auto thefts: 12

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $566 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $537 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bent County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Las Animas, McClave, Purgatoire Valley, Hasty.

Neighboring counties: Calaveras County, California , Boyd County, Kentucky , Greenbrier County, West Virginia , Bullitt County, Kentucky , Harrison County, Indiana , Gray County, Kansas , San Juan County .

Current college students: 232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 206 (16.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 32010 or later
• 212000 to 2009
• 1391990 to 1999
• 491980 to 1989
• 411970 to 1979
• 66Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,652
• One, attached: 29
• Two: 7
• 3 or 4: 130
• 5 to 9: 22
• 10 to 19: 46
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 281
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Bent County with a mortgage: 509 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Bent County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bent County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3271: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3271, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 11, 2001 to April 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1374: May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 1374, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 29, 1999 to May 19, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1276: May 17, 1999, FEMA Id: 1276, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Colorado TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-200: June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: 200, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

12.56% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($19,226 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
11.24% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($16,742 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($2,484 average AGI)

Bent County:	1.32%
Colorado average:	5.04%

from Otero County, CO	1.65% ($34,800 average AGI)
from Denver County, CO	1.45% ($3,636)
from El Paso County, CO	1.32% ($9,500)

8.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($33,647 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.25% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($33,647 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

to Otero County, CO

1.87% ($27,963 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bent County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 865 (297 living alone), Female householders: 1,029 (347 living alone)

• 864 spouses (864 opposite-sex spouses), 121 unmarried partners, (121 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,015 children (818 natural, 61 adopted, 134 stepchildren), 164 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 43 other relatives, 97 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,401

Size of family households: 457 2-persons, 261 3-persons, 199 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 644 1-person, 141 2-persons, 17 4-persons.

574 married couples with children.
187 single-parent households (39 men, 148 women).

90.9% of residents of Bent speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $45,127,000 ($8,044 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,139,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,075,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,178,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,043,000
Federal grants: $11,452,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,346,000 ($1,064,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,034,000 ($293,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,134,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,172,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,681,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-77 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Bent County, Colorado
• 02020 or later
• 552010 to 2019
• 1152000 to 2009
• 1801990 to 1999
• 2321980 to 1989
• 3621970 to 1979
• 1741960 to 1969
• 2591950 to 1959
• 1331940 to 1949
• 6051939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bent County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bent County, Colorado
• 341 room
• 02 rooms
• 23 rooms
• 1034 rooms
• 3005 rooms
• 2136 rooms
• 1967 rooms
• 1518 rooms
• 1749+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bent County, Colorado
• 251 room
• 272 rooms
• 753 rooms
• 1544 rooms
• 1925 rooms
• 1036 rooms
• 647 rooms
• 398 rooms
• 389+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bent County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bent County, Colorado
• 34no bedroom
• 451 bedroom
• 2332 bedrooms
• 6593 bedrooms
• 1784 bedrooms
• 295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bent County, Colorado
• 25no bedroom
• 951 bedroom
• 2112 bedrooms
• 2793 bedrooms
• 1074 bedrooms
• 65+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bent County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bent County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 22no vehicle
• 2551 vehicle
• 4572 vehicles
• 1783 vehicles
• 1404 vehicles
• 1195+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bent County in renter-occupied apartments
• 127no vehicle
• 2931 vehicle
• 2482 vehicles
• 453 vehicles
• 64 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.0% of Bent County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Colorado.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3,690
• Other state: 1,715
• Northeast: 83
• Midwest: 439
• South: 617
• West: 573

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 184
• Number of aged recipients: 25
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 159
• Number of recipients under 18: 22
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 112
• Number of recipients older than 64: 50
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 77
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 77

Businesses in Bent County, CO

• Dairy Queen: 1
• Kroger: 1
• U-Haul: 1