Bent County Information
Bent in
Colorado occupies
1,541 square miles and has a 2006 population of
5,551, a change from a 2000 population of
5,998 and
5,048 in 1990.
15.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.1% percent is 25-35, and
14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
15 acts of violent crime reported in
Bent in 2004, a change from
24 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
139 people:
5.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.7%.
Read more about
Bent, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bent | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 1,541 sq. miles | Ranked 432 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 5,551 | Ranked 2,798 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 5,563 | |
| Population 2000 | 5,998 | Ranked 2,782 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 5,048 | Ranked 2,836 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 91.8% | |
| African American | 4.1% | |
| Asian American | 1% | |
| Native American | 2.8% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 15 | 24 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 2 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 13 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 58 | 112 |
| Burglaries | 14 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 42 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 2,433 | 2,275 |
| Unemployed Population | 139 | 85 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7% | 3.7% |
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