Rio Grande County Information
Rio Grande in
Colorado occupies
912 square miles and has a 2006 population of
12,006, a change from a 2000 population of
12,413 and
10,770 in 1990.
15% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.9% percent is 25-35, and
12.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
35 acts of violent crime reported in
Rio Grande in 2004, a change from
24 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
318 people:
4.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.4%.
Read more about
Rio Grande, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Rio Grande | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 912 sq. miles | Ranked 915 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 12,006 | Ranked 2,300 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 12,251 | |
| Population 2000 | 12,413 | Ranked 2,272 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 10,770 | Ranked 2,310 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.7% | |
| African American | .8% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | 1.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 35 | 24 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | 3 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 28 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 209 | 391 |
| Burglaries | 53 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 155 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 6,624 | 5,826 |
| Unemployed Population | 318 | 255 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.8% | 4.4% |
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