Demographics of Bent County, Colorado

Bent County, Colorado had 5,716 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +244 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bent County, in four figures

5,716
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +244 people.; 40.6 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,179 ±$7,108
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bent County, Colorado's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bent County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bent County, Colorado's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bent County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,472	100.0	100.0
2021	5,336	97.5	100.2
2022	5,428	99.2	100.7
2023	5,711	104.4	101.6
2024	5,745	105.0	102.5
2025	5,716	104.5	103.1

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Population of Bent County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,472	−171	−14	0	−130
2021	5,336	−136	−41	0	−84
2022	5,428	+92	−42	0	+123
2023	5,711	+283	−22	−1	+295
2024	5,745	+34	−35	−1	+70
2025	5,716	−29	−35	−2	+8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±1.4: for men 38.5 ±1.8 and for women 48.9 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bent County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	187 ±44	3.4% ±0.8	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	702 ±131	12.7% ±2.4	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	371 ±114	6.7% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,897 ±203	34.2% ±3.7	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,344 ±185	24.2% ±3.3	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,048 ±135	18.9% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,179 ±$7,108, and income per person $22,556 ±$2,715, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bent County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	430 ±112	22.9% ±5.8	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	506 ±147	27.0% ±7.7	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	387 ±91	20.6% ±4.7	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	273 ±88	14.6% ±4.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	160 ±66	8.5% ±3.5	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	21 to 85	1.1% to 4.5%	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 113	1.0% to 6.0%	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bent County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,234 ±277	28.4% ±6.4	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	395 ±108	44.4% ±9.2	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	561 ±187	25.0% ±7.8	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	278 ±114	22.8% ±8.9	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bent County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bent County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	2,174 ±26	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.2% ±4.7	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.8% ±4.6	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.2% ±6.0	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.8% ±6.2	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$146,900 ±$21,192	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,162 ±$167	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±5	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bent County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,801 ±0	32.5% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,981 ±137	53.7% ±2.5	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	179 ±66	3.2% ±1.2	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 79	0.5% to 1.4%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 99	0.3% to 1.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	467 ±151	8.4% ±2.7	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bent County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	3,570 ±233	64.3% ±4.2	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,842 ±218	33.2% ±3.9	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 34	0% to 0.6%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	59 to 189	1.1% to 3.4%	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	49 to 179	0.9% to 3.2%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bent County among the counties of Colorado

48th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Bent County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kit Carson County	7,069	+0.1%
Huerfano County	7,011	+2.7%
Saguache County	6,732	+5.3%
Rio Blanco County	6,683	+2.5%
Gilpin County	6,073	+4.4%
Bent County	5,716	+4.5%
Crowley County	5,677	−0.5%
Lincoln County	5,645	−0.4%
Custer County	5,590	+18.3%
Ouray County	5,265	+7.9%
Washington County	4,732	−1.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026