Demographics of Prowers County, Colorado

Prowers County, Colorado had 11,884 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −128 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.

Prowers County, in four figures

11,884
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −128 people.; 37.7 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,508 ±$6,697
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.

Prowers County, Colorado's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Prowers 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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Prowers County, Colorado's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Prowers 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	12,012	100.0	100.0
2021	11,939	99.4	100.2
2022	11,828	98.5	100.7
2023	11,766	98.0	101.6
2024	11,904	99.1	102.5
2025	11,884	98.9	103.1

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Population of Prowers 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	12,012	+15	+16	0	−2
2021	11,939	−73	−30	+12	−59
2022	11,828	−111	−26	+29	−115
2023	11,766	−62	+27	+70	−159
2024	11,904	+138	+11	+65	+62
2025	11,884	−20	+12	+34	−67

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±1.4: for men 36.3 ±0.4 and for women 41.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Prowers County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	758 ±25	6.4% ±0.2	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,349 ±201	19.7% ±1.7	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,204 ±210	10.1% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,642 ±196	22.2% ±1.6	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,716 ±251	22.8% ±2.1	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,241 ±239	18.8% ±2.0	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,508 ±$6,697, and income per person $32,455 ±$5,872, 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 Prowers County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	1,093 ±216	23.1% ±4.5	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,152 ±204	24.3% ±4.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	675 ±173	14.3% ±3.6	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	723 ±172	15.3% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	649 ±148	13.7% ±3.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	204 ±86	4.3% ±1.8	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	237 ±97	5.0% ±2.0	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Prowers County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	2,102 ±540	18.2% ±4.7	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	666 ±222	21.6% ±6.7	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	857 ±207	15.7% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	579 ±181	19.2% ±5.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Prowers County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Prowers County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	5,479 ±37	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.4% ±3.2	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.6% ±3.2	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.1% ±2.9	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.9% ±4.4	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,600 ±$14,491	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$808 ±$96	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	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 Prowers County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,829 ±0	40.5% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,553 ±55	55.0% ±0.5	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41 to 207	0.3% to 1.7%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 0.6%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	358 ±107	3.0% ±0.9	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 Prowers County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	7,677 ±352	64.5% ±3.0	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,909 ±361	24.4% ±3.0	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 136	0.1% to 1.1%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,248 ±305	10.5% ±2.6	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	611 ±239	5.1% ±2.0	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	637 ±269	5.3% ±2.3	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%.

Prowers County among the counties of Colorado

36th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Prowers County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pitkin County	16,625	−4.3%
Grand County	16,496	+4.7%
Las Animas County	14,391	−0.7%
Archuleta County	14,306	+6.6%
Moffat County	13,122	−1.1%
Prowers County	11,884	−1.1%
Rio Grande County	11,087	−3.9%
Yuma County	9,896	−0.8%
Clear Creek County	8,994	−3.9%
San Miguel County	7,753	−3.7%
Lake County	7,552	+1.9%

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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