| | People QuickFacts | Bent County | Colorado |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 5,773 | 5,187,582 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,499 | 5,029,196 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -11.2% | 3.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 6,499 | 5,029,196 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.2% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 16.4% | 24.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.5% | 11.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 35.0% | 49.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 86.8% | 88.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 7.4% | 4.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.1% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.5% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 30.5% | 20.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 59.2% | 69.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.9% | 80.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.4% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 16.1% | 16.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 78.4% | 89.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 11.3% | 36.3% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 694 | 405,303 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.2 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 2,217 | 2,224,603 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 65.7% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.4% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $74,300 | $236,700 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 1,975 | 1,941,193 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.30 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $15,390 | $30,816 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $35,667 | $57,685 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.8% | 12.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Bent County | Colorado |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 67 | 151,9732 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 605 | 1,955,3362 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -47.0 | 2.22 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 230 | 426,417 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 331 | 547,770 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 29.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 46,331,953 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 53,598,986 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 16,419 | 65,896,788 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $2,838 | $13,609 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,990 | 11,440,395 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 1 | 13,502 |