| | People QuickFacts | Prowers County | Colorado |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 5,116,796 |
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Population, 2010 | 12,551 | 5,029,196 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -13.3% | 16.9% |
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Population, 2000 | 14,483 | 4,301,261 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 27.1% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.6% | 10.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.6% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.0% | 81.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 4.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 35.2% | 20.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 62.7% | 70.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 79.4% | 80.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.0% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 24.6% | 16.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.5% | 89.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 18.3% | 35.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 812 | 405,722 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 14.3 | 24.2 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,942 | 2,212,898 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 66.7% | 67.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.9% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $83,000 | $236,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 4,905 | 1,918,959 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.48 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $18,429 | $30,151 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $33,969 | $56,456 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.1% | 12.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Prowers County | Colorado |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 356 | 152,9972 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 2,972 | 2,005,5782 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -30.7% | 4.8%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 892 | 407,139 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,328 | 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 | S | 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 | 13.2% | 29.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 46,331,953 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 81,975 | 53,598,986 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 146,970 | 65,896,788 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,300 | $13,609 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 16,282 | 11,440,395 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 2 | 11,591 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 111,927 | 46,028,6832 |