Rio Grande County (English Rio Grande County) is located in Colorado, USA. It was officially founded in 1874. As of 2010, the population was 11,982.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the total area of __the county is 2,362.082 km2, of which 2,362.082 km2 is land and 1.036 km2 or 0.040% is water bodies.

Neighboring counties

Population

According to the 2000 census, there are 12,413 residents in the Okrug, comprising 4,701 households and 3,417 families. The population density is 5.00 people per km2. There are 6,003 residential buildings on the territory of the district, with a building density of about 3.00 buildings per km2. Population Racial: White 73.93%, African American 0.35%, Native American (Indian) 1.26%, Asian 0.23%, Hawaiian 0.02%, Other Race 21.45 %, representatives of two or more races – 2.76%. Hispanics made up 41.67% of the population regardless of race.

Children under the age of 18 live in 35.10% of the total number of households, 57.80% of households are married couples living together, 11.20% of households are single women without a spouse, 27.30% of households households are not related to families, 24.10% of households consist of one person, 10.30% of households are elderly (65 years of age and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 3.08.

County age composition: 28.10% under 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 23.90% from 65 and older. The average age of a resident of the district is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.40 males.

The average income for a household in the district was USD 31,836, for a family – USD 36,809. The average monthly earnings for a man was USD 30,432 versus USD 23,005 for a woman. The per capita income was 15,650 USD. About 11.30% of families and 14.50% of the total population were below the poverty line, including 18.40% of young people (those under 18) and 11.20% of those over 65 …