Bent County, CO
Demographic and economic profile of Bent County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Bent County is a small, rural Colorado county of 5,524 residents with an economy built around agriculture and corrections, reflected in a labor force participation rate of just 35.3% and median worker earnings of $31,927. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment, with only 14.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and the county carries a poverty rate of 31.7% against a median household income of $50,179. Housing costs are notably low—median home values sit at $137,900 and median gross rent at $854/month—though the county has shed 4.9% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.9% since 2018
Bent County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone3,737 (67.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race594 (10.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone578 (10.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races272 (4.9%)
- Black or African American Alone179 (3.2%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone128 (2.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish408
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)57
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island17
- 4.Other Indo-European10
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance393
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining249
- 3.Public Administration (Group)175
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services156
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)135
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations579
- 2.Service Occupations398
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations318
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations250
- 5.Sales & Office Occupations185
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.13×)181
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.39×)180
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)140
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.21×)133
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)142
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.