Moffat County, CO
Demographic and economic profile of Moffat County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Moffat County is a small, resource-extraction-oriented community of 13,258 residents in northwestern Colorado, with a GDP per capita of $74,443 that substantially exceeds its median household income of $73,849, pointing to capital-intensive industrial activity rather than broad wage distribution. The workforce of roughly 8,550 labor force participants skews toward trades and technical roles, with only 21.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $43,182 and a 4.0% unemployment rate reflect a relatively stable but modestly paid labor market. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $262,500 and median gross rent of $1,051/month—and a 72.1% homeownership rate accompanies a 1.5% population gain over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.5% since 2018
Moffat County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone10,997 (83.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race944 (7.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone593 (4.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races490 (3.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone93 (0.7%)
- Asian Alone67 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,087
- 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic62
- 3.German or other West Germanic49
- 4.Other Indo-European30
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,646
- 2.Construction (Group)913
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)794
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining585
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities544
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,253
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,281
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,065
- 4.Service Occupations1,018
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations816
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.53×)760
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.79×)785
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)557
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)1,588
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)575
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.