Prowers County, CO
Demographic and economic profile of Prowers County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Prowers County is a small, agriculture-oriented county in southeastern Colorado with a population of 11,931 that has edged down 1.0% over five years. The labor force participation rate stands at 62.0%, unemployment at 4.8%, and just 18.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce shaped more by trade and manual occupations than professional sectors, with median worker earnings of $35,112. Housing costs are low—median home value of $150,900 and median gross rent of $741 per month—though a 17.2% poverty rate and per capita income of $32,128 signal constrained household economics across the county.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.0% since 2018
Prowers County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,725 (64.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,162 (18.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,236 (10.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races452 (3.8%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone175 (1.5%)
- Black or African American Alone124 (1.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,017
- 2.Other Indo-European10
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island9
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
- 5.Korean3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,529
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining720
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)467
- 4.Construction (Group)461
- 5.Public Administration (Group)446
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,724
- 2.Service Occupations1,062
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations923
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations888
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations756
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.70×)754
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.14×)292
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)291
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)1,442
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)353
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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.