Rifle, Colorado demographics

Rifle, CO demographics: median age 32.4; 19.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Rifle city, Colorado · Incorporated city · GEOID 0864255. The survey estimates a population of 10,570 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Rifle is 32.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 3,796 households (±274). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.4 ±2.4	37.7 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Under 18	2,907 ±558	27.5% ±5.3 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,895 ±436	27.4% ±4.1 pp	24.8%	22.8%
35–64	3,753 ±498	35.5% ±4.7 pp	38.6%	38.0%
65 and older	1,015 ±247	9.6% ±2.3 pp	15.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Male	5,678 ±454	53.7% ±4.3 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	4,892 ±452	46.3% ±4.3 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
White alone	6,326 ±521	59.8% ±4.9 pp	70.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	13 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	74 ±65 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	79 ±66 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	43 ±32 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,670 ±772	15.8% ±7.3 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,365 ±737	22.4% ±7.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,345 ±613	50.6% ±5.8 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,225 ±610	49.4% ±5.8 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,796
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,928 ±211	50.8% ±4.2 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	233 ±168 · low precision	6.1% ±4.4 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	310 ±154	8.2% ±4.0 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,055 ±247	27.8% ±6.2 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	270 ±153 · low precision	7.1% ±4.0 pp · low precision	9.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,796
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,485 ±254	39.1% ±6.1 pp	28.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,311 ±343	60.9% ±7.9 pp	71.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,796
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,055 ±247	27.8% ±6.2 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,018 ±249	26.8% ±6.3 pp	36.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	916 ±283	24.1% ±7.2 pp	14.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	457 ±163	12.0% ±4.2 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	190 ±106 · low precision	5.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	119 ±92 · low precision	3.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	41 ±51 · low precision	1.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Native	8,639 ±563	81.7% ±5.3 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,931 ±562	18.3% ±5.3 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,764
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
English only	6,166 ±658	63.2% ±6.5 pp	83.8%	77.7%
Spanish	3,495 ±569	35.8% ±5.8 pp	11.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	33 ±54 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	9 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	38 ±50 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	23 ±43 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	914 ±303	14.2% ±4.6 pp	7.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,208 ±346	34.4% ±4.9 pp	19.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,450 ±303	22.6% ±4.5 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	600 ±250	9.3% ±3.8 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	880 ±249	13.7% ±3.8 pp	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	367 ±154	5.7% ±2.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,541
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Same house	8,711 ±484	82.6% ±4.6 pp	84.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	877 ±396	8.3% ±3.8 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	556 ±362 · low precision	5.3% ±3.4 pp · low precision	4.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	236 ±164 · low precision	2.2% ±1.6 pp · low precision	3.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	161 ±125 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

16.1% of Rifle residents (±4.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.7% in Colorado and 8.4% nationally. 93.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rifle	Colorado	U.S.	Compared with Colorado
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.1% ±4.1 pp	7.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.8% ±2.9 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±2.5 pp	7.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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