Latest news about poverty in Rifle, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.3% of Rifle, CO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 78.3% less than the poverty level of 9.4% across the entire state of Colorado. 5.6% of high school graduates and 1.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 52.0%. For comparison, it was 21.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rifle, CO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rifle:
5.3%
Whole state:
9.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rifle:
4.0%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rifle:
16.9%
Colorado:
17.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 7.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rifle:
27.7%
Colorado:
21.1%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
52.0%
Residents above poverty level:
21.3%
Poverty by age in Rifle, CO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rifle,CO (percentage below poverty level)
1.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
5.8%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.1%25 to 34 years
0.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
13.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rifle,CO (percentage below poverty level)
2.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
15.0%18 to 24 years
0.7%25 to 34 years
14.2%35 to 44 years
21.5%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rifle,CO (% below half of poverty level)
1.2%Under 6 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
1.3%12 to 17 years
7.8%18 to 24 years
0.5%25 to 34 years
6.0%35 to 44 years
5.6%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rifle, CO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rifle, CO (%)
5.7%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
2.9%Other race
1.8%2+ races
4.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rifle, CO (absolute numbers)
329White
0American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
25Other race
412+ races
206Hispanic
5.3%Below poverty level
94.7%Above poverty level
4.9%Below poverty level
95.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rifle, CO
Children below poverty level:
Rifle, Colorado:
3.6%
State:
10.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rifle:
5.6%
Colorado:
6.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rifle:
1.6%
Colorado:
20.8%
15.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
84.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
48.4%Worked part-time
51.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
64.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
36.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
43.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
35.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
21.6%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
6.2%1999 to 2000
13.5%1995 to 1998
8.4%1990 to 1994
22.8%1980 to 1989
16.7%1970 to 1979
7.0%1960 to 1969
8.6%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
11.9%1939 or earlier
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