Colorado · Census place 64255
Rifle city, CO
Quick answer
Rifle city has 10,466 residents, ranking #67 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $80,629, the median home is worth $377,900 and median gross rent runs $1,231 a month.
- Population
- 10,466Rifle city residents
- Median household income
- $80,629Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $377,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,231Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rifle city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rifle city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 70.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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