Colorado · Census place 65190
Rocky Ford city, CO
Quick answer
Rocky Ford city has 3,843 residents, ranking #131 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $35,658, the median home is worth $126,100 and median gross rent runs $756 a month.
- Population
- 3,843Rocky Ford city residents
- Median household income
- $35,658Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $756Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rocky Ford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rocky Ford city median would spend about 25.4% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 40.2% of residents and 65.7% 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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