Moving to Rifle, Colorado

About Rifle, Colorado
Rifle

Rifle is a home rule municipality in, and the most populous community of, Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 10,437 at the 2020 census. Rifle is a regional center of the cattle ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Plateau, which dominates the western skyline of the town. The town was founded in 1882 by Abram Maxfield, and was incorporated in 1905 along Rifle Creek, near its mouth on the Colorado. The community takes its name from the creek.

Gender
Gender Rifle Colorado Country
Female 49.6% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 50.4% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Rifle Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 8.6% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 4.4% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 4.6% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.6% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 22.8% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.7% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 6.9% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.7% 9.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Rifle Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 9% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 32% 21% 27.0%
Other College 25% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 13% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 11% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Rifle Colorado Country
White 61.3% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 0.1% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0.5% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 34.5% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity