The population of Rio Grande county is estimated at 11,338. In 2017 there were 130 births and 121 deaths in Rio Grande county. Rio Grande county has 1,981 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,237 that are owned free and clear and 1,561 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Rio Grande County filed 5,690 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Colorado filings and 0.004% of the entire nation. Rio Grande had a combined total federal tax liability of $33,886,000 on earned income of $256,809,000. Other notable statistics from Rio Grande County were 370 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,357,000 and 670 charitable contributions valued at $3,849,000. 710 filings from Rio Grande County paid a combined total of $1,134,000 in property taxes and 560 filings paid $4,075,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Rio Grande county had 37 religious congregations with an estimated 8,001 members.
23.7% of the Rio Grande population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 16.7% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 48% of Rio Grande County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is an increase from the 2012 election by 35 votes.
At $41,693 the median income is 60.3% of the Colorado average. An estimated 236 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Rio Grande, the equivalant of around 4.3% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Rio Grande County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
420	Health care and social assistance
369	Retail trade
313	Wholesale trade
279	Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
278	Accommodation and food services
219	Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers
219	Fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers
211	Food services and drinking places
138	Food and beverage stores
123	Grocery stores
123	Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores
116	Full-service restaurants
112	Finance and insurance
94	Other services (except public administration)
85	Credit intermediation and related activities

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