Rifle, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rifle	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$39,260	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$97,116	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$119,293	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,593	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,279	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,961	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.6%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rifle is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rifle is 19% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rifle is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Rifle is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,737 $97,116 $194,232

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Rifle median earnings by income bracket

Rifle employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.4%	20.4%
Manufacturing sector	6.0%	6.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%	9.6%
Public administration	8.5%	8.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.4%	14.4%
Education, health & social services	5.7%	5.7%
Other	32.3%	32.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Castle, CO	4,975	$120,498	48.2%
Battlement Mesa, CO	5,041	$96,987	19.2%
Silt, CO	3,197	$89,499	10.0%
Rifle, CO	10,154	$97,116	19.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Oglethorpe, GA	10,157	$59,427	26.9%
East Rockaway, NY	10,149	$128,221	57.6%
Orange Lake, NY	10,147	$131,080	61.2%
Boiling Springs, SC	10,161	$96,560	18.7%
Lowell, IN	10,146	$104,076	28.0%
Rifle, CO	10,154	$97,116	19.4%

Source: The Rifle, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.