| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:49 PM |
| Population: | 5,339 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08011 |
| Land Area: | 1,570 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 27 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.0026, -103.0826 |
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5,339 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,570 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,414 to 5,339 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81044 (Hasty, $58,500 median) and poorest ZIP 81054 (Las Animas, $48,398) are 17.1 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $130,000 in 81044 (Hasty) to $209,400 in 81057 (Mc Clave).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 81044 (Hasty) to 4 in 81054 (Las Animas).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.5% bachelor's+ in 81044 (Hasty) to 22.7% in 81057 (Mc Clave) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #49 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #55 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,187 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (621 of 4,100 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Bent County lost 8.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024.