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ROCKY FORD, COLORADO QUICK STATSCounty: Otero
Elevation: 4178 feet
Land Area: 1.70 square miles
Population Density: 2324 people per square mile
Races (City): Hispanic (57.1%), White Non-Hispanic (40.3%), Other race (21.9%), Two or more races (3.0%), American Indian (2.4%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (11.8%), Irish (6.7%), United States (5.2%), English (3.9%), Italian (1.9%), Dutch (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (51.1 miles , pop. 102,121)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (80.7 miles , pop. 360,890)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (533.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Swink, CO (2.4 miles ), Manzanola, CO (3.0 miles ), La Junta, CO (3.3 miles ), Ordway, CO (3.4 miles ), Timpas, CO (3.4 miles ), Cheraw, CO (3.5 miles ), Crowley, CO (3.5 miles) , Sugar City, CO (3.6 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Rocky Ford: Melon Field Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 1,756, Local Ops: 2,634, Military Ops: 50)
Amtrak station near Rocky Ford: 11 miles: LA JUNTA (1ST & COLORADO STS.)
Rocky Ford Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Number of rooms per house above state average. Number of college students significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 63.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.50%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Rocky Ford:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO about 49 miles, PUEBLO, CO, Full-time enrollment: 4,275 PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 51 miles, PUEBLO, CO, FT enrollment: 2,587 PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 79 miles, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, FT enrollment: 5,307 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY about 90 miles, USAFA, CO, FT enrollment: 4,330 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS about 94 miles, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, FT enrollment: 4,953 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS about 122 miles, LONE TREE, CO, FT enrollment: 3,098 METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER about 123 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 12,938
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