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Rifle, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 6,784. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,038 (+18.5% change)
Males: 3,493 (51.5%), Females: 3,291 (48.5%)

Garfield County

Zip code: 81650

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $42,734
Median house value: $144,600

Population by Race

Races in Rifle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
  • Hispanic (16.3%)
  • Other race (4.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.2%), Irish (16.1%), English (14.5%), United States (5.8%), Italian (4.8%), French (4.6%).

Elevation: 5345 feet

Land area: 4.3 square miles

Map of Rifle, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rifle

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rifle city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

7.2% Foreign born (6.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,285 (+23.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Rifle:

  • CLAGETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (707 EAST FIFTH ST BOX 72)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rifle:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rifle:

  • WALKER FIELD (about 59 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Abbreviation: GJT)
  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 61 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 68 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rifle:

  • GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; RIFLE, CO; Abbreviation: RIL)
  • GLENWOOD SPRINGS MUNI (about 34 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: GWS)
  • MEEKER (about 35 miles; MEEKER, CO; Abbreviation: EEO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rifle:

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 82 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 155 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 171 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 173 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 180 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)

Schools

Public high school in Rifle:

  • RIFLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 920; Location: 1350 PREFONTAINE AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rifle:

  • RIFLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 689; Location: 200 WEST 6TH; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 494; Location: 1500 EAST 7TH STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
  • WAMSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 438; Location: 225 EAST 30TH STREET; Grades: PK – 04)

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