Big Bend's Livability
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A-
Affordability -
D+
Housing -
B
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
A
Crime -
A-
Commute -
C-
Education -
C+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Big Bend, CO
Big Bend, CO is located in Bent County in the state of Colorado.
The total City Population for Big Bend is about 865 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $113,300, which is roughly 65% lower than the Average Home Value of $325,204 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 48% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $46,406, which is roughly 34% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,131 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 29% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.52Male Population Estimate: 50.8%
Female Population Estimate: 49.2%
Median Age: 40
Male Median Age: 39.1
Female Median Age: 41.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:14.8%
Other:8.9%
Indian:0.6%
Black:0.3%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 32.19%
Other: 0.79%
Libertarian: 0.66%
Green: 0.26%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Big Bend specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Bent County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Bent County: About 56.943 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Bent County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 80% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Colorado is ranked #9 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 71.88 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 73.46The average living wage for the state of Colorado is $34.94/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.32/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Colorado a minimum wage score of 69.67 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.30/hr, which gives Colorado a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 68.4 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Colorado is $295.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 80.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Colorado does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Colorado does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Colorado does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Colorado does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Colorado does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Colorado does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Colorado does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Colorado does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Colorado does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Colorado does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Colorado does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Colorado does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Colorado does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Colorado does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Colorado does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 81092Latitude: 38.201400
Longitude: -102.750800
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 3790.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 719