The Town Files

Las Animas County, Colorado

14,413 people. The median home is worth $237,600 (typical Colorado town: $471,100) and the median household earns $52,074.

Towns in Las Animas County

Towns in Las Animas County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Trinidad8,329$226,800$52,27341.9

People and housing

Las Animas CountyTypical Colorado town
Median home value$237,600$471,100
Median rent$891$1,582
Median household income$52,074$86,246
Median age46.640.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%37.8%
Below the poverty line18.7%8.8%

Jobs and pay

4,776 jobs in 2024, average pay $44,773 a year.

Largest industries in Las Animas CountyRetail812 jobs · $34,126Health care & social assistan…737 jobs · $46,911Hotels & restaurants639 jobs · $24,431Mining, oil & gas232 jobs · $67,473Construction168 jobs · $44,609Finance & insurance149 jobs · $49,097
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Las Animas County0%4%8%12%2000200420082012201620202023 5%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,165 storm events in Las Animas County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Las Animas County by type since 1996Hail281Tornado23Blizzard18Wildfire22High Wind258Heavy Rain19Heavy Snow175Flash Flood15Winter Storm271Winter Weather28
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Las Animas County has been included in 13 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
March 28, 2020BiologicalDR-4498: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3436: Covid-19
January 7, 2007SnowstormEM-3270: Snow
January 7, 2007SnowstormEM-3271: Snow
January 8, 2006FireFM-2613: Mauricio Canyon Fire
September 5, 2005Coastal StormEM-3224: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).