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Las Animas, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Las Animas is a Census city of 2,540 people across 1.63 square miles of land, in Bent County. Median household income is $51,875, 61.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $101,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Las Animas
What Las Animas is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.63 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,562
- County holding the largest share of its areaBent County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Las Animas
How many people live in Las Animas
- Population2,540
- Median age38.3
- Population under 18553 plus or minus 130
- Share under 1821.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over553 plus or minus 116
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent
- Households1,060
- Family households656
- Share of households that are families61.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Las Animas
Income and work in Las Animas
- Median household income$51,875
- Per capita income$26,473
- Civilian labor force1,070
- Employed972
- Unemployed98 plus or minus 70
- Unemployment rate9.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over1,736
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Las Animas
Housing in Las Animas
- Housing units1,259
- Occupied units1,060
- Vacant units199 plus or minus 81
- Vacancy rate15.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied647
- Renter occupied413 plus or minus 101
- Ownership rate61.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$132,700 plus or minus $54,040
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,211
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units1,051
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more127 plus or minus 67
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes81 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Las Animas
How Las Animas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute907
- Commuting under 15 minutes527 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.1 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more288 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled13.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Las Animas
SBA loans in Las Animas (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$101,200
- Average approval$50,600
- Median approval$50,600
- Largest approval$92,200
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Las Animas, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Las Animas
Flood risk in Las Animas
- NFIP communityCity of Las Animas
- NFIP community number080022
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Las Animas participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080022 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bent County, not Las Animas
Bent County context, not Las Animas figures
- Establishments in Bent County56
- Covered employment, Bent County1,178
- Average annual pay, Bent County$48,755
- Housing units permitted, Bent County0
Every figure in this section is published for Bent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Las Animas.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Las Animas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Las Animas, Colorado?
2,540, in 1,060 households. Las Animas city covers 1.63 square miles of land, which is 1,562 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Las Animas in?
Bent County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Las Animas?
$51,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,700. Median gross rent is $1,211 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Las Animas businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $101,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Las Animas, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Las Animas borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Las Animas. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Las Animas in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Las Animas appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Las Animas, city of, community 080022, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Las Animas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bent County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Las Animas.
Is zoning published for Las Animas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.