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Rifle, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Rifle is a Census city of 10,570 people across 7.01 square miles of land, in Garfield County. Median household income is $80,000, 66.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Rifle is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.01 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,509
- County holding the largest share of its areaGarfield 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.
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How many people live in Rifle
- Population10,570
- Median age32.4
- Population under 182,907
- Share under 1827.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,015 plus or minus 247
- Share 65 and over9.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households3,796
- Family households2,471
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rifle
- Median household income$80,000
- Per capita income$35,697
- Civilian labor force6,344
- Employed6,154
- Unemployed190 plus or minus 99
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over6,419
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rifle
- Housing units3,968
- Occupied units3,796
- Vacant units172 plus or minus 108
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied2,522
- Renter occupied1,274 plus or minus 266
- Ownership rate66.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$413,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,308
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent
- Single family units2,729
- Share single family68.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more976 plus or minus 315
- Share in buildings of two or more24.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes210 plus or minus 117
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rifle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,509
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,531 plus or minus 308
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,763
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.2 percent
- Drove alone77.2 percent
- Carpooled14.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rifle (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$10,708,600
- Average approval$713,907
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$4,166,000
- Jobs supported225
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.3 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rifle, 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.
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SBA loans in Rifle (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$7,529,000
- Average approval$537,786
- Median approval$407,000
- Largest approval$1,389,000
- Jobs supported103
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rifle, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Rifle
- NFIP communityCity of Rifle
- NFIP community number085078
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/03/86
The City of Rifle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 085078 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.
Garfield County, not Rifle
Garfield County context, not Rifle figures
- Establishments in Garfield County2,705
- Covered employment, Garfield County27,766
- Average annual pay, Garfield County$64,549
- Housing units permitted, Garfield County174
Every figure in this section is published for Garfield County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rifle.
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.
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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
Rifle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rifle, Colorado?
10,570, in 3,796 households. Rifle city covers 7.01 square miles of land, which is 1,509 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rifle in?
Garfield 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 Rifle?
$80,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $413,500. Median gross rent is $1,308 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rifle businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $10.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $7.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rifle, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rifle borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rifle. 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 Rifle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rifle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rifle, city of, community 085078, 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 Rifle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Garfield 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 Rifle.
Is zoning published for Rifle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.