One of the benefits of Las Animas is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.46 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Las Animas rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.23% of adults 25 and older in Las Animas have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Las Animas in 2022 was $21,139, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,556 for a family of four. However, Las Animas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Las Animas also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.55% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Las Animas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Las Animas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Las Animas, accounting for 46.72% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Las Animas residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Las Animas include German, English, Irish, European, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Las Animas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
