One downside of living in Rifle, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.71 minutes every day commuting to work.
The citizens of Rifle are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.39% of adults in Rifle have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Rifle in 2022 was $30,798, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,192 for a family of four. However, Rifle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rifle is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rifle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rifle residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rifle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rifle include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rifle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
