Being a small city, Rocky Ford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Rocky Ford have a very low rate of college education: just 9.10% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Rocky Ford in 2018 was $15,721, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,884 for a family of four. Rocky Ford also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.14% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Rocky Ford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford, accounting for 63.66% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Rocky Ford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Ford include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and European.
The most common language spoken in Rocky Ford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
