The Town Files

Crowley County, Colorado

5,647 people. The median home is worth $116,200 (typical Colorado town: $471,100) and the median household earns $48,826.

Towns in Crowley County

Towns in Crowley County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Ordway1,066$104,400$54,58343.0

People and housing

Crowley CountyTypical Colorado town
Median home value$116,200$471,100
Median rent$984$1,582
Median household income$48,826$86,246
Median age40.840.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%37.8%
Below the poverty line19.4%8.8%

Jobs and pay

1,155 jobs in 2024, average pay $55,598 a year.

Largest industries in Crowley CountyRetail79 jobs · $31,670Health care & social assistan…76 jobs · $38,884Professional & technical serv…4 jobs · $33,026
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Crowley County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 4.2%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 181 storm events in Crowley County from 1996 to 2026, with 2 deaths.

Storm events in Crowley County by type since 1996Hail89Tornado6Blizzard4Wildfire3High Wind36Ice Storm1Heavy Rain1Heavy Snow7Flash Flood5Funnel Cloud1
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Crowley County has been included in 12 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
March 28, 2020BiologicalDR-4498: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3436: Covid-19
September 14, 2013FloodDR-4145: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
April 15, 2008FireFM-2760: Ordway Fire
January 7, 2007SnowstormEM-3271: Snow
September 5, 2005Coastal StormEM-3224: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).