21,475 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.0% since 2020)
960 square miles of land · 22 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
14 active community water systems list Colorado County in the area they serve, reporting 13,585 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF COLUMBUS groundwater · local government · TX0450001 | 3,860 served |
| CITY OF EAGLE LAKE groundwater · local government · TX0450002 | 3,837 served |
| CITY OF WEIMAR groundwater · local government · TX0450004 | 2,226 served |
| GLIDDEN FWSD 1 groundwater · local government · TX0450021 | 855 served |
| LAKE SHERIDAN ESTATES groundwater · local government · TX0450069 | 750 served |
| COLORADO COUNTY WCID 2 groundwater · local government · TX0450014 | 654 served |
| SHERIDAN WSC groundwater · local government · TX0450016 | 414 served |
| ROCK ISLAND WSC groundwater · local government · TX0450015 | 230 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 60 people were held in Colorado County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 42.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Colorado County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $21.7 million — $20.2 million to run schools, about $12,527 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.5 million local (mostly property tax), $3.1 million state, $4.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $6.3 million.
Spent $18.7 million — $17.7 million to run schools, about $13,757 per student, plus $127,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.8 million local (mostly property tax), $5.4 million state, $3.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $25 million.
Spent $10.3 million — $9.5 million to run schools, about $13,483 per student, plus $299,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.8 million local (mostly property tax), $3.9 million state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $13.6 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Colorado County about $15.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
251 bridges in Colorado County: 128 in good condition, 119 fair, and 4 poor (1.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| IH 10 WB over Colorado River E Rel #2 · built 1961 | 23,903 vehicles a day |
| US 90 over Colorado River · built 1932 | 4,537 vehicles a day |
| SANDY CREEK ROAD over SANDY CREEK · built 1990 | 75 vehicles a day |
| WARSCHAK-SCHUETTE over DRAW · built 1977 | 70 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $3.5 million of work in Colorado County in fiscal 2025, about $169 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Austin County (25 mi) · Wharton County (28 mi) · Lavaca County (29 mi) · Fayette County (31 mi) · Waller County (43 mi) · Washington County (43 mi).