El MoroCO
A town of 151, settled in 1876.
Is El Moro a good place to live?
El Moro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
151 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to El Moro: who provides what
El Moro is unincorporated, so Las Animas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in El Moro.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in El Moro work out of town
Employers in El Moro shed 30 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 9. The typical journey to work here is 19 minutes. The share of residents in El Moro who live below the poverty line is 4%, where Colorado’s towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Trinidad (38%), Branson (4%) and Aurora (4%).
| El Moro | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in El Moro, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 74% of U.S. communities. 52% of El Moro’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 18%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In El Moro, expect snowy winters and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy El Moro is
The share of adults in El Moro who smoke cigarettes is 14%, above Colorado’s towns (11%) and close to U.S. towns (14%). Among adults here, 72% had a checkup this year.
| El Moro | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 35% |
| What stands out | El Moro | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.4% | 22.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about El Moro
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of El Moro
About 0 of every 100 El Moro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
100% of working residents leave El Moro for work
Where El Moro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About El Moro
Census-designated place in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the El Moro CDP was 216 at the United States Census 2020.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,880 ft
- Area code
- 719
Questions about El Moro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is El Moro, CO a good place to live?
El Moro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.