Bald Mountain, Colorado
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| Males: 6,445 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 6,004 |  (48.2%) |
| Median resident age: |  40.2 years |
| Colorado median age: |  34.3 years |
Zip code: 80302
| Bald Mountain: | $97,333 |
| CO: | $65,685 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $56,122 (it was $39,415 in 2000)
Bald Mountain CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $624,074 (it was $308,300 in 2000)
| Bald Mountain: | $624,074 |
| CO: | $314,200 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $577,208; Detached houses: $631,412; Townhouses or other attached units: $389,222; In 2-unit structures: $464,497; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $320,123; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $304,159; Mobile homes: $142,373
Races in Bald Mountain, CO (2000)
- 10,84194.8%White alone
- 2292.0%Hispanic
- 1601.4%Two or more races
- 1171.0%Asian alone
- 400.3%American Indian alone
- 260.2%Black alone
- 220.2%Other race alone
- 30.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Bald Mountain detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 228.4 square miles.
Population density: 54 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in Bald Mountain:
- High school or higher: 97.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 28.2%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bald Mountain CCD:
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 10.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Bald Mountain CCD: | 0.6% ($1,821) |
| Colorado: | 0.7% ($1,132) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO 
(9.3 miles , pop. 94,673).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (24.8 miles , pop. 450,166).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (579.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities: St. Ann Highlands, CO (1.3 miles ),
Sugarloaf, CO (1.3 miles ),
Bonanza Mountain Estates, CO (1.7 miles)
,
Mountain Meadows, CO (1.8 miles ),
Gold Hill, CO (2.1 miles ),
Tall Timber, CO (2.1 miles ),
Crisman, CO (2.2 miles)
,
Nederland, CO (2.2 miles ).
Latitude: 40.00 N, Longitude: 105.43 W
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Colorado: | 3.3% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (24%)
- Construction (12%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (3%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Health care (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Computer specialists (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (3%)
- Life and physical scientists (3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (3%)
- Art and design workers (3%)
Average climate in Bald Mountain, Colorado
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bald Mountain-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/15/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.7 miles away from the Bald Mountain place center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/22/2008, a category F3 tornado 39.4 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 78 people and caused $147 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bald Mountain-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Colorado state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 413.4 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 165.6 miles away from Bald Mountain center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 513.6 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 392.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 244.3 miles away from Bald Mountain center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 345.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Boulder County (13) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Snows: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bald Mountain:
- BOULDER COMMUNITY HOMECARE (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- HOSPICE OF MEMORIAL HOSP (Hospital, about 8 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- FAMILY HOSPICE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- ANAM CHARA HOSPICE, LLC (Hospital, about 8 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- BOULDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- MESA VISTA OF BOULDER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- BOULDER GOOD SAM HEALTH CTR (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bald Mountain:
- University of Colorado Boulder (about 9 miles; Boulder, CO; Full-time enrollment: 28,328)
- Colorado School of Mines (about 21 miles; Golden, CO; FT enrollment: 5,507)
- Front Range Community College (about 23 miles; Westminster, CO; FT enrollment: 14,756)
- Red Rocks Community College (about 25 miles; Lakewood, CO; FT enrollment: 6,185)
- Regis University (about 26 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 6,975)
- Colorado Christian University (about 27 miles; Lakewood, CO; FT enrollment: 2,959)
- University of Colorado Denver (about 30 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 14,727)
Notable locations in Bald Mountain: Jenny Creek Ski Area (A), Hessie Trailhead (B), Corona Trailhead (C), Buckingham Campground (D), Fourth of July Trailhead (E), Pawnee Campground (F), Mount Alto Picnic Area (G), Broken Arrow Ranch (H), Rainbow Lakes Trailhead (I), Rainbow Lakes Campground (J), Glacier Rim Trailhead (K), Sourdough Trailhead (L), Baptist Church Camp (M), Niwot Picnic Area (N), Beaver Valley Estate (O), Crestview Estates (P), Kelly Dahl Campground (Q), Lake Eldora Ski Area (R), University of Colorado Observatory (S), Fourth of July Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bald Mountain include: Saint Rita's Catholic Church (A), Nederland Community Presbyterian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gold Hill Cemetery (1), Salina Cemetery (2), Nederland Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Isabelle (A), Giggey Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Lost Lake (D), Lake Eldora (E), Jasper Lake (F), Diamond Lake (G), Devils Thumb Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Delonde Creek (A), Coon Track Creek (B), Sherwood Creek (C), Jasper Creek (D), Middle Boulder Creek (E), Gordon Creek (F), Gold Run (G), James Creek (H), Horseshoe Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bald Mountain include: Eldorado Canyon State Park (1), Walker Ranch Park (2), Betasso Preserve (3), Bald Mountain Scenic Area (4), Buckingham Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 80.5. This is about average.
| City: | 80.5 |
| U.S.: | 74.7 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2011 was 0.439. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.439 |
| U.S.: | 0.293 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 8.93. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.93 |
| U.S.: | 6.40 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 46.4. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 46.4 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 23.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 23.0 |
| U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 6.18. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.18 |
| U.S.: | 9.35 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bald Mountain, CO
| This place: | 2.2 people |
| Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 60.9% |
| Whole state: | 63.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This place: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.3% |
| This place: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
People in group quarters in Bald Mountain in 2010:
- 151 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 25 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 8 people in group homes intended for adults
| Here: | 8.9 |
| Colorado average: | 11.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bald Mountain CCD (based on Boulder County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 59,240 | 11 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 28,825 | 101 |
| Mainline Protestant | 19,126 | 43 |
| Other | 14,359 | 74 |
| Orthodox | 718 | 4 |
| None | 172,299 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
| Boulder County: | 1.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Boulder County: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| Boulder County: | 2.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 9.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 3.6% |
| Colorado: | 5.3% |
| Boulder County: | 12.5% |
| Colorado: | 18.4% |
| This county: | 12.4% |
| State: | 9.6% |
9.24% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,193 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.24% |
| Colorado average: | 9.68% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($634 average AGI)
Boulder County: 0.07% Colorado average: 0.09%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Weld County, CO | 0.58% ($37,155 average AGI) |
| from Denver County, CO | 0.58% ($47,402) |
| from Adams County, CO | 0.48% ($38,249) |
9.13% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,338 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.13% |
| Colorado average: | 9.12% |
0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($594 average AGI)
Boulder County: 0.12% Colorado average: 0.11%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Denver County, CO | 1.13% ($37,994 average AGI) |
| to Weld County, CO | 0.82% ($47,909) |
| to Adams County, CO | 0.62% ($39,720) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bald Mountain:
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KVCU (1190 AM; 7 kW; BOULDER, CO; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF CO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KPOF (910 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
- KHOW (630 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBJD (1650 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KCFC (1490 AM; 1 kW; BOULDER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bald Mountain:
- KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
- KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K229AC (93.7 FM; WARD, CO; Owner: BOULDER COMMUNITY BROADCAST ASSOC., INC.)
- KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KXDC (102.1 FM; ESTES PARK, CO; Owner: HIGH PEAK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
- KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KVOD (90.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
- K209DE (89.7 FM; GOLDEN, CO; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bald Mountain:
- KUSA-TV (Channel 9; DENVER, CO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KTVD (Channel 20; DENVER, CO; Owner: TWENVER BROADCAST, INC.)
- KCNC-TV (Channel 4; DENVER, CO; Owner: CBS TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- K47IH (Channel 47; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CHANNEL 20 TV COMPANY)
- KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
- K54DK (Channel 54; BOULDER, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KWGN-TV (Channel 2; DENVER, CO; Owner: KWGN INC.)
- K17CF (Channel 17; BOULDER, CO; Owner: FULL GOSPEL OUTREACH, INC.)
- KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- K44CT (Channel 44; BOULDER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KDVR (Channel 31; DENVER, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KMAS-LP (Channel 63; DENVER, CO; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLO. LIC. CORP.)
- K45HH (Channel 45; DENVER, CO; Owner: SYNCOM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- K28HJ (Channel 28; DENVER, CO; Owner: SYNCOM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KCIN-LP (Channel 27; DENVER, CO; Owner: SYNCOM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Solar energy (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Bald Mountain compared to Colorado state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
Bald Mountain on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life and physical scientists (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Life and physical scientists (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Social scientists and related workers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest percentage of workers working at home, population 5,000+"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Retail florists (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Radio, TV, and computer stores (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Radio, TV, and computer stores (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (population 5,000+)"
- #71 (80302) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most full service restaurants in 2005"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
