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Blanca, CO map Population (year 2000): 391. Estimated population in July 2006: 363 (-7.2% change)
 

Males: 202  (51.7%)
Females: 189  (48.3%)

Costilla County

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81123.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,900 (it was $22,875 in 2000)
Blanca  $22,900
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,500 (it was $52,700 in 2000)
Blanca  $61,500
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Blanca:

  • Hispanic (67.0%)
  • Other race (39.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (28.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Japanese (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Recent posts about Blanca, Colorado on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Blanca is mentioned 24 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: United States (9.2%), German (6.6%), Irish (4.1%), Swedish (2.0%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 5/18/1910

Elevation: 7749 feet

Land area: 1.78 square miles.

Population density: 208 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blanca

  • High school or higher: 57.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blanca town

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 2.8%

89 residents are foreign born (21.2% Latin America).

This town:  22.8%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Blanca, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blanca to the number of sex offenders is 185 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blanca:  0.7% ($350)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (83.7 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (110.1 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (526.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Fort Garland, CO (5.2 miles ), San Luis, CO (17.6 miles ), Mosca-Hooper, CO (22.7 miles ), Alamosa East, CO (23.7 miles ), Alamosa, CO (25.1 miles ), Gardner, CO (28.9 miles ), Sanford, CO (29.7 miles ), Hooper, CO (32.9 miles) .

Latitude: 37.44 N, Longitude: 105.51 W


Area code: 719

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Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+44.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Warehousing and storage (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Public administration (20%)
  • Social assistance (16%)
  • Warehousing and storage (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Legal support workers (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blanca:
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 23 miles; ALAMOSA, CO)
  • CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 40 miles; LA JARA, CO)
  • SPANISH PEAKS REG HLTH CTR - CAH (about 51 miles; WALSENBURG, CO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blanca:
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 24 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 92 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 109 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blanca:
  • BLANCA (about 4 miles; BLANCA, CO; ID: 05V)
  • CUCHARA VALLEY AT LA VETA (about 36 miles; LA VETA, CO; ID: 07V)
  • MONTE VISTA MUNI (about 37 miles; MONTE VISTA, CO; ID: MVI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blanca:
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 88 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 109 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 115 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
Public high school in Blanca:
  • SIERRA GRANDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Blanca:
  • SIERRA GRANDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: PK - 06)
  • SIERRA GRANDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: 07 - 08)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Blanca and their reported violations in the past:

BLANCA, TOWN OF (Population served: 471, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2005)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.6%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  21.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Blanca compared to Colorado state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,798 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.94%
Colorado average:  10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


8.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,686 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.66%
Colorado average:  10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Alamosa County, CO  2.01% ($21,350 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO  1.01% ($31,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blanca:
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KGIW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blanca:
  • K203AT (88.5 FM; WESTCLIFFE, ETC., CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KDZA-FM (107.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRZA (88.7 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: EQUAL REPRESENTATION/MEDIA ADVOCACY)
  • KKIT (99.1 FM; ANGEL FIRE, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K216CT (91.1 FM; EAGLE NEST, NM; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)


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