Summit County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 16.2. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 0.0102. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.7 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.8%
(9.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 57.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Colorado: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 60.4% | | Whole state: | 64.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blue River, CO
Blue River compared to Colorado state average:
- Median household income above 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 below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above 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 above state average.
Back to the top
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Summit County Colorado:
|
|
Religion statistics for Blue River (based on Summit County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 17.30%
| Here |  | 17.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 57.3% | 13.4% | 8.9% | 7.3% | 4.2% |
| Congregations | 23.5% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
|---|
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Congregations | 23.5% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 11.8% |
|---|
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Summit County: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Summit County: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | Summit County: | 6.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 95 | Here: | 36.01 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 3.5% | | Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Summit County: | 12.7% | | Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 9.0% | | State: | 9.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $6,431 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,399 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 11 | $7,830 |
Blue River government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Financial Administration: $2,000 ($2.35)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $127,000 ($149.06)
Regular Highways: $122,000 ($143.19)
Police Protection: $82,000 ($96.24)
General - Other: $9,000 ($10.56)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($8.22)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($5.87)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $451,000 ($529.34)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $53,000 ($62.21)
General Support: $25,000 ($29.34)
All Other: $6,000 ($7.04)
- Tax - Property: $272,000 ($319.25)
NEC: $37,000 ($43.43)
Total General Sales: $27,000 ($31.69)
Motor Vehicle License: $3,000 ($3.52)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $94,000 ($110.33)
15.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($65,138 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 15.75% | | Colorado average: | 10.77% |
0.54% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,942 average AGI)| Summit County: | 0.54% | | Colorado average: | 0.18% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
14.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,497 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 14.84% | | Colorado average: | 10.03% |
0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($452 average AGI)| Summit County: | 0.41% | | Colorado average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blue River:
- KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- 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.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRKY (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANBY, CO; Owner: GRAND COUNTY WIRELESS, INC.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KNRC (1150 AM; 10 kW; ENGLEWOOD, CO; Owner: NRC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blue River:
- K300AE (107.9 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K207CK (89.3 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: SUMMIT PUBLIC RADIOSUMMIT FOUNDATION)
- K202CV (88.3 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
- KYSL (93.9 FM; FRISCO, CO; Owner: KRYSTAL BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
- KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K259AC (99.7 FM; GYPSUM, ETC., CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
- KTUN (101.5 FM; EAGLE, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
- KBVC (104.1 FM; BUENA VISTA, CO; Owner: HEADWATERS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
- K239AE (95.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, ETC, CO; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
- KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- K208DP (89.5 FM; NATHROP, CO; Owner: CHEYENNE MTN PUBLIC B/CAST HOUSE INC)
- KSBV (93.7 FM; SALIDA, CO; Owner: ARKANSAS VALLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
- KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
TV broadcast stations around Blue River:
- K02GX (Channel 2; ALMA, CO; Owner: TOWN OF ALMA)
- K28HI (Channel 28; RED CLIFF, CO; Owner: RESORT SPORTS NETWORK, INC.)
- K06DA (Channel 6; ALMA, CO; Owner: TOWN OF ALMA)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Douglas I Brandon, West Off Highway 9 (Lat: 39.925556 Lon: -106.269167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.8 m, Overall height: 19.8 m
Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
- Douglas I Brandon, West Off Highway 9 (Lat: 39.925556 Lon: -106.269167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.8 m, Overall height: 19.8 m
Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Blue River on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Lawyers"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other health and personal care stores"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Real estate and rental and leasing"
- #13 (80424) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Australian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
|