Mohave County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.4. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 42.9. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 4.05. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 32.7%
Average household size:
| This town: | 8.4 people | | Arizona: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 91.8% | | Whole state: | 68.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 6.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colorado City, AZ
Colorado City compared to Arizona 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 below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly above 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mohave County Arizona:
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Religion statistics for Colorado City (based on Mohave County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.00%
| Here |  | 28.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 51.2% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 4.3% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 3.3% | 9.8% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Muslim Estimate | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 9.5% |
| Congregations | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 44.6% |
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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: 24 | Mohave County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Arizona: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12 | Mohave County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. | | Arizona: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 71 | Mohave County: | 3.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 134 | Here: | 6.84 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.3% | | Arizona: | 8.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Mohave County: | 26.2% | | Arizona: | 22.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.0% | | State: | 14.2% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $9,364 | $28,092 | 3 | $1,700 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,920 | $41,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,000 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $19,176 | $46,022 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $994 |
| Firefighters |
10 | $24,056 | $28,867 | 7 | $3,840 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,502 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $18,226 | $36,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,006 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $9,054 | $36,216 | 1 | $1,190 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,174 | $38,088 | 1 | $1,266 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,874 | $34,488 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $7,290 | $43,740 | 1 | $2,508 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $2,894 | $34,728 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
35 | $103,028 | $35,324 | 21 | $15,006 |
Colorado City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $233,000 ($48.29)
All Other: $19,000 ($3.94)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $210,000 ($43.52)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,183,000 ($452.44)
Regular Highways: $1,038,000 ($215.13)
Water Utilities: $347,000 ($71.92)
Police Protection: $295,000 ($61.14)
Solid Waste Management: $267,000 ($55.34)
Central Staff Services: $257,000 ($53.26)
Air Transportation: $221,000 ($45.80)
General - Other: $108,000 ($22.38)
Housing & Community Development: $83,000 ($17.20)
Libraries: $54,000 ($11.19)
Parks & Recreation: $41,000 ($8.50)
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000 ($7.25)
Gas Utilities: $11,000 ($2.28)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000 ($8.91)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $227,000 ($47.05)
All Other: $178,000 ($36.89)
- General - Interest on Debt: $40,000 ($8.29)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000 ($3.94)
All Other: $17,000 ($3.52)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $570,000 ($118.13)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $617,000 ($127.88)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $165,000 ($34.20)
Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $100,000 ($20.73)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $408,000 ($84.56)
Electric Utilities: $260,000 ($53.89)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $210,000 ($43.52)
Other, NEC: $44,000 ($9.12)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $82,000 ($16.99)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($1.04)
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $17,000 ($3.52)
General - Other: $2,000 ($0.41)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $232,000 ($48.08)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,729,000 ($358.34)
Water Utilities: $351,000 ($72.75)
Gas Utilities: $13,000 ($2.69)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $937,000 ($194.20)
General Support: $395,000 ($81.87)
All Other: $36,000 ($7.46)
- Tax - Property: $276,000 ($57.20)
Total General Sales: $264,000 ($54.72)
Public Utilities: $74,000 ($15.34)
NEC: $10,000 ($2.07)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,199,000 ($455.75)
11.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,826 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.26% | | Arizona average: | 8.20% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)| Mohave County: | 0.06% | | Arizona average: | 0.18% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,888 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.89% | | Arizona average: | 5.96% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)| Mohave County: | 0.04% | | Arizona average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Colorado City:
- KDXU (890 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
- KUNF (1210 AM; 10 kW; WASHINGTON, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
- KZNU (1450 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: AM RADIO 1450, INC.)
- KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
- KNNZ (940 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KSUB (590 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
Strongest FM radio stations in Colorado City:
- KMXM (107.1 FM; COLORADO CITY, AZ; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KZHK (95.9 FM; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: MARVIN KENT FRANDSEN)
- KONY (99.9 FM; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: FM RADIO 99.9, INC.)
- KSNN (93.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
- KREC (98.1 FM; BRIAN HEAD, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
- K300AC (107.9 FM; WASHINGTON, ETC., UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
- KPLD (101.1 FM; KANAB, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
- K211BJ (90.1 FM; TOQUERVILLE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
- KXFF (92.5 FM; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- K202AW (88.3 FM; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
- K211BB (90.1 FM; KANAB, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
TV broadcast stations around Colorado City:
- K07SC (Channel 7; HILDALE, ETC. (AZ), UT; Owner: KUTV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- K09SU (Channel 9; HILDALE, ETC. (AZ), UT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K11QQ (Channel 11; HILDALE, ETC. (AZ), UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- K27EJ (Channel 27; COLORADO CITY, AZ; Owner: MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS)
- K13SR (Channel 13; HILDALE, ETC. (AZ), UT; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY TELEVISION DEPARTMENT)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Colorado City, Arizona:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Arizona average:
- Fatal accident count: 274
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 437
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 102
- Fatalities: 296
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 783
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 47
See more detailed statistics of Colorado City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
| Most common first names in Colorado City, AZ among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 3 | 79.6 years |
| Donald | 2 | 76.5 years |
| James | 2 | 79.5 years |
| Alma | 2 | 92.0 years |
| Most common last names in Colorado City, AZ among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jessop | 9 | 66.1 years |
| Barlow | 6 | 56.3 years |
| Johnson | 6 | 67.7 years |
| Black | 6 | 83.5 years |
| Darger | 4 | 80.8 years |
| Holm | 4 | 27.2 years |
| Dutson | 4 | 58.0 years |
| Cooke | 3 | 81.7 years |
| Steed | 3 | 17.3 years |
| Young | 3 | 64.3 years |
Businesses in Colorado City, AZ
Colorado City on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Construction"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists"
- #52 (86021) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of English first ancestries"
- #71 (86021) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of British first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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