For population 25 years and over in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont:
High school or higher: 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP:
Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 52.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 12.2%
8 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America).
This place:
2.2%
Colorado:
8.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,200 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $119 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (25.7 miles , pop. 94,673).
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/15/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 36.5 miles away from the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont place center injured 7 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/18/1975, a category F3 tornado 47.1 miles away from the place center .
Earthquake activity:
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.1 miles away from the city center On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from Downieville-Lawson-Dumont center On 10/1/2005 at 05:57:03, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from the city center On 2/10/2006 at 21:48:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from the city center On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from Downieville-Lawson-Dumont center On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Gunnison County (6) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Fires: 2, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Downieville-Lawson-Dumont:
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; LAKEWOOD, CO)
BOULDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
EXEMPLA LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 28 miles away; WHEAT RIDGE, CO)
Amtrak station near Downieville-Lawson-Dumont:
17 miles: FRAISER-WINTER PARK (FRASER, 420 RAILROAD ST.) - Seasonal Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Downieville-Lawson-Dumont:
Colorado School of Mines (about 21 miles; Golden, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,383)
University of Colorado at Boulder (about 25 miles; Boulder, CO; FT enrollment: 27,408)
Red Rocks Community College (about 25 miles; Lakewood, CO; FT enrollment: 3,082)
Regis University (about 32 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 5,233)
Front Range Community College (about 33 miles; Westminster, CO; FT enrollment: 6,905)
Community College of Denver (about 33 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 2,740)
Metropolitan State College of Denver (about 33 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 14,321)
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 14.2. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 20.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
14.2
U.S.:
25.0
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 9.43. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 22.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.43
U.S.:
14.55
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.0%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.5 people
Colorado:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
66.4%
Whole state:
64.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
4.2%
Whole state:
5.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont compared to Colorado state average:
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Religion statistics for Downieville-Lawson-Dumont (based on Gunnison County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.36%
Here
38.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
International Council of Community Churches
Southern Baptist Convention
United Church of Christ
Baptist General Conference
Adherents
59.8%
11.4%
8.6%
4.2%
3.6%
Congregations
13.3%
6.7%
20.0%
6.7%
6.7%
Name
LDS (Mormon) Church
Episcopal Church
New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Lutheran Church
Other
Adherents
3.3%
2.3%
2.2%
1.8%
2.8%
Congregations
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
20.0%
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: 5
Gunnison County:
3.35 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Gunnison County:
1.34 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Gunnison County:
3.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 45
Here:
30.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
3.7%
Colorado:
5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Gunnison County:
15.2%
Colorado:
18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
8.7%
State:
9.6%
13.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,056 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
13.93%
Colorado average:
10.77%
1.30% of residents moved from foreign countries ($383 average AGI)
Gunnison County:
1.30%
Colorado average:
0.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
