Edgewater, Colorado

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Population (year 2000): 5,445. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,159 (-5.3% change)

Males: 2,725	(50.0%)
Females: 2,720	(50.0%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:	31.3 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Zip codes: 80214.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,200 (it was $35,023 in 2000)

Edgewater	$37,200
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $178,300 (it was $132,700 in 2000)

Edgewater	$178,300
Colorado:	$223,300

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Races in Edgewater:

White Non-Hispanic (58.3%)
Hispanic (35.6%)
Other race (16.2%)
Two or more races (4.4%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Black (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (19.3%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.1%), French (4.9%), Italian (4.1%), Polish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 11/5/1904

Elevation: 5353 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 7276 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Edgewater

High school or higher: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Edgewater city

Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 46.0%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 14.7%

777 residents are foreign born (11.1% Latin America, 2.5% Europe).

This city:	14.3%
Colorado:	8.6%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Edgewater, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Edgewater to the number of sex offenders is 865 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Edgewater:	0.6% ($860)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (3.1 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (646.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Mountain View, CO (1.8 miles ), Lakeside, CO (2.3 miles) , Wheat Ridge, CO (2.8 miles ), Northeast Jefferson, CO (3.1 miles ), Lakewood, CO (4.1 miles ), Berkley, CO (4.4 miles ), Arvada, CO (5.9 miles ), Applewood, CO (6.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $20,000
1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $72,000
2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $69,900
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $167,000
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.75 N, Longitude: 105.06 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,796 (-33.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 119 (4.3%)

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Edgewater, Colorado business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +826 (+17.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (23%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in Edgewater by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	1	2	0	0	1
per 100,000	17.5	36.4	0.0	0.0	18.8
Rapes	7	3	8	2	1
per 100,000	122.7	54.5	147.7	37.4	18.8
Robberies	9	6	9	7	10
per 100,000	157.8	109.1	166.2	130.9	188.3
Assaults	10	6	4	19	14
per 100,000	175.3	109.1	73.9	355.4	263.7
Burglaries	40	47	38	35	27
per 100,000	701.1	854.2	701.6	654.7	508.5
Thefts	539	404	256	319	256
per 100,000	9447.9	7342.8	4726.7	5967.1	4821.1
Auto thefts	65	44	40	50	47
per 100,000	1139.4	799.7	738.6	935.3	885.1
Arson	1	2	4	3	2
per 100,000	17.5	36.4	73.9	56.1	37.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	733.7	588.3	480.1	499.6	461.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (14 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.70
US city average:	3.00

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Edgewater, Colorado average temperatures

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Edgewater-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Edgewater city center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 23.1 miles away from the city center .

Hospitals/medical centers near Edgewater:

WIDE HORIZON (about 4 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO)
EXEMPLA LUTHERAN MEDICAL CTR (about 4 miles; WHEAT RIDGE, CO)
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY CENTRAL HOSP (about 4 miles; DENVER, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Edgewater:

BUCKLEY AFB (about 22 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
DENVER INTL (about 29 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 49 miles; FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Edgewater:

JEFFCO (about 11 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: BJC)
ERIE MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; ERIE, CO; ID: 48V)
CENTENNIAL (about 21 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: APA)

Amtrak station near Edgewater:

5 miles: DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.edgewaterco.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edgewater:

EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 4 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,083)
REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 5,898)
RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 10 miles; GOLDEN, CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 18 miles; AURORA, CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 19 miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)

Public high school in Edgewater:

JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 744; Location: 2305 PIERCE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Edgewater:

LUMBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 6705 WEST 22ND AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
EDGEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449; Location: 2280 DEPEW STREET; Grades: PK - 06)

Private elementary/middle school in Edgewater:

K I D S INC LEARNING CTR (Students: 85; Location: 2465 SHERIDAN BLVD; Grades: PK - 4)

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

EDGEWATER CITY OF (Population served: 5000, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (JUN-15-2000)

3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	56.4%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.2%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Edgewater compared to Colorado state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Edgewater (2007 data):

FirstBank of Wheat Ridge: Edgewater Branch at 1725 Sheridan Boulevard, branch established on 1989-06-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $272.1 mil, Deposits: $250.4 mil, headquarters in Wheat Ridge, CO, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Holding Company

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other	3	$9,128	$36,512	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$2,854	$34,248	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$9,894	$39,576	8	$3,985
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,276	$27,312	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	16	$68,517	$51,388	3	$66
Parks and Recreation	1	$3,100	$37,200	2	$1,401
Streets and Highways	5	$14,801	$35,522	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,454	$20,724	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,442	$29,304	0	$0
Totals for Government	33	$116,465	$42,351	13	$5,453

9.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.35%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.07%
Colorado average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Denver County, CO	2.29% ($40,659 average AGI)
from Adams County, CO	1.23% ($37,014)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.97% ($44,220)

9.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,757 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.73%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.05%
Colorado average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Denver County, CO	2.00% ($38,056 average AGI)
to Adams County, CO	1.53% ($41,161)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.00% ($42,239)

Strongest AM radio stations in Edgewater:

KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KBJD (1650 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
KADZ (1550 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KPOF (910 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
KDDZ (1690 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KCKK (1600 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KJME (1390 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JO-MOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Edgewater:

KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, 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.)
KVOD (90.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
KLDV (91.1 FM; MORRISON, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
K209DE (89.7 FM; GOLDEN, CO; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KTCL (93.3 FM; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Edgewater:

KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
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.)
K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KWGN-TV (Channel 2; DENVER, CO; Owner: KWGN INC.)
KMAS-LP (Channel 63; DENVER, CO; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLO. LIC. CORP.)
KDEO-LP (Channel 38; AURORA, CO; Owner: PETER B. VAN DE SANDE)
KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
KDVR (Channel 31; DENVER, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KPXC-TV (Channel 59; DENVER, CO; Owner: PAXSON DENVER LICENSE, INC.)
KDEV-LP (Channel 62; AURORA, CO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K66FB (Channel 66; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KDVT-LP (Channel 36; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRMT (Channel 41; DENVER, CO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KCEC (Channel 50; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

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