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Empire, CO map Population (year 2000): 355. Estimated population in July 2006: 335 (-5.6% change)
 

Males: 188  (53.0%)
Females: 167  (47.0%)

Clear Creek County

Median resident age:  39.9 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 80438.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,200 (it was $32,159 in 2000)
Empire  $32,200
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $160,500 (it was $137,500 in 2000)
Empire  $160,500
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Empire:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • American Indian (4.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)

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Ancestries: German (20.3%), Irish (14.4%), United States (9.6%), Italian (9.0%), English (7.3%), Scottish (6.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 4/12/1882

Elevation: 8614 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 1343 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Empire

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Empire town

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 50.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 1.8%
  • Divorced: 21.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Colorado:  8.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Empire:  0.7% ($896)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
Empire satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (34.2 miles , pop. 94,673).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (39.6 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (615.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Georgetown, CO (3.4 miles ), Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO (4.7 miles ), St. Mary's, CO (4.7 miles ), Silver Plume, CO (5.3 miles ), Idaho Springs, CO (11.7 miles ), Central City, CO (11.8 miles ), Winter Park, CO (11.9 miles ), Black Hawk, CO (13.4 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.76 N, Longitude: 105.68 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 303

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Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-14.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (26%)
  • Mining (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (29%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)


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Crime in Empire by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 13000
    per 100,000 268.8833.30.00.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 11023
    per 100,000 268.8277.80.0578.0869.6
Burglaries 33160
    per 100,000 806.5833.3277.01734.10.0
Thefts 26665
    per 100,000 537.61666.71662.01734.11449.3
Auto thefts 02120
    per 100,000 0.0555.6277.0578.00.0
Arson 01000
    per 100,000 0.0277.80.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 346.8891.7108.0352.6231.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.95
US city average:  3.00

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Empire-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Colorado state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 51.8 miles away from the Empire town center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/15/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 36.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Empire:
  • BOULDER COMM HOSP (about 37 miles; BOULDER, CO)
  • CENTENNIAL PEAKS HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; LOUISVILLE, CO)
  • CENTURA HEALTH-AVISTA ADVENTIST HOSP (about 40 miles; LOUISVILLE, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Empire, CO

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Empire:
  • BUCKLEY AFB (about 65 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
  • FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 67 miles; FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)
  • DENVER INTL (about 71 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Empire:
  • GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 28 miles; GRANBY, CO; ID: GNB)
  • BOULDER MUNI (about 38 miles; BOULDER, CO; ID: 1V5)
  • JEFFCO (about 41 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: BJC)

Amtrak station near Empire:
  • 16 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 Empire:
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 32 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 34 miles; GOLDEN, CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 46 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
  • REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 5,898)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Need to KWGN-TV WB Affiliate CH. 2 to TV station list. Owner - Tribune Broadcasting added by WB2 COLORADO

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Creeks: Bard Creek (A), Lion Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Empire that have no violations reported:
  • EMPIRE TOWN OF (Address: PO BOX 100, Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • ROCKY MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - CESS (Address: PO BOX 115, Population served: 88, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  54.0%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

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


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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
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$900
Financial Administration 0$0 1$636
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,900
Police Protection - Officers 1$4,400$52,8000$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$900
Totals for Government 1$4,400$52,8004$4,336



11.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.25%
Colorado average:  10.77%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, CO  2.57% ($46,276 average AGI)
from Denver County, CO  1.06% ($45,222)
from Arapahoe County, CO  0.62% ($43,190)


12.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,733 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.75%
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 Jefferson County, CO  3.92% ($56,104 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO  1.25% ($38,581)
to Arapahoe County, CO  0.64% ($35,545)


Strongest AM radio stations in Empire:
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KRKY (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANBY, CO; Owner: GRAND COUNTY WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KVCU (1190 AM; 7 kW; BOULDER, CO; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF CO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KADZ (1550 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KDDZ (1690 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Empire:
  • KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
  • KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K300AE (107.9 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
  • KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • K207CK (89.3 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: SUMMIT PUBLIC RADIOSUMMIT FOUNDATION)
  • KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • K202CV (88.3 FM; BRECKENRIDGE, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
  • KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • 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.)
  • KYGT-LP (102.7 FM; IDAHO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CLEAR CREEK RADIO, INC.)
  • KYSL (93.9 FM; FRISCO, CO; Owner: KRYSTAL BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
  • KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
  • KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLDV (91.1 FM; MORRISON, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KVOD (90.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Empire:
  • 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.)
  • K39BT (Channel 39; FRASER, ETC., CO; Owner: FRASER VALLEY METR. RECREATION DIST.)
  • K36BR (Channel 36; FRASER, ETC., CO; Owner: FRASER VALLEY METR. RECREATION DIST.)
  • K33BV (Channel 33; FRASER, ETC., CO; Owner: FRASER VALLEY METR. RECREATION DIST.)
  • K08IV (Channel 8; PINEWOOD SPRINGS,ETC, CO; Owner: CHANNEL 20 TV COMPANY)
  • K30CR (Channel 30; FRASER, ETC., CO; Owner: FRASER VALLEY METR. RECREATION DIST.)
  • K27CB (Channel 27; FRASER, ETC., CO; Owner: FRASER VALLEY METR. RECREATION DIST.)

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