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Population in July 2008: 848. Population change since 2000: +19.9%
 

Males: 522  (61.7%)
Females: 326  (38.3%)

Median resident age:  31.0 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81224.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,573 (it was $48,864 in 2000)
Mount Crested Butte:  $66,573
Colorado:  $55,212

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $46,111
Mount Crested Butte:  $46,111
Colorado:  $29,133

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $345,723 (it was $213,200 in 2000)
Mount Crested Butte:  $345,723
Colorado:  $233,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $512,129; Detached houses: $782,761; Townhouses or other attached units: $255,288; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,720; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,883

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Races in Mount Crested Butte:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Crested Butte: 96.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.6%), English (12.4%), Irish (11.6%), Italian (8.8%), Scottish (6.6%), French (5.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 9960 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 551 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Crested Butte

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Crested Butte town

  • Never married: 53.3%
  • Now married: 37.4%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 1.1%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

32 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.3% Latin America, 1.0% Oceania).

This town:  4.5%
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:

Mount Crested Butte:  1.2% ($2,554)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)

Mount Crested Butte satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, CO (114.3 miles , pop. 144,126).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (115.4 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (468.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Crested Butte, CO (1.5 miles ), Marble, CO (4.1 miles) , Somerset, CO (4.5 miles ), Aspen, CO (4.6 miles ), Snowmass Village, CO (4.7 miles ), Gunnison, CO (5.0 miles ), Pitkin, CO (5.6 miles) , Basalt, CO (5.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $316,600
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $250,200
  • 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $276,400
  • 1999: 37 buildings, average cost: $315,500
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $326,100
  • 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $337,100
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $290,200
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $217,800
  • 2004: 26 buildings, average cost: $234,200
  • 2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $234,200
  • 2006: 52 buildings, average cost: $514,000
  • 2007: 28 buildings, average cost: $542,900
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $619,700

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 38.90 N, Longitude: 106.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 970

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Population change in the 1990s: +370 (+109.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (48%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (32%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)



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Crime in Mount Crested Butte by Year
Type 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 2442
    per 100,000 264.9528.4519.5259.1
Burglaries 5123
    per 100,000 662.3132.1259.7388.6
Thefts 24313147
    per 100,000 3178.84095.14026.06088.1
Auto thefts 1120
    per 100,000 132.5132.1259.70.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 237.1289.3303.9322.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.25
US city average:  3.00

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Mount Crested Butte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from Mount Crested Butte center
On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.9 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/20/2002 at 22:17:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 24.1 miles away from Mount Crested Butte center
On 9/19/2004 at 06:09:43, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 21.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/8/2005 at 08:46:00, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 30.3 miles away from Mount Crested Butte center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Crested Butte:
  • ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ASPEN, CO)
  • GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; GUNNISON, CO)
  • ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 42 miles; LEADVILLE, CO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Crested Butte:
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 14 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 88 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 106 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 112 miles; GOLDEN, CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 114 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  35.6%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  11.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Crested Butte, CO



Mount Crested Butte compared to Colorado state average:
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


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2004 Presidential Election results in Gunnison County Colorado:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (60%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Mount Crested Butte

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchInternational Council of Community ChurchesSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Church of ChristBaptist General Conference
Adherents59.8%11.4%8.6%4.2%3.6%
Congregations13.3%6.7%20.0%6.7%6.7%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEpiscopal ChurchNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.3%2.3%2.2%1.8%2.8%
Congregations6.7%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.
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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 1$5,050$60,6000$0
Other Government Administration 8$33,535$50,3030$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$34,104$58,4640$0
Streets and Highways 5$19,470$46,7280$0
Totals for Government 21$92,159$52,6620$0



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:
from Jefferson County, CO  0.52% ($30,963 average AGI)
from El Paso County, CO  0.48% ($19,440)
from Arapahoe County, CO  0.36% ($28,263)


12.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,026 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.21%
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 Denver County, CO  0.51% ($29,231 average AGI)
to Boulder County, CO  0.49% ($27,280)
to El Paso County, CO  0.45% ($29,348)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Crested Butte:
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KPKE (1490 AM; 1 kW; GUNNISON, CO; Owner: JOHN HARVEY REES)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Crested Butte:
  • K202AC (88.3 FM; MT. CRESTED BUTTE/CR, CO; Owner: CRESTED BUTTE MTN EDUCAL. RADIO INC.)
  • KBUT (90.3 FM; CRESTED BUTTE, CO; Owner: CRESTED BUTTE MTN EDUC. RADIO, INC.)
  • K228BX (93.5 FM; CRESTED BUTTE, ETC., CO; Owner: PASSWORD, INC.)
  • K255AF (98.9 FM; CRESTED BUTTE, CO; Owner: JAY J. O'NEAL)
  • K296AL (107.1 FM; CRESTED BUTTE, CO; Owner: GUNNISON COUNTY MTERO. REC. DISTRICT)
  • KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
  • K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
  • KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • KLXV (91.9 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KZKS-FM2 (105.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C)
  • KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
  • K239AE (95.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, ETC, CO; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
  • 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)
  • K259AC (99.7 FM; GYPSUM, ETC., CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
  • K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTUN (101.5 FM; EAGLE, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
  • KKXK (94.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Crested Butte:
  • K04GS (Channel 4; CRESTED BUTTE, ETC., CO; Owner: GUNNISON COUNTY METRO. REC. DIST.)
  • K41AH (Channel 41; CRESTED BUTTE, ETC., CO; Owner: GUNNISON COUNTY METRO. REC. DIST.)
  • K43AH (Channel 43; CRESTED BUTTE, ETC., CO; Owner: GUNNISON COUNTY METRO. REC. DIST.)
  • K10AK (Channel 10; CRESTED BUTTE, ETC., CO; Owner: GUNNISON COUNTY METRO. REC. DIST.)
  • K12AK (Channel 12; CRESTED BUTTE, ETC., CO; Owner: GUNNISON COUNTY METRO. REC. DIST.)
  • K33EL (Channel 33; CRESTED BUTTE, CO; Owner: TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,533
Total average daily truck traffic: 101

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 38.898389 Lon: -106.967417, Call Sign: WQHK440
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.050 MHz, 461.300 MHz, 462.200 MHz, 462.400 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/21/2007, Expiration Date: 08/21/2017, Certifier: Richard M Mares
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Email:


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