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Population in July 2007: 1,611. Population change since 2000: +6.4%
 

Males: 778  (48.3%)
Females: 833  (51.7%)
Median resident age:  41.3 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81428.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,500 (it was $31,831 in 2000)
Paonia  $36,500
Colorado:  $55,212

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $145,400 (it was $106,500 in 2000)
Paonia  $145,400
Colorado:  $233,900

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Races in Paonia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Hispanic (4.5%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Paonia: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.3%), English (15.6%), Irish (10.8%), United States (9.6%), Italian (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 9/3/1902

Elevation: 5645 feet

Land area: 0.76 square miles.

Population density: 2122 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Paonia

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Paonia town

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

31 residents are foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.6% Latin America, 0.5% North America).

This town:  2.1%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Paonia, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Paonia to the number of sex offenders is 403 to 1.

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

Paonia:  0.6% ($621)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (179.0 miles , pop. 94,673).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (181.2 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (480.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Hotchkiss, CO (9.8 miles ), Crawford, CO (11.4 miles ), Somerset, CO (20.0 miles ), Cedaredge, CO (23.1 miles ), Orchard City, CO (26.6 miles ), Marble, CO (31.1 miles) , Olathe, CO (32.2 miles ), Montrose, CO (32.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $60,800
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,300
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $63,400
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $135,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $279,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $135,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $120,000
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $198,500
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000

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Latitude: 38.87 N, Longitude: 107.59 W


50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Area code: 970

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Population change in the 1990s: +100 (+7.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (27%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Extraction workers (12%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.48
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Paonia:
  • DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; DELTA, CO)
  • MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; MONTROSE, CO)
  • VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL ASSN (about 44 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paonia:
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; MONTROSE, CO; ID: MTJ)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 56 miles; ASPEN, CO; ID: ASE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paonia:
  • NORTH FORK VALLEY (about 5 miles; PAONIA, CO; ID: 7V2)
  • CRAWFORD (about 12 miles; CRAWFORD, CO; ID: 99V)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 33 miles; DELTA, CO; ID: 1V9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paonia:
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 47 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 110 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 149 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 153 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 175 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
Public high school in Paonia:
  • PAONIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 1551 HIGHWAY 187; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Paonia:
  • PAONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location: 430 BOX ELDER; Grades: KG - 06)
Private elementary/middle schools in Paonia:
  • LAMBORN VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: 1559 4110 DRIVE; Grades: KG - 11)
  • COLORADO CREATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 10; Location: 4027 P RD; Grades: UG - UG)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • First Christian Church is now called Paonia Christian Fellowship.

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Notable locations in Paonia: Paonia Public Library (A), Paonia Municipal and Community Center (B), Paonia Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Paonia include: United Methodist Church (A), First Christian Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Paonia Ward (C), Paonia Assembly of God (D), Bible Center Church (E), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (F), Church of Christ (G), Church of the Nazarene (H), Friends Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Paonia include: Northfork Miners Memorial (1), Paonia Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Paonia Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Bar Diamond Ranch (Tours & Charters; 38520 Bone Mesa Road).

Hotels: Dickinson Robert (304 Niagara Avenue), Bross Hotel Bed & Breakfast (312 Onarga Avenue).

 

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

HAMMOND PIPELINE (Population served: 70, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1998), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1998), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-14-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-14-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and MAR-03-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-08-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-04-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  62.4%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.2%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Paonia compared to Colorado state average:

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  • 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 rooms per house 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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Banks with branches in Paonia (2007 data):
  • MontroseBank: 218 Grand Avenue Branch at 218 Grand Avenue, branch established on 2005-12-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $164.7 mil, Deposits: $149.9 mil, headquarters in Montrose, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Mountain Company
  • The First National Bank of Paonia: The First National Bank Of Paonia at 2nd And Grand Avenue, branch established on 1903-01-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $33.0 mil, Deposits: $29.8 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 2 total offices, Holding Company: North Fork Corporation
  • Paonia State Bank: at 128 Grand Avenue, branch established on 1977-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49.7 mil, Deposits: $41.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Custer Bancorp.



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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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$782
Water Supply 2$4,138$24,8280$0
Sewerage 1$2,204$26,4480$0
Solid Waste Management 2$3,524$21,1440$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,988$35,8560$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$9,778$29,3341$700
Other Government Administration 1$2,230$26,7608$1,876
Financial Administration 1$4,576$54,9121$1,218
Totals for Government 12$29,438$29,43812$4,576



Paonia government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $170,000
    All Other: $113,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $200,000
    Regular Highways: $115,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $232,000
    Police Protection: $204,000
    Sewerage: $168,000
    Financial Administration: $162,000
    Solid Waste Management: $105,000
    Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $39,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $93,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $23,000
    Police Protection: $9,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $307,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $300,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $135,000
    Public Utilities: $71,000
    Property: $66,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $360,000

8.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.75%
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 Montrose County, CO  1.18% ($32,333 average AGI)
from Mesa County, CO  0.93% ($29,933)
from Jefferson County, CO  0.37% ($80,556)


7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.60%
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 Mesa County, CO  1.48% ($33,014 average AGI)
to Montrose County, CO  0.97% ($28,086)
to Jefferson County, CO  0.24% ($28,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Paonia:
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • 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.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Paonia:
  • K204EX (88.7 FM; PAONIA, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
  • K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
  • KLXV (91.9 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • KZKS-FM2 (105.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C)
  • 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.)
  • KWGL (105.7 FM; OURAY, CO; Owner: WS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KPRH (88.3 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC)
  • KKXK (94.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KBNG (103.7 FM; RIDGWAY, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
  • KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KKNN (95.1 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K276AI (103.1 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVMT (89.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • KRYD (104.9 FM; NORWOOD, CO; Owner: ROCKY III INVESTMENTS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Paonia:
  • K09QA (Channel 9; PAONIA, ETC., CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • K11LU (Channel 11; PAONIA, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • K06HZ (Channel 6; PAONIA, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • K58BV (Channel 58; PAONIA, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • K02IJ (Channel 2; SOMERSET, CO; Owner: MESA TELEVISION, INCORPORATED)
  • K10KK (Channel 10; SOMERSET, CO; Owner: MESA TELEVISION, INCORPORATED)




Paonia fatal accident list for 2006:
Mar 30, 2006 03:25 AM, 2nd St, Lat: 38.866861, Lon: -107.587628, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


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