Chaffee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Poncha Springs and their reported violations in the past:
PACKARD HIGH ADVENTURE (Population served: 141, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.3%
(15.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | Colorado: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 66.6% | | Whole state: | 64.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Poncha Springs, CO
Poncha Springs compared to Colorado state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below 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 above state average.
- House age significantly below 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Chaffee County Colorado:
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Religion statistics for Poncha Springs (based on Chaffee County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.07%
| Here |  | 53.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 44.1% | 16.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| Congregations | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Evangelical Presbyterian Church | Vineyard USA | United Methodist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 14.2% |
| Congregations | 7.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 46.2% |
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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: 7 | Chaffee County: | 4.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.60 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19 | Chaffee County: | 11.35 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 35 | Here: | 20.92 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 5.2% | | Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Chaffee County: | 15.5% | | Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 3.8% | | State: | 9.6% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $14,314 | $57,256 | 7 | $816 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $8,992 | $53,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $612 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $23,306 | $55,934 | 8 | $1,428 |
Poncha Springs government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $125,000 ($169.84)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $222,000 ($301.63)
General - Other: $139,000 ($188.86)
Financial Administration: $92,000 ($125.00)
Water Utilities: $77,000 ($104.62)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($63.86)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($5.43)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($13.59)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $5,000 ($6.79)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000 ($1.36)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $317,000 ($430.71)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $161,000 ($218.75)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $152,000 ($206.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $296,000 ($402.17)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $21,000 ($28.53)
Other, NEC: $9,000 ($12.23)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $16,000 ($21.74)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($2.72)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($2.72)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $57,000 ($77.45)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $90,000 ($122.28)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $83,000 ($112.77)
Highways: $20,000 ($27.17)
General Support: $3,000 ($4.08)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $214,000 ($290.76)
Property: $18,000 ($24.46)
Public Utilities: $15,000 ($20.38)
Motor Vehicle License: $2,000 ($2.72)
Other Selective Sales: $1,000 ($1.36)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $108,000 ($146.74)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000 ($33.97)
10.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,160 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.11% | | 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:
9.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,391 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.70% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Poncha Springs:
- KVRH (1340 AM; 1 kW; SALIDA, CO; Owner: THREE EAGLES COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- 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)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Poncha Springs:
- 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)
- K276AA (103.1 FM; SALIDA & BUENA VISTA, CO; Owner: CHAFFEE CTY. TV TRANSLATOR ASSOC.)
- K219CF (91.7 FM; DEL NORTE, ETC., CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
- K213AT (90.5 FM; BUENA VISTA, CO; Owner: COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)
- K205CM (88.9 FM; SALIDA, ETC., CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KBVC (104.1 FM; BUENA VISTA, CO; Owner: HEADWATERS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
- K203AT (88.5 FM; WESTCLIFFE, ETC., CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
- KKFM (98.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKCS-FM (101.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
- KBIQ (102.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KTLC (89.1 FM; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KVRH-FM (92.3 FM; SALIDA, CO; Owner: THREE EAGLES COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KHEN-LP (106.9 FM; SALIDA, CO; Owner: TENDERFOOT TRANSMITTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Poncha Springs:
- K44CI (Channel 44; SALIDA, ETC., CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K53AR (Channel 53; SALIDA, ETC., CO; Owner: ROCKY MTN. PUB. B/CING. NET., INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $27,000
Total average daily traffic: 120
Total average daily truck traffic: 4
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 192
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Larry S Brooks, .6 Miles Ssw Of (Lat: 38.505250 Lon: -106.083083), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Licensee ID: L00001440
Registrant: State Of Colorado, 2452 West 2nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80223, Phone: (303) 866-2341, Email:
- Larry S Brooks, .5 Miles Ssw Of (Lat: 38.505556 Lon: -106.082417), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Licensee ID: L00001440
Registrant: State Of Colorado, 2452 West 2nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80223, Phone: (303) 866-2341, Email:
- Larry S Brooks, .6 Miles Ssw Of (Lat: 38.505250 Lon: -106.083083), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Licensee ID: L00001440
Registrant: State Of Colorado, 2452 West 2nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80223, Phone: (303) 866-2341, Email:
- Richard E Schmidt, .5 Miles Ssw Of (Lat: 38.505556 Lon: -106.082417), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Licensee ID: L00001440
Registrant: State Of Colorado, 2452 West 2nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80223, Phone: (303) 866-2341, Email:
- Vincent T Jordan, County Road 206 (Lat: 38.505444 Lon: -106.082306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 6.2 m, Licensee ID: L01392587
Registrant: Ridgeviewtel, LLC, 1880 Industrial Circle Suite C, Longmont, CO 80501, Phone: (303) 309-4005, Email:
- Michele Louis-Charles, 11170 W. Hwy 50 (Lat: 38.519139 Lon: -106.081194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - PONCHA SPRIN, .6 Miles Ssw Of (Lat: 38.505250 Lon: -106.083083), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Call Sign: WQFN440, Licensee ID: L00001440
Assigned Frequencies: 10578.1 MHz Grant Date: 08/23/2006, Expiration Date: 08/23/2016, Certifier: Dennis Kalvels
Registrant: State Of Colorado, 601 E. 18th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203, Phone: (303) 764-7700, Fax: (303) 764-7764, Email:
- Poncha Springs, Lat: 38.505444 Lon: -106.082306, Type: Tower, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQJI696
Assigned Frequencies: 3658.20 MHz Grant Date: 09/23/2008, Expiration Date: 09/23/2018, Certifier: Vincent T Jordan
Registrant: Ridgeviewtel, LLC, 1880 Industrial Circle Suite C, Longmont, CO 80501, Phone: (303) 309-4064, Fax: (303) 772-3596, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KB0WIJ
Grant Date: 05/01/1996, Expiration Date: 05/01/2006, Cancellation Date: 05/02/2008
Registrant: Timothy B Walker, Box 131, Poncha Springs, CO 81242 - Call Sign: N0IBD, Licensee ID: L00369003
Grant Date: 01/09/2007, Expiration Date: 02/20/2017, Certifier: Frederick S Rollo
Registrant: Frederick S Rollo, 450 Poncha Ave, Poncha Springs, CO 81242 - Call Sign: N0TAG, Previous Call Sign: KB0JQW, Licensee ID: L00845092
Grant Date: 04/13/2004, Expiration Date: 04/13/2014
Registrant: John C Cunningham, 400 True Avenue, Po Box 463, Poncha Springs, CO 81242 - Call Sign: N9TGZ, Licensee ID: L00814713
Grant Date: 02/18/2004, Expiration Date: 02/18/2014, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006, Certifier: Brian E Williams
Registrant: Brian E Williams, Po Box 443, Poncha Springs, CO 81242 - Call Sign: KA1CAT, Previous Call Sign: KE7EKC, Licensee ID: L00510828
Grant Date: 08/05/2005, Expiration Date: 08/05/2015, Cancellation Date: 05/16/2007, Certifier: Austin Mcgovern
Registrant: Austin Mcgovern, Poncha Springs, CO 81242-0443 - Call Sign: KC1CAT, Previous Call Sign: N9TGZ, Licensee ID: L00814713
Grant Date: 01/07/2006, Expiration Date: 01/07/2016, Cancellation Date: 03/16/2007, Certifier: Brian E Williams
Registrant: Brian E Williams, Po Box 443, Poncha Springs, CO 81242 - Call Sign: W1CAT, Previous Call Sign: KC1CAT, Licensee ID: L00814713
Grant Date: 03/16/2007, Expiration Date: 03/16/2017, Certifier: Brian E Williams
Registrant: Brian E Williams, Po Box 443, Poncha Springs, CO 81242
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 28538 , Serial Number: AA5B0667, Airworthiness Date: 11/19/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Non-Pariel LLC, 160 Pahlone Pkwy, Poncha Springs, CO 81242
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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Poncha Springs on our top lists:
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Art and design workers"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Law enforcement workers including supervisors"
- #85 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations:"
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