Routt County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.7. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 7.17. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.8%
(4.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Colorado: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.1% | | Whole state: | 64.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Yampa, CO
Yampa compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below 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 below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (16%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Routt County Colorado:
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Religion statistics for Yampa (based on Routt County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.54%
| Here |  | 30.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Jewish |
| Adherents | 51.0% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 4.2% |
| Congregations | 10.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
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| Name | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | LDS (Mormon) Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 4.1% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 5.4% |
| Congregations | 10.0% | 5.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% | 30.0% |
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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: 5 | Routt County: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Routt County: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Routt County: | 6.73 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 62 | Here: | 27.80 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 3.9% | | Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Routt County: | 13.0% | | Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.9% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,786 | $33,432 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,786 | $33,432 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $200 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,383 | $40,596 | 2 | $1,753 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $245 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $8,955 | $35,820 | 4 | $2,198 |
Yampa government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $56,000 ($131.15)
All Other: $4,000 ($9.37)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $67,000 ($156.91)
Financial Administration: $56,000 ($131.15)
Sewerage: $55,000 ($128.81)
Regular Highways: $53,000 ($124.12)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($9.37)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($2.34)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000 ($4.68)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $118,000 ($276.35)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $111,000 ($259.95)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000 ($16.39)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000 ($56.21)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($4.68)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $546,000 ($1278.69)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $75,000 ($175.64)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000 ($28.10)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000 ($32.79)
General Support: $14,000 ($32.79)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $51,000 ($119.44)
Property: $43,000 ($100.70)
NEC: $7,000 ($16.39)
Motor Vehicle License: $2,000 ($4.68)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $82,000 ($192.04)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($14.05)
12.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,890 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.17% | | Colorado average: | 10.77% |
0.53% of residents moved from foreign countries ($168 average AGI)| Routt County: | 0.53% | | Colorado average: | 0.18% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,689 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.28% | | Colorado average: | 10.03% |
0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($407 average AGI)| Routt County: | 0.26% | | Colorado average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Yampa:
- 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.)
- KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRKY (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANBY, CO; Owner: GRAND COUNTY WIRELESS, INC.)
- KBCR (1230 AM; 1 kW; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Owner: KBCR, INC.)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Yampa:
- KFMU-FM (104.1 FM; OAK CREEK, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
- K259AC (99.7 FM; GYPSUM, ETC., CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
- KTUN (101.5 FM; EAGLE, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
- KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
- KRKM (106.3 FM; KREMMLING, CO; Owner: GRAND COUNTY WIRELESS, INC.)
- KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
- KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
- 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)
- KIDN-FM (95.9 FM; HAYDEN, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
- K238AB (95.5 FM; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
- K288BQ (105.5 FM; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
- K203BQ (88.5 FM; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
- KBCR-FM (96.9 FM; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Owner: KBCR, INC.)
- KRMR (107.3 FM; HAYDEN, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Yampa:
- K02DY (Channel 2; OAK CREEK, CO; Owner: YAMPA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K09IF (Channel 9; OAK CREEK, ETC., CO; Owner: YAMPA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K12KR (Channel 12; TOPONAS, CO; Owner: YAMPA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K06CH (Channel 6; OAK CREEK, ETC., CO; Owner: YAMPA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Mp 158.9, Mft Sub, 3 Mi Sse Of (Lat: 40.112000 Lon: -106.886250), Type: Pole, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WPKW270
Assigned Frequencies: 160.920 MHz, 160.455 MHz Grant Date: 06/04/2002, Expiration Date: 08/12/2012, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas Street Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-5005, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - YAMPA, 8.9 Mi Nnw (Lat: 40.264972 Lon: -107.004750), Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 29 m, Call Sign: WPNG890
Assigned Frequencies: 11143.7 MHz Grant Date: 01/15/2008, Expiration Date: 02/14/2018
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KA0MLM
Grant Date: 04/04/1989, Expiration Date: 04/04/1999, Cancellation Date: 04/05/2001
Registrant: Lucile D Rauch, Yampa, CO 80483 - Call Sign: N0IDH, Licensee ID: L01269794
Grant Date: 04/18/2007, Expiration Date: 05/02/2017
Registrant: Helen E Rudeen, 413 Main St, Yampa, CO 80483 - Call Sign: N0NQ, Previous Call Sign: NH6S, Licensee ID: L00727786
Grant Date: 08/29/2003, Expiration Date: 08/29/2013, Certifier: Paul A Silva
Registrant: Paul A Silva, 325 Main St., Yampa, CO 80483-0143
| Most common first names in Yampa, CO among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Helen | 3 | 87.4 years |
| Mary | 3 | 72.3 years |
| Evelyn | 2 | 61.0 years |
| Herbert | 2 | 70.4 years |
| Alma | 2 | 76.5 years |
| Charles | 2 | 79.5 years |
| Joseph | 2 | 71.0 years |
| Most common last names in Yampa, CO among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Maijala | 6 | 77.8 years |
| Carnahan | 4 | 76.7 years |
| Jones | 4 | 81.3 years |
| Farrington | 2 | 72.0 years |
| Koler | 2 | 65.0 years |
| Bemis | 2 | 72.0 years |
| Hodge | 2 | 83.5 years |
| Crowner | 2 | 91.0 years |
| Easterly | 2 | 82.0 years |
| Edwards | 2 | 72.5 years |
Businesses in Yampa, CO
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Data processing and other information services"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Book stores and news dealers"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Rail transportation"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Office supplies and stationery stores"
- #56 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Child care workers"
- #42 (80483) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Australian first ancestries"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
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