Adams County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	33%

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Races in Adams County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	31.4 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 184,476	(50.7%)
Females: 179,381	(49.3%)

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Adams County:	2.8 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county:	$52,110
Colorado:	$55,212

This county:	$717
State:	$693

Adams County:	$199,900
Colorado:	$233,900

Detached houses: $248,390

Here:	$248,390
State:	$321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,215

Here:	$178,215
State:	$242,417

In 2-unit structures: $233,769

Here:	$233,769
State:	$375,414

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,218

Here:	$193,218
State:	$222,440

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $134,776

Here:	$134,776
State:	$203,199

Mobile homes: $32,370

Here:	$32,370
State:	$53,488

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 23
• Robberies: 81
• Assaults: 326
• Burglaries: 835
• Thefts: 2309
• Auto thefts: 1011

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 11
• Rapes: 33
• Robberies: 78
• Assaults: 295
• Burglaries: 863
• Thefts: 2225
• Auto thefts: 891

Health of residents in Adams County based on 919 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
74.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
37.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
49.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
57.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
62.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 155 pounds. This is about average.
29.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Adams County:	13.9%
Colorado:	12.0%

Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1262 a month.

Cities in this county include: Aurora, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn, Commerce City, Brighton, Sherrelwood, Welby, Federal Heights, Berkley.

2005 air pollution in Adams County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Lead: 0.56 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Significanly above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 39 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 97 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 22 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County , Boulder County , Denver County , Jefferson County , Morgan County , Washington County , Weld County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Adams County: Adams County Road Station (A), Plainview School (B), Range View School (C), Staple D Ranch (D), Sunnydale Community House (E), Sunrise School (F), Busy Bee School (G), Living Springs Ranch (H), Bigger Ranch (I), Munson Ranch (J), Opportunity School (K), Patton Ranch (L), Green Valley Grange Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bennett Cemetery (1), Woolsey Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: No Name 1-1 Number 1 Reservoir (A), Barr Lake (B), Boot Lake Reservoir (C), Bootleg Reservoir (D), Bowles Reservoir Number 2 (E), Bramkamp Reservoir (F), Meeks Reservoir Number 1 (G), Meeks Reservoir Number 2 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Creek (A), East Bijou Creek (B), Hoffman Creek (C), Sherman Ranch Slough (D), Little Muddy Creek (E), Poision Springs Creek (F), West Bijou Creek (G), West Fork San Arroyo Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.5%
Colorado:	7.4%

Current college students: 15,697
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 45,588 (27% naturalized citizens)

Adams County:	12.5%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 80,553
• One, attached: 8,158
• Two: 1,557
• 3 or 4: 3,647
• 5 to 9: 5,468
• 10 to 19: 8,553
• 20 or more: 11,550
• Mobile homes: 13,003
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 105

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 61,241 (12,884 second mortgage, 5,339 home equity loan, 217 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,859

Here:	83.8% with mortgage
State:	79.2% with mortgage

Adams County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 43 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/3/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Adams County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 40.0 miles away from Adams County center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.0 miles away from Adams County center
On 9/12/1990 at 21:38:57, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 135,663 (76%) Carpooled: 25,802 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 7,407 (4%) Streetcar or trolley car: 108 (0%) Subway or elevated: 20 (0%) Railroad: 23 (0%) Taxi: 66 (0%) Motorcycle: 284 (0%) Bicycle: 300 (0%) Walked: 2,433 (1%) Other means: 975 (1%) Worked at home: 5,491 (3%)

11.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.55%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($135 average AGI)

Adams County:	0.06%
Colorado average:	0.18%

8.46% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($28,631 average AGI)
3.03% relocated from other states ($10,888 average AGI)

Adams County:	3.03%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Denver County, CO	2.35% ($34,514 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	2.20% ($41,161)
from Arapahoe County, CO	1.34% ($40,437)
from Boulder County, CO	0.53% ($43,000)
from Weld County, CO	0.51% ($36,476)
from Larimer County, CO	0.21% ($35,801)
from Douglas County, CO	0.20% ($59,355)

10.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.40%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($126 average AGI)

Adams County:	0.04%
Colorado average:	0.12%

7.59% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($27,505 average AGI)
2.77% relocated to other states ($11,342 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.77%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Denver County, CO	1.90% ($30,013 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO	1.80% ($37,014)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.31% ($32,985)
to Weld County, CO	0.69% ($46,026)
to Boulder County, CO	0.39% ($40,704)
to Douglas County, CO	0.25% ($56,991)
to Larimer County, CO	0.18% ($41,898)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 38,254 (31,739 aged, 6,515 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 313,778 (70,459 male householders, 22,232 female householders)

  71,194 spouses, 115,277 children (104,786 natural, 3,242 adopted, 7,249 stepchildren), 7,927 grandchildren, 4,851 brothers or sisters, 2,696 parents, 8,962 other relatives, 10,180 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 46,656 (18,656 male householders (13,219 living alone)), 16,943 female householders (13,998 living alone)), 11,057 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,423 (2,661 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 33,003 2-persons, 21,558 3-persons, 20,085 4-persons, 10,147 5-persons, 4,809 6-persons, 3,089 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,217 1-person, 6,778 2-persons, 994 3-persons, 394 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

78.4% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,603,376,000 ($4113 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $276,787,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $536,237,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $297,531,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,569,000
Federal grants: $286,235,000
Federal procurement contracts: $239,902,000 ($188,291,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $232,902,000 ($59,642,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,452,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,427,715,000
Federal Government insurance: $84,311,000

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	28 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+35 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	+36 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 75.05 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Here:	3.9
State:	3.9

46% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Colorado.

Adams County:	45.7%
State average:	45.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 175535
• Northeast: 15462
• Midwest: 58285
• South: 26771
• West: 39187

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $164,300

Here:	5.9%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	6.4%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	21.0%
Colorado:	16.7%

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