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Arapahoe County, Colorado business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Arapahoe County, Colorado:
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Health of residents in Arapahoe County based on 1433 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 3.7. This is better than average. 82.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average. 37.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average. 45.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 64.8% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 76.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average. Average weight of males is 187 pounds. This is about average. Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is about average. 24.8% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.5%
Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Arapahoe 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: Southglenn, Littleton, Englewood, Castlewood, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, Sheridan, Glendale, Byers, Columbine Valley.
2005 air pollution in Arapahoe County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 8.2 µg/m3. Below U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 22 µg/m3. Below U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Denver County , Adams County , Denver County , Douglas County , Elbert County , Jefferson County , Jefferson County , Lincoln County , Washington County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Arapahoe County: Arrow K Ranch (A), Cross J Ranch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Running Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoirs: Noonen Reservoir Number 2 (A), Noonen Reservoir (B), Jolly John Reservoir (C), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 2 (D), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Wilson Creek (A), Cottonwood Creek (B), First Creek (C), Middle Bijou Creek (D), Middlemist Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Arapahoe County: Arrow K Ranch (A), Cross J Ranch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Running Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Noonen Reservoir Number 2 (A), Noonen Reservoir (B), Jolly John Reservoir (C), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 2 (D), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Wilson Creek (A), Cottonwood Creek (B), First Creek (C), Middle Bijou Creek (D), Middlemist Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 27,529 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 53,442 (37% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.1%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Arapahoe County with a mortgage: 94,874 (15,910 second mortgage, 9,471 home equity loan, 546 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 17,239
Means of transportation to work
11.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,670 average adjusted gross income)
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($448 average AGI)Arapahoe County: 0.14%Colorado average: 0.18% 7.62% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($27,554 average AGI) 3.87% relocated from other states ($16,668 average AGI)Arapahoe County: 3.87%Colorado average: 4.67%
11.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,078 average adjusted gross income)
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($396 average AGI)Arapahoe County: 0.09%Colorado average: 0.12% 7.90% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($31,772 average AGI) 3.61% relocated to other states ($16,910 average AGI)Arapahoe County: 3.61%Colorado average: 3.96%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 47,245 (41,721 aged, 5,524 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household type by relationship
99,466 spouses, 147,188 children (135,265 natural, 4,202 adopted, 7,721 stepchildren), 4,780 grandchildren, 4,398 brothers or sisters, 3,496 parents, 7,288 other relatives, 9,657 non-relatives
Size of family households: 50,370 2-persons, 29,884 3-persons, 27,940 4-persons, 11,830 5-persons, 4,331 6-persons, 2,113 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 51,389 1-person, 11,173 2-persons, 1,443 3-persons, 311 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
92,933 married couples with children. 27,714 single-parent households (6,319 men, 21,395 women).
84.5% of residents of Arapahoe County speak English at home. 8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $2,475,281,000 ($4735 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $757,513,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,051,490,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $289,869,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,854,000 Federal grants: $224,378,000 Federal procurement contracts: $650,874,000 ($450,432,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $253,815,000 ($130,348,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,022,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,350,576,000 Federal Government insurance: $137,105,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 95.42 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)
46% of Arapahoe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $170,700
Parks & Recreation: $39,000
Sewerage: $2,850,000
Police Protection: $587,000
Central Staff Services: $185,000
Health Services - Other: $35,502,000
Police Protection: $31,954,000
Corrections - Other: $23,138,000
Regular Highways: $19,762,000
Financial Administration: $18,680,000
Central Staff Services: $16,994,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,536,000
General - Other: $9,912,000
General Public Buildings: $5,639,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,048,000
Sewerage: $1,082,000
Parks & Recreation: $454,000
General Support: $1,026,000
Interest Earnings: $2,871,000
Property Sale Other: $1,666,000
Police Protection: $2,305,000
Central Staff: $1,162,000
Sewerage: $945,000
Parks & Recreation: $113,000
Judicial: $59,000
Welfare - Other: $28,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
All Other: $23,048,000
Health & Hospitals: $11,131,000
Highways: $7,528,000
General Support: $1,115,000
NEC: $3,133,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,130,000
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