Archuleta County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Construction (18.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (16.7%), Retail trade (13.7%), Educational,health and social services (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Archuleta County, Colorado business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Archuleta County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 5,016	(50.7%)
Females: 4,882	(49.3%)

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Archuleta County:	2.5 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county	$40,670
Colorado:	$50,652

Archuleta County	$233,482
Colorado:	$223,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 77
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 78
• Thefts: 89
• Auto thefts: 7

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Archuleta County is $573 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $721 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $877 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pagosa Springs, Arboles.

2005 air pollution in Archuleta County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 77 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Conejos County , Rio Arriba County, New Mexico , San Juan County, New Mexico , Hinsdale County , La Plata County , Mineral County , Rio Grande County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Archuleta County: Piedra Forest Service Facility (A), Piedra Hunter Campground (B), Red Ryder Rodeo Grounds (C), Saddleback Ranch (D), Shamrock Ranch (E), Snow Angel Ranch (F), East Fork Campground (G), Squaretop Guard Station (H), Texas Ranch (I), The Cow Camp (J), Three Meadows Ranch (K), Three Quarter Circles Ranch (L), Treasure Guard Station (M), Tres Piedras Ranch (N), Turkey Springs Campground (O), Turkey Springs Guard Station (P), V Rock Trailhead (Q), Banded Peak Ranch (R), Cresco (S), Yellowjacket Guard Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Twin Lakes (A), Mystery Lake (B), Quartz Lake (C), Ann, Lake (D), Chama Lake (E), Crater Lake (F), Cox Lakes (G), Price Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Williams Creek (A), Quien Sabe Creek (B), Aspen Creek (C), Augustora Creek (D), Yellowjacket Creek (E), Gordon Creek (F), Bear Creek (G), Bearwallow Creek (H), Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Archuleta County: Devil Creek State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Chimney Rock Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.4%
Colorado:	3.7%

Current college students: 141
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 290 (54% naturalized citizens)

Archuleta County:	2.9%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,024
• One, attached: 118
• Two: 208
• 3 or 4: 259
• 5 to 9: 466
• 10 to 19: 106
• 20 or more: 44
• Mobile homes: 880
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 107

Housing units in Archuleta County with a mortgage: 1,226 (108 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 551

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,153 (71%) Carpooled: 689 (15%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 170 (4%) Other means: 66 (1%) Worked at home: 376 (8%)

12.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,622 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.47%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.91% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($14,304 average AGI)
8.55% relocated from other states ($41,318 average AGI)

Archuleta County:	8.55%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from La Plata County, CO	1.18% ($39,702 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.38% ($56,933)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.33% ($123,769)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.30% ($86,500)
from Orange County, CA	0.28% ($41,455)
from El Paso County, CO	0.28% ($35,636)
from San Diego County, CA	0.28% ($55,636)

9.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,046 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.61%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.82% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($10,919 average AGI)
6.79% relocated to other states ($34,127 average AGI)

Archuleta County:	6.79%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to La Plata County, CO	0.73% ($55,286 average AGI)
to San Juan County, NM	0.39% ($29,400)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.36% ($39,214)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.31% ($15,750)
to El Paso County, CO	0.26% ($27,200)
to Larimer County, CO	0.26% ($48,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,568 (1,373 aged, 195 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,452 (2,403 male householders, 482 female householders)

  2,445 spouses, 2,647 children (2,346 natural, 118 adopted, 183 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 90 other relatives, 198 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,366 (564 male householders (412 living alone)), 540 female householders (466 living alone)), 262 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 80 (61 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,477 2-persons, 583 3-persons, 504 4-persons, 234 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 878 1-person, 200 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

88.1% of residents of Archuleta County speak English at home.
9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,249,000 ($4154 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,946,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,017,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,047,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $27,000
Federal grants: $10,145,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,295,000 ($745,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,717,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $602,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,181,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,599,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	24 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	+140 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.5

Here:	4.4
State:	3.9

42% of Archuleta County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Colorado.

Archuleta County:	42.3%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 2915
• Northeast: 701
• Midwest: 1807
• South: 1788
• West: 2350

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $186,300

Here:	10.2%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	7.7%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	19.0%
Colorado:	16.7%

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