Baca County, Colorado (CO)

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County population in 2005: 4,069 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,458
Renter-occupied apartments: 447

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Land area: 2556 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (27.5%), Educational,health and social services (23.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 52%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 25%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Baca County, Colorado business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Baca County, Colorado:

White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
Hispanic (7.0%)
Other race (3.0%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 2,247	(49.7%)
Females: 2,270	(50.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,217
County population in 2003: 4,164
Jobs in 2003: 1,497

Total labor force in 2004: 2,393
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%

Average household size:

Baca County:	2.3 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,152 ($28,099 in 2000)

This county	$30,152
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,972

Baca County	$65,972
Colorado:	$223,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $295
Institutionalized population: 85
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Baca County in 2000: $524

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 1
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 1
Auto thefts: 0

Baca County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Baca County Colorado:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 71.7%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 24.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $314 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baca County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $716 a month.

Cities in this county include: Springfield, Walsh, Campo, Pritchett, Vilas, Two Buttes, Ute Mountain, Two Butte Creek.

Neighboring counties: Bent County , Cimarron County, Oklahoma , Union County, New Mexico , Las Animas County , Prowers County , Morton County, Kansas , Stanton County, Kansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Baca County: Picture Canyon Picnic Area (A), Dunlap Ranch (B), Colorado State University Experiment Station (C), S Crossing (D), Antelope Springs (E), East Sand Canyon Windmill (F), Baca County Fairground (G), Everett Ranch (H), Carrizo Forest Service Station (I), Carrizo Picnic Area (J), Israel Store (K), Cedar Edge School (L), Little Dandy Windmill (M), Mamnie Windmill (N), Big Rock Grange (O), McEndree Ranch (P), Bisonte (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Baca County include: Sandy Soil Church (A), Maxey Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Minneapolis Cemetery (1), Mount Carmel Cemetery (2), Springfield Cemetery (3), Mount Carmel Cemetery (4), Rodley Cemetery (5), Two Buttes Cemetery (6), Boston Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Reader Lake (A), A F Mizer Number 1 Reservoir (B), R R Rutherford Reservoir (C), Burchfield Lake (D), Hoopengarner SW-1 Reservoir (E), Hoopengarner SW-3 Reservoir (F), Hoopengarner SW-4 Reservoir (G), Jett Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willow Creek (A), Antelope Creek (B), Little Bear Creek (C), Burro Arroyo (D), Cat Creek (E), Cottonwood Creek (F), Dry Creek (G), East Carrizo Creek (H), Freezeout Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lycan Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.7%
Colorado:	3.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 112
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 112 (44% naturalized citizens)

Baca County:	2.5%
Whole state:	8.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 15
1990 to 1994: 26
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 10
1970 to 1974: 12
1970 to 1974: 15
1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.3%

Baca County marital status for males

Baca County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,847
One, attached: 31
Two: 31
3 or 4: 59
5 to 9: 27
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 341
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Baca County with a mortgage: 444 (24 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 477

Agriculture in Baca County
Average size of farms: 1777 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100495
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $109193
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $94358
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
Corn for grain: 25793 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 61222 harvested acres

Baca County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 1.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/10/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (25%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (74%)
Germany (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Poland (4%)
Canada (3%)
Netherlands (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Baca County:

United States or American (26%)
German (16%)
Irish (12%)
English (11%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Baca County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,385 (70%)
Carpooled: 264 (13%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 109 (5%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 202 (10%)

77 people in nursing homes
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $27,633.

5.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,304 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.46% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($15,464 average AGI)
2.53% relocated from other states ($11,826 average AGI)
Baca County: 2.53%
Colorado average: 4.67%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.28% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($13,101 average AGI)
3.07% relocated to other states ($9,708 average AGI)
Baca County: 3.07%
Colorado average: 3.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Prowers County, CO

1.00% ($24,643 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Baca County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Baca County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Baca County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,042 (950 aged, 92 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,432

In family households: 3,743 (1,073 male householders, 207 female householders)
1,085 spouses, 1,239 children (1,139 natural, 33 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 29 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 689 (306 male householders (282 living alone)), 321 female householders (295 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 85 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 669 2-persons, 239 3-persons, 214 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 577 1-person, 43 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

860 married couples with children.
185 single-parent households (41 men, 144 women).

94.2% of residents of Baca County speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,841,000 ($13308 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $206,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,581,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,992,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,115,000
Federal grants: $11,604,000
Federal procurement contracts: $525,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,024,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $906,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $847,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,980,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 174

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 325

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -288

Here:	-71 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Baca County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 69
1990 to 1994: 66
1980 to 1989: 253
1970 to 1979: 418
1960 to 1969: 283
1950 to 1959: 318
1940 to 1949: 371
1939 or earlier: 541

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baca County, Colorado:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 66
4 rooms: 209
5 rooms: 370
6 rooms: 339
7 rooms: 212
8 rooms: 132
9 or more rooms: 122

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baca County, Colorado:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 20
3 rooms: 69
4 rooms: 95
5 rooms: 110
6 rooms: 89
7 rooms: 18
8 rooms: 20
9 or more rooms: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baca County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 81
2 bedrooms: 422
3 bedrooms: 675
4 bedrooms: 203
5 or more bedrooms: 77

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baca County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 94
2 bedrooms: 131
3 bedrooms: 182
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Baca County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 39
1 vehicle: 344
2 vehicles: 537
3 vehicles: 378
4 vehicles: 109
5 or more vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Baca County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 34
1 vehicle: 197
2 vehicles: 172
3 vehicles: 25
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 8

64% of Baca County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Colorado.

Baca County:	63.6%
State average:	45.7%

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

This state: 2390
Northeast: 83
Midwest: 973
South: 704
West: 238

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Electricity (9%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	4.5%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	3.6%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	8.3%
Colorado:	16.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Baca County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,728,000
Welfare - Other: $1,013,000

Financial Administration: $582,000

Central Staff Services: $577,000

Health Services - Other: $249,000

Police Protection: $244,000

Fire Protection: $163,000

Parks & Recreation: $97,000

General - Other: $9,000

Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $26,000
Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $102,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $213,000
Interest Earnings: $84,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $623,000
Parks & Recreation: $37,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,190,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,869,000
Public Welfare: $978,000

General Support: $364,000

All Other: $82,000
Tax - Property: $1,505,000
NEC: $363,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,943,000

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