Bent County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.1%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Bent County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 3,379	(56.3%)
Females: 2,619	(43.7%)

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Bent County:	2.5 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,897
Colorado:	$55,212

This county:	$396
State:	$693

Bent County:	$87,777
Colorado:	$233,900

Detached houses: $126,703

Here:	$126,703
State:	$321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $66,634

Here:	$66,634
State:	$242,417

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,485

Here:	$114,485
State:	$203,199

Mobile homes: $39,917

Here:	$39,917
State:	$53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,333

Here:	$28,333
State:	$69,208

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 16
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 10
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	19.5%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bent County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Las Animas, McClave, Purgatoire Valley.

Neighboring counties: Baca County , Kiowa County , Las Animas County , Otero County , Prowers County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bent County: Porterfield Windmill (A), Prairie View School (B), Selders Ranch (C), East Canyon Windmill (D), Spady Cow Camp (E), Cordes-Oberlander Ranch (F), East Parsons Windmill (G), East Pasture Windmill (H), Tree Top Ranch (I), Barnhart Windmill (J), Good Intent School (K), Hackamore Ranch (L), J J Windmill (M), Las Animas Country Club (N), McAfee Windmill (O), McIntosh Ranch (P), Bishop Ranch (Q), Floating W Ranch (R), North Mesa Canyon Windmill (S), North Mesa Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Bent County: Riverview Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Fort Lyon National Cemetery (1), Hight Cemetery (2), The Home Cemetery (3), Union Valley Cemetery (4), Little Kansas Cemetery (5), Pruett Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Long Lake (A), Denny Lake (B), Heinan Lake (C), Adobe Creek Reservoir (D), Las Animas Fish Hatchery Reservoir (E), Jims Pond (F), Blue Lake Reservoir (G), West Parsons Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adobe Creek (A), Alkali Arroyo (B), Caddoa Creek (C), Cottonwood Creek (D), Dry Creek (E), Gageby Creek (F), McRae Arroyo (G), Lew Smith Creek (H), Mud Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bent County include: Las Animas State Fish Hatchery (1), Nelson Park (2), Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (3), Bents New Fort Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
Colorado:	7.4%

Current college students: 232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 266 (32% naturalized citizens)

Bent County:	4.4%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,767
• One, attached: 40
• Two: 66
• 3 or 4: 84
• 5 to 9: 30
• 10 to 19: 13
• 20 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 346
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Bent County with a mortgage: 472 (39 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 409

Here:	53.6% with mortgage
State:	79.2% with mortgage

Bent County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/11/1997, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused $200,000 in damages.

Bent County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/1/1996 at 05:44:22, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Bent County center
On 1/2/1998 at 15:47:16, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/1/1996 at 05:55:54, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/1/1996 at 03:09:28, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from Bent County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,634 (76%) Carpooled: 256 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 115 (5%) Other means: 12 (1%) Worked at home: 133 (6%)

6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.97%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.74% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($15,913 average AGI)
2.23% relocated from other states ($7,777 average AGI)

Bent County:	2.23%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Prowers County, CO	1.22% ($27,333 average AGI)
from Otero County, CO	0.68% ($26,100)

8.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,705 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.76%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.84% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($17,348 average AGI)
2.92% relocated to other states ($10,356 average AGI)

Bent County:	2.92%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Otero County, CO	1.20% ($18,667 average AGI)
to Prowers County, CO	0.93% ($29,714)
to Pueblo County, CO	0.73% ($28,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 893 (726 aged, 167 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,368 (1,095 male householders, 298 female householders)

  1,099 spouses, 1,515 children (1,398 natural, 46 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 181 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 56 other relatives, 79 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 689 (312 male householders (279 living alone)), 296 female householders (269 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 941 (928 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 630 2-persons, 303 3-persons, 246 4-persons, 120 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 548 1-person, 47 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

83.2% of residents of Bent County speak English at home.
15.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $45,127,000 ($8044 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,139,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,075,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,178,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,043,000
Federal grants: $11,452,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,346,000 ($1,064,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,034,000 ($293,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,134,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,172,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,681,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	-77 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.5

Here:	4.8
State:	3.9

50% of Bent County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Colorado.

Bent County:	50.0%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 3417
• Northeast: 180
• Midwest: 806
• South: 510
• West: 806

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000

Here:	3.2%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	7.7%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	7.4%
Colorado:	16.7%

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