Chaffee County, Colorado (CO)

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County population in 2005: 16,968 (61% urban, 39% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,824
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,760

% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

Land area: 1013 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.2%), Construction (12.6%), Retail trade (12.2%), Public administration (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 65%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Chaffee County, Colorado:

White Non-Hispanic (87.3%)
Hispanic (8.6%)
Other race (4.2%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Black (1.6%)

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

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 8,637	(53.2%)
Females: 7,605	(46.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,167
County population in 2003: 16,870
Jobs in 2003: 6,671

Chaffee County,CO real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 8,072
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Chaffee County:	2.3 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,879 ($34,368 in 2000)

This county	$36,879
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $213,118

Chaffee County	$213,118
Colorado:	$223,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $517
Institutionalized population: 1,347
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Chaffee County in 2000: $932

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 30
Thefts: 80
Auto thefts: 9

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 30
Thefts: 84
Auto thefts: 7

Chaffee County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 227 buildings, average cost: $91,500
2001: 219 buildings, average cost: $97,100
2002: 230 buildings, average cost: $106,200
2003: 190 buildings, average cost: $139,800
2004: 168 buildings, average cost: $143,300
2005: 155 buildings, average cost: $142,900
2006: 162 buildings, average cost: $210,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Chaffee County Colorado:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $696 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chaffee County is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $909 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salida, Buena Vista, Poncha Springs.

Neighboring counties: Fremont County , Gunnison County , Lake County , Park County , Pitkin County , Saguache County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Chaffee County: Pine Creek School (A), Rancho Sawatch (B), Collegiate Peaks Campground (C), Riverside School (D), Colt Spring Campground (E), Shayano State Fish Hatchery (F), Angel of Shavano Campground (G), Garfield Campground (H), Cottonwood Campground (I), T-Cross Ranch (J), Cottonwood Lake Campground (K), Cottonwood Lake Picnic Ground (L), Goddard Ranch (M), Gold Bug Mine (N), Wilmot Ranch (O), Halfway Station (P), Hangmans Cabin (Q), Hecla Junction (R), Hughes Meadow Campground (S), Beavr City (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Cleora Cemetery (2), Centerville Cemetery (3), Woodlawn Cemetery (4), Windfield Cemetery (5), Granite Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Tunnel Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Upper Hancock Lake (C), Upper Pomeroy Lake (D), Crystal Lake (E), Ann, Lake (F), Anglemeyer Lake (G), Grizzly Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Williams Hamm Ditch (A), Willow Creek (B), Woodchopper Creek (C), Baldwin Creek (D), Bassam Creek (E), Bear Creek (F), Blackbear Creek (G), Cache Creek (H), Chalk Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Chaffee County: Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Colorado:	3.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 507
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 323 (56% naturalized citizens)

Chaffee County:	2.0%
Whole state:	8.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 51
1990 to 1994: 23
1985 to 1989: 34
1980 to 1984: 25
1975 to 1979: 19
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 12
1965 to 1969: 154

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.3%

Chaffee County marital status for males

Chaffee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,933
One, attached: 188
Two: 154
3 or 4: 138
5 to 9: 228
10 to 19: 97
20 or more: 107
Mobile homes: 1,464
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 83

Housing units in Chaffee County with a mortgage: 1,829 (196 second mortgage, 178 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,456

Agriculture in Chaffee County
Average size of farms: 336 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $40266
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $264.52
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.27%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42793
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.66%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $122687
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.26

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Public administration (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (16%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Germany (18%)
Canada (16%)
Italy (12%)
Guatemala (10%)
Mexico (8%)
Korea (7%)
United Kingdom (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chaffee County:

German (22%)
English (13%)
Irish (11%)
Italian (8%)
United States or American (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (3%)

Chaffee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,816 (72%)
Carpooled: 871 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 35 (1%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 62 (1%)
Walked: 266 (4%)
Other means: 56 (1%)
Worked at home: 554 (8%)

People in group quarters in Chaffee County, Colorado

1238 people in state prisons
82 people in nursing homes
27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,660.

10.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,160 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.11%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.03% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($23,592 average AGI)
4.08% relocated from other states ($13,569 average AGI)
Chaffee County: 4.08%
Colorado average: 4.67%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from El Paso County, CO	0.74% ($41,023 average AGI)
from Fremont County, CO	0.74% ($31,773)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.45% ($50,852)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.35% ($92,667)
from Boulder County, CO	0.33% ($56,950)
from Denver County, CO	0.32% ($21,421)
from Larimer County, CO	0.30% ($30,500)

9.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,391 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.70%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.77% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($20,855 average AGI)
3.93% relocated to other states ($11,536 average AGI)
Chaffee County: 3.93%
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 Fremont County, CO	0.87% ($33,904 average AGI)
to El Paso County, CO	0.74% ($52,659)
to Mesa County, CO	0.40% ($24,500)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.35% ($38,905)
to Denver County, CO	0.32% ($25,421)
to Larimer County, CO	0.27% ($39,000)
to Arapahoe County, CO	0.25% ($23,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Births per 1000 population in Chaffee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Chaffee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Chaffee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,234 (2,887 aged, 347 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,865

In family households: 12,173 (3,652 male householders, 728 female householders)
3,749 spouses, 3,587 children (3,212 natural, 137 adopted, 238 stepchildren), 164 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 55 other relatives, 117 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,692 (1,062 male householders (804 living alone)), 1,170 female householders (1,063 living alone)), 460 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,377 (1,358 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,449 2-persons, 814 3-persons, 729 4-persons, 272 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,867 1-person, 305 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 15 4-persons.

2,337 married couples with children.
644 single-parent households (153 men, 491 women).

91.3% of residents of Chaffee County speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $85,625,000 ($5056 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,234,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,058,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,746,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $56,000
Federal grants: $13,399,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,247,000 ($37,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,119,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $411,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,289,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,382,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 760

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 745

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +42

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +690

Here:	+41 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Chaffee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.58 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 447
1995 to 1998: 944
1990 to 1994: 654
1980 to 1989: 1,043
1970 to 1979: 1,668
1960 to 1969: 939
1950 to 1959: 609
1940 to 1949: 276
1939 or earlier: 1,812

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 148
3 rooms: 239
4 rooms: 657
5 rooms: 1,211
6 rooms: 1,212
7 rooms: 679
8 rooms: 423
9 or more rooms: 249

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

1 room: 74
2 rooms: 122
3 rooms: 305
4 rooms: 464
5 rooms: 433
6 rooms: 216
7 rooms: 75
8 rooms: 38
9 or more rooms: 33

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

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 375
2 bedrooms: 1,272
3 bedrooms: 2,425
4 bedrooms: 566
5 or more bedrooms: 165

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chaffee County:

no bedroom: 75
1 bedroom: 413
2 bedrooms: 716
3 bedrooms: 492
4 bedrooms: 50
5 or more bedrooms: 14

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

no vehicle: 147
1 vehicle: 1,098
2 vehicles: 2,081
3 vehicles: 1,069
4 vehicles: 309
5 or more vehicles: 120

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

no vehicle: 203
1 vehicle: 760
2 vehicles: 587
3 vehicles: 155
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 20

49% of Chaffee 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, 51% lived in Colorado.

Chaffee County:	48.6%
State average:	45.7%

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

This state: 7142
Northeast: 970
Midwest: 3734
South: 2254
West: 1694

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $189,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (51%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Wood (9%)
Electricity (7%)
Solar energy (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (67%)
Electricity (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Wood (6%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 145

Here:	9.6%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125

Here:	13.1%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 52

Here:	13.9%
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)

Chaffee County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $89,000
Charges - All Other: $1,516,000
Solid Waste Management: $562,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $200,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,460,000
Regular Highways: $1,456,000

Welfare - Other: $944,000

Police Protection: $907,000

General - Other: $856,000

Health Services - Other: $842,000

Financial Administration: $620,000

Corrections - Other: $421,000

Solid Waste Management: $364,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $304,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $259,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $236,000

General Public Buildings: $231,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $210,000

Air Transportation: $199,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $189,000

Natural Resources - Other: $122,000

Parks & Recreation: $108,000

Fire Protection: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $557,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $385,000
General Revenue, NEC: $68,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $474,000
Regular Highways: $364,000

Solid Waste Management: $209,000

Air Transportation: $73,000

Welfare - Other: $16,000

Health - Other: $14,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,132,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,872,000
Public Welfare: $1,348,000

All Other: $429,000

Health & Hospitals: $63,000

General Support: $10,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $2,187,000
Property: $1,578,000

NEC: $324,000

Other Selective Sales: $220,000

Motor Vehicle License: $46,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,278,000

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