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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%).
Detached houses: $327,506Here:$327,506State:$322,490 Townhouses or other attached units: $391,910Here:$391,910State:$250,501 In 2-unit structures: $305,926Here:$305,926State:$264,083 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $257,380Here:$257,380State:$224,676 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $904,748Here:$904,748State:$210,473 Mobile homes: $110,616Here:$110,616State:$53,488 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $59,010Here:$59,010State:$69,208
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):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.6% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.9%
McCain (Republican): 49.5% Obama (Democratic): 49.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $745 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $744 (0.3%)
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.
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Notable locations in Chaffee County: Riverside School (A), Pine Creek School (B), Berrian School (C), Indian Flats (D), Rancho Sawatch (E), Colt Spring Campground (F), Cottonwood Campground (G), Hughes Meadow Campground (H), Collegiate Peaks Campground (I), Little Johns Cabin (J), Hamilton (K), Halfway Station (L), Hangmans Cabin (M), Oklahoma State University Engineering Camp (N), Wilmot Ranch (O), Mears Junction (P), Blanchard Ranch (Q), Chalk Lake Campground (R), Mount Princeton Campground (S), Beavr City (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Centerville Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Granite Cemetery (3), Windfield Cemetery (4), Woodlawn Cemetery (5), Cleora Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ptarmigan Lake (A), Hartenstein Lake (B), Silver King Lake (C), Anglemeyer Lake (D), Waterdog Lakes (E), Hunt Lake (F), O'Haver Lake (G), Dry Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grey Copper Creek (A), Pioneer Ditch (B), Tiger Lily Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Columbia Creek (E), Cache Creek (F), Clear Creek (G), Blackbear Creek (H), Del Monte Ditch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Chaffee County: Riverside School (A), Pine Creek School (B), Berrian School (C), Indian Flats (D), Rancho Sawatch (E), Colt Spring Campground (F), Cottonwood Campground (G), Hughes Meadow Campground (H), Collegiate Peaks Campground (I), Little Johns Cabin (J), Hamilton (K), Halfway Station (L), Hangmans Cabin (M), Oklahoma State University Engineering Camp (N), Wilmot Ranch (O), Mears Junction (P), Blanchard Ranch (Q), Chalk Lake Campground (R), Mount Princeton Campground (S), Beavr City (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Centerville Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Granite Cemetery (3), Windfield Cemetery (4), Woodlawn Cemetery (5), Cleora Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Ptarmigan Lake (A), Hartenstein Lake (B), Silver King Lake (C), Anglemeyer Lake (D), Waterdog Lakes (E), Hunt Lake (F), O'Haver Lake (G), Dry Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grey Copper Creek (A), Pioneer Ditch (B), Tiger Lily Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Columbia Creek (E), Cache Creek (F), Clear Creek (G), Blackbear Creek (H), Del Monte Ditch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Fremont County , Gunnison County , Lake County , Park County , Pitkin County , Saguache County .
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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.3%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Chaffee County (%):
10.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,160 average adjusted gross income)
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%
9.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,391 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 1.9
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%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 232.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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.
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).
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)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $189,800
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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 (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $562,000
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
General Revenue, NEC: $68,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
Solid Waste Management: $209,000
Air Transportation: $73,000
Welfare - Other: $16,000
Health - Other: $14,000
Public Welfare: $1,348,000
All Other: $429,000
Health & Hospitals: $63,000
General Support: $10,000
Property: $1,578,000
NEC: $324,000
Other Selective Sales: $220,000
Motor Vehicle License: $46,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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