County population in 2014: 5,360 (all rural); it was 5,518 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 553 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 377 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 990 Renter-occupied apartments: 376 (it was 368 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
34%
Land area: 789 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Crowley County: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $32,836 ($26,803 in 1999)
This county:
$32,836
Colorado:
$63,909
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $481 (lower quartile is $338, upper quartile is $595)
This county:
$481
State:
$987
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $87,156 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Crowley:
$87,156
Colorado:
$283,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,509 - $133,707 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $961 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $306
Institutionalized population: 2,682
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 0
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: 7
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $557 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $340 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 33.4%
(31.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 88.9% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 30.1% for other race residents, 48.1% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 30.3%
Crowley County:
30.3%
Colorado:
11.5%
(28.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 80.8% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 21.4% for other race residents, 42.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 35 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 30 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 40 years old, American Indian residents: 36 years old, Asian residents: 76 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 12 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crowley 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.
Current college students: 370 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 58 (62% naturalized citizens)
Crowley County:
1.1%
Whole state:
8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 10
1985 to 1989: 3
1980 to 1984: 11
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 16
Note: State values scaled to Crowley County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,187
One, attached: 12
Two: 14
3 or 4: 30
5 to 9: 26
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 263
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Crowley County with a mortgage: 288 (28 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 277
Here:
51.0% with mortgage
State:
79.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Crowley County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
1,092
1
Evangelical Protestant
378
5
Mainline Protestant
312
4
Other
2
-
None
4,039
-
Crowley County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Crowley County:
1.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Crowley County:
1.51 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
This county:
3.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Crowley County:
5.0%
Colorado:
5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Crowley County:
19.6%
State:
18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.8%
State:
9.6%
Agriculture in Crowley County:
Average size of farms: 1730 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $246,008 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.97% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $229,352 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $87,030 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.63% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.32 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.51% Corn for grain: 185 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Crowley County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Colorado state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 104.9 miles away from Crowley County center On 1/3/2007 at 14:34:38, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 100.3 miles away from the county center On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the county center On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 303.2 miles away from the county center On 3/22/2004 at 12:09:56, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 111.1 miles away from Crowley County center On 8/1/2004 at 06:50:47, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 117.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Colorado Ordway Fire, Incident Period: April 15, 2008 to April 17, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 15, 2008, FEMA Id: 2760, Natural disaster type: Fire
Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3271: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3271, Natural disaster type: Snow
Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
Colorado Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 11, 2001 to April 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1374: May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 1374, Natural disaster type: Storm
Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 29, 1999 to May 19, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1276: May 17, 1999, FEMA Id: 1276, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Colorado Flooding, Incident Period: July 28, 1997 to August 12, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1186: August 01, 1997, FEMA Id: 1186, Natural disaster type: Flood
Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought
Colorado TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-200: June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: 200, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Crowley County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 3
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Production occupations (4%)
Sales and related occupations (20%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (78%)
Germany (9%)
Hungary (5%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Canada (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crowley County (%):
German (21%)
United States or American (12%)
Irish (9%)
English (8%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 977 (72%)
Carpooled: 185 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 87 (6%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 83 (6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Crowley County, Colorado in 2000:
1,062 people in other types of correctional institutions
885 people in state prisons
39 people in nursing homes
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Crowley County, Colorado in 2010:
2,647 people in state prisons
25 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
10 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $34,733.
9.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($24,626 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.59%
Colorado average:
9.68%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.43% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($18,549 average AGI)
3.16% relocated from other states ($6,077 average AGI)
Crowley County:
3.16%
Colorado average:
4.25%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,420 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.63%
Colorado average:
9.12%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.86% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($20,123 average AGI)
2.77% relocated to other states ($9,296 average AGI)
Crowley County:
2.77%
Colorado average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Crowley County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 668 (512 aged, 156 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 123 (16%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Crowley County, Colorado in 1999 - 2014:
682 married couples with children.
251 single-parent households (65 men, 186 women).
85.3% of residents of Crowley County speak English at home.
13.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $25,707,000 ($4,686 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $511,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,826,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,825,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,791,000 Federal grants: $7,055,000 Federal procurement contracts: $267,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $943,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $124,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,043,000 Federal Government insurance: $502,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 240
Here:
44 per 1000 residents
State:
76 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 250
Here:
46 per 1000 residents
State:
32 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -4
Here:
-1 per 1000 residents
State:
+24 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -94
Here:
-17 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Crowley County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.83 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
3.9
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 2
2000 to 2009: 116
1990 to 1999: 171
1980 to 1989: 124
1970 to 1979: 177
1960 to 1969: 112
1950 to 1959: 167
1940 to 1949: 126
1939 or earlier: 534
Note: State values scaled to Crowley population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Crowley County, Colorado
Note: State values scaled to Crowley County population
no vehicle: 55
1 vehicle: 224
2 vehicles: 369
3 vehicles: 223
4 vehicles: 80
5+ vehicles: 39
no vehicle: 49
1 vehicle: 162
2 vehicles: 98
3 vehicles: 51
4 vehicles: 8
5+ vehicles: 0
42% of Crowley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Colorado.
Crowley County:
42.2%
State average:
45.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,636
Northeast: 166
Midwest: 963
South: 377
West: 295
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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