Douglas County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	12%
State:	33%

Douglas County:	2.9%
Colorado:	11.1%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Douglas County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 87,742	(49.9%)
Females: 88,024	(50.1%)

Douglas County:	2.9 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county	$88,988
Colorado:	$50,652

Douglas County	$329,162
Colorado:	$223,300

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 63
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 89
• Burglaries: 620
• Thefts: 2069
• Auto thefts: 150

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 53
• Robberies: 14
• Assaults: 134
• Burglaries: 541
• Thefts: 2051
• Auto thefts: 139

Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas County is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1262 a month.

Cities in this county include: Highlands Ranch, Security-Widefield, Parker, Castle Rock, The Pinery, Stonegate, Castle Pines, Lone Tree, Roxborough Park, Acres Green.

2005 air pollution in Douglas County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.103 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County , Elbert County , El Paso County , Jefferson County , Teller County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Douglas County: Perry Park South Ranch (A), Pikes Peak Grange (B), Pineview Ranch (C), Platte River Campground (D), Pollock Ranch (E), Rock Springs Campground (F), Round-Up Ranch (G), Russellville (H), Sacred Heart Retreat House (I), Saddle String Ranch (J), E-B Ranch (K), Scraggy View Picnic Area (L), Shady Brook Camp (M), Bridge Crossing Picnic Area (N), Silver State Youth Camp (O), Spring Valley School (P), Sundance Ranch (Q), Swank Cabin (R), Swayback Ranch (S), Aurora Filtration Plant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Douglas County include: Bear Canyon Church (A), Brotherhood of the White Temple (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Spring Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoirs: Allis Reservoir (A), Baird Reservoir Number 1 (B), Barney Bird Reservoir Number 1 (C), West Cherry Creek Detention Number 9 Reservoir (D), West Cherry Creek Detention Number 8 Reservoir (E), West Cherry Creek Detention Number 7 Reservoir (F), West Cherry Creek Detention Number 11 Reservoir (G), Cantrill Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Antelope Creek (A), Gove Creek (B), Rainbow Creek (C), Brush Creek (D), Camp Creek (E), Cook Creek (F), Crowfoot Creek (G), Deep Creek (H), Douglas Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Douglas County: Chatfield State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.3%
Colorado:	3.7%

Current college students: 8,719
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 97.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 51.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,065 (47% naturalized citizens)

Douglas County:	5.2%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 31.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 54,428
• One, attached: 2,533
• Two: 103
• 3 or 4: 738
• 5 to 9: 2,073
• 10 to 19: 1,698
• 20 or more: 1,455
• Mobile homes: 286
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 45,591 (7,283 second mortgage, 5,712 home equity loan, 237 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,583

Douglas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/16/1965, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 77,848 (81%) Carpooled: 7,726 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,323 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%) Subway or elevated: 56 (0%) Railroad: 23 (0%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 50 (0%) Bicycle: 150 (0%) Walked: 735 (1%) Other means: 665 (1%) Worked at home: 7,563 (8%)

14.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.68%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($581 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.10%
Colorado average:	0.18%

8.69% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($37,499 average AGI)
5.89% relocated from other states ($34,264 average AGI)

Douglas County:	5.89%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Arapahoe County, CO	3.55% ($67,161 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	1.55% ($64,896)
from Denver County, CO	1.52% ($63,495)
from El Paso County, CO	0.58% ($60,352)
from Adams County, CO	0.40% ($56,991)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.26% ($76,317)
from Orange County, CA	0.22% ($108,410)

10.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($69,979 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.96%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($944 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.11%
Colorado average:	0.12%

6.60% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($33,781 average AGI)
4.25% relocated to other states ($35,254 average AGI)

Douglas County:	4.25%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Arapahoe County, CO	2.62% ($53,977 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO	1.20% ($52,745)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.92% ($56,338)
to El Paso County, CO	0.35% ($61,592)
to Adams County, CO	0.35% ($59,355)
to Elbert County, CO	0.23% ($72,404)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.23% ($103,848)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 2.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 2.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,774 (6,043 aged, 731 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 160,854 (41,936 male householders, 8,125 female householders)

  46,059 spouses, 59,730 children (55,049 natural, 2,212 adopted, 2,469 stepchildren), 672 grandchildren, 574 brothers or sisters, 709 parents, 1,299 other relatives, 1,750 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 14,445 (5,675 male householders (3,947 living alone)), 5,293 female householders (4,182 living alone)), 3,477 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 467 (355 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,445 2-persons, 11,417 3-persons, 13,234 4-persons, 5,173 5-persons, 1,354 6-persons, 438 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,129 1-person, 2,427 2-persons, 272 3-persons, 97 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

48,462 married couples with children.
5,420 single-parent households (1,395 men, 4,025 women).

92.8% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $286,869,000 ($1206 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $50,741,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $183,836,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,336,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $107,000
Federal grants: $51,307,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,880,000 ($3,873,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,404,000 ($19,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $106,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $488,124,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,218,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	11 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	+219 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 27.47 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

Here:	7.7
State:	6.5

Here:	4.4
State:	3.9

35% of Douglas 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, 52% lived in Colorado.

Douglas County:	35.2%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 59421
• Northeast: 14721
• Midwest: 41162
• South: 21390
• West: 27714

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $232,300

Here:	9.2%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	9.7%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	24.4%
Colorado:	16.7%

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