County population in 2012: 23,383 (all rural); it was 19,872 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,243 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,139 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,055 Renter-occupied apartments: 998 (it was 715 in 2000)
% of renters here:
11%
State:
34%
Land area: 1851 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 13 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Elbert County: 94.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Construction (14.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.7%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,876 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,371 (0.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.2%
(3.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.0% for Black residents, 11.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 29.4% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 2.3% for other race residents, 1.5% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 43 years old
(Males: 43 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 44 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 41 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31 years old, Other race residents: 35 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
4.0%
Whole state:
9.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
1.7%
Whole state:
4.1%
Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Elbert 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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Elbert County: J-CC Camp (A), Peaceful Valley Ranch (B), Kuhns Crossing (C), Brittingham Ranch (D), Schley School (E), Holtwold Store (F), River Bend (G), Rattlesnake Fire Protection District Station 51 (H), Rattlesnake Fire Protection District Station 54 (I), Elizabeth Fire Rescue Station 73 (J), Agate Volunteer Fire Department (K), North Central Fire Protection District (L), Kiowa Fire Protection District Station 2 (M), Rattlesnake Fire Protection District Station 52 (N), Rattlesnake Fire Protection District Station 53 (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Kanza Cemetery (1), River Bend Cemetery (2), Dunkers Cemetery (3), Mountain View Cemetery (4), Norton Cemetery (5), Gair Cemetery (6), Ebenezer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Agate Number 1 Reservoir (A), Walter Burns Detention Reservoir (B), John Brittingham Reservoir (C), Frank Ehman Detention Reservoir Number 2 (D), Hertneky Reservoir (E), Max Killian Reservoir (F), Kiowa Creek Watershed D-12 Reservoir (G), Kiowa Creek Watershed Q-51 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Reed Springs Creek (A), Spring Branch (B), Gopher Creek (C), Bland Creek (D), Dry Creek (E), Gold Creek (F), Running Creek (G), Key Creek (H), Cool Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 655 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 374 (39% naturalized citizens)
Elbert County:
1.9%
Whole state:
8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 61
1990 to 1994: 57
1985 to 1989: 70
1980 to 1984: 29
1975 to 1979: 14
1970 to 1974: 28
1970 to 1974: 35
1965 to 1969: 80
Mean travel time to work (commute): 41.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,478
One, attached: 39
Two: 26
3 or 4: 47
5 to 9: 21
10 to 19: 17
20 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 459
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Elbert County with a mortgage: 3,580 (675 second mortgage, 398 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 331
Here:
91.5% with mortgage
State:
79.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 9.26%
Here
9.3%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 1,840 Total congregations: 13
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
LDS (Mormon) Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents
585 (31.8%)
282 (15.3%)
240 (13.0%)
240 (13.0%)
157 (8.5%)
Congregations
1 (7.7%)
1 (7.7%)
1 (7.7%)
1 (7.7%)
2 (15.4%)
Name
American Baptist Churches in the USA
United Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Conservative Baptist Association of America
Other
Adherents
97 (5.3%)
86 (4.7%)
70 (3.8%)
50 (2.7%)
33 (1.8%)
Congregations
2 (15.4%)
1 (7.7%)
1 (7.7%)
1 (7.7%)
2 (15.4%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 927 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $24,174 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $102.92 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.68% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27,792 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.64% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.14% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58,353 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.94% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.85 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.47% All wheat for grain: 20889 harvested acres Land in orchards: 14 acres
Tornado activity:
Elbert County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Elbert County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 27.8 miles away from the county center On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.3 miles away from the county center On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.7 miles away from Elbert County center On 1/26/2008 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006, Emergency Declared (EM-3270): January 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3270, Natural disaster type: Snow
Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3224): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3185): April 9, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 6, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1421): June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
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: FEMA-DR-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 1, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1186, Natural disaster type: Flood
Colorado Heavy Rains, Snowmelt, Flooding, Incident Period: May 23, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-385): May 23, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-385, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain, Snow
Colorado TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-200): June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-200, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Elbert County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 3
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (20%)
Germany (18%)
Canada (15%)
United Kingdom (14%)
France (6%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elbert County (%):
German (25%)
English (12%)
Irish (12%)
United States or American (8%)
Italian (5%)
Swedish (3%)
Norwegian (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 8,060 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,359 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 118 (1%)
Railroad: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 227 (2%)
Other means: 82 (1%)
Worked at home: 717 (7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
26 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Elbert County, Colorado in 2010:
35 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
30 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
8 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $74,120.
10.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,372 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.65%
Colorado average:
10.77%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.87% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($45,309 average AGI)
2.78% relocated from other states ($15,063 average AGI)
Elbert County:
2.78%
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:
10.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,988 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.81%
Colorado average:
10.03%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.65% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($33,447 average AGI)
3.16% relocated to other states ($15,542 average AGI)
Elbert County:
3.16%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Births per 1000 population in Elbert County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Elbert County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Elbert County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,432 (1,234 aged, 198 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 138.2. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,013
In family households: 20,917 (5,483 male householders, 1,236 female householders)
5,949 spouses, 6,868 children (6,166 natural, 335 adopted, 367 stepchildren), 407 grandchildren, 101 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 126 other relatives, 397 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,096 (872 male householders (666 living alone)), 789 female householders (631 living alone)), 435 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 73 (65 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,117 2-persons, 1,363 3-persons, 1,251 4-persons, 598 5-persons, 243 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.
95.2% of residents of Elbert County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,215,000 ($2411 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $7,853,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,201,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,733,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,196,000 Federal grants: $5,560,000 Federal procurement contracts: $975,000 ($266,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,550,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $235,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,332,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,628,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,180
Here:
52 per 1000 residents
State:
76 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 492
Here:
22 per 1000 residents
State:
32 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +40
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+24 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,216
Here:
+97 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Elbert County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.9
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
3.9
Year house built
2005 or later: 123
2000 to 2004: 856
1990 to 1999: 3,392
1980 to 1989: 1,666
1970 to 1979: 1,310
1960 to 1969: 317
1950 to 1959: 215
1940 to 1949: 141
1939 or earlier: 732
Rooms in houses/apartments in Elbert County, Colorado
45% of Elbert County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Colorado.
Elbert County:
44.5%
State average:
45.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8928
Northeast: 1296
Midwest: 4421
South: 1909
West: 2689
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $183,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Elbert County
43.0 years
36.0 years
(43.2%)
(56.8%)
, Douglas County 
, Lincoln County 
.
