Elbert County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 22,474113.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6138.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5913.0%Two or more races
  • 1810.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1280.6%Asian alone
  • 1170.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 380.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $498,907

Here:	$498,907
State:	$425,440

Townhouses or other attached units: $244,280

Here:	$244,280
State:	$344,412

Mobile homes: $95,885

Here:	$95,885
State:	$80,946

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 39
• Thefts: 60
• Auto thefts: 13

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 13

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,104 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,716 (0.4%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Ponderosa Park, Elizabeth, Simla, Kiowa, Agate, Elbert.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clay County, Kansas , Cloud County, Kansas , Effingham County, Illinois , Fayette County, Illinois , Marshall County, Kansas .

Current college students: 655
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,121 (47.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3072010 or later
• 4492000 to 2009
• 1291990 to 1999
• 991980 to 1989
• 421970 to 1979
• 115Before 1970

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: 8,928
• One, attached: 120
• Two: 22
• 3 or 4: 31
• 5 to 9: 19
• 10 to 19: 28
• 20 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 382

Housing units in Elbert County with a mortgage: 6,359 (242 second mortgage, 814 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,629

Religion statistics for Elbert County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Elbert County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 16, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4229: July 16, 2015, FEMA Id: 4229, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3270: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3270, 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 Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 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, 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 Heavy Rains, Snowmelt, Flooding, Incident Period: May 23, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-385: May 23, 1973, FEMA Id: 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: 200, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

11.10% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($87,008 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.66% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($68,448 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($18,560 average AGI)

Elbert County:	2.44%
Colorado average:	4.99%

from Douglas County, CO	3.19% ($102,642 average AGI)
from Arapahoe County, CO	2.38% ($96,345)
from Denver County, CO	0.71% ($73,209)
from El Paso County, CO	0.63% ($51,983)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.52% ($65,612)
from Adams County, CO	0.41% ($101,237)

9.34% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($72,153 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.48% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($48,852 average AGI)
2.86% relocated to other states ($23,300 average AGI)

Elbert County:	2.86%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to Douglas County, CO	2.31% ($83,840 average AGI)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.16% ($79,972)
to El Paso County, CO	0.86% ($50,582)
to Denver County, CO	0.49% ($65,156)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.37% ($48,000)
to Adams County, CO	0.33% ($70,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 4.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Elbert County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 22,521 (4,044 male householders, 2,802 female householders)

  6,070 spouses, 7,297 children (6,642 natural, 390 adopted, 237 stepchildren), 689 grandchildren, 330 brothers or sisters, 495 parents, 378 other relatives, 409 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,672 (957 male householders (777 living alone)), 1,092 female householders (854 living alone)), 611 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 80

Size of family households: 3,432 2-persons, 1,332 3-persons, 955 4-persons, 548 5-persons, 404 6-persons, 236 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,632 1-person, 321 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 22 4-persons.

4,248 married couples with children.
513 single-parent households (236 men, 277 women).

95.4% of residents of Elbert speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $54,215,000 ($2,411 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Elbert County, Colorado
• 3892014 or later
• 2092010 to 2013
• 2,0282000 to 2009
• 3,0131990 to 1999
• 1,2621980 to 1989
• 1,3471970 to 1979
• 3131960 to 1969
• 3291950 to 1959
• 1051940 to 1949
• 5771939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Elbert County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Colorado
• 281 room
• 32 rooms
• 1053 rooms
• 5324 rooms
• 8645 rooms
• 1,5986 rooms
• 1,3077 rooms
• 1,0148 rooms
• 2,6049+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Colorado
• 01 room
• 92 rooms
• 503 rooms
• 2574 rooms
• 1845 rooms
• 1676 rooms
• 897 rooms
• 1138 rooms
• 819+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Elbert County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Colorado
• 30no bedroom
• 1461 bedroom
• 6962 bedrooms
• 3,2443 bedrooms
• 2,8094 bedrooms
• 1,1865+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Colorado
• 0no bedroom
• 511 bedroom
• 3402 bedrooms
• 3263 bedrooms
• 2024 bedrooms
• 435+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 208no vehicle
• 1,0431 vehicle
• 2,4822 vehicles
• 2,4363 vehicles
• 1,2324 vehicles
• 8865+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County in renter-occupied apartments
• 35no vehicle
• 3271 vehicle
• 2842 vehicles
• 2343 vehicles
• 1144 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

89.2% of Elbert County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 11,361
• Other state: 12,625
• Northeast: 1,507
• Midwest: 4,508
• South: 2,876
• West: 3,733

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 70
• Number of aged recipients: 9
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 61
• Number of recipients under 18: 9
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 49
• Number of recipients older than 64: 12
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 13
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 35

Elbert County on our top lists:

• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"