Elbert County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	11%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Construction (13.2%), Educational,health and social services (12.9%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

Elbert County, Colorado business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Elbert County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 9,966	(50.2%)
Females: 9,906	(49.8%)

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Elbert County:	2.9 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county:	$73,081
Colorado:	$55,212

This county:	$655
State:	$693

Elbert County:	$381,723
Colorado:	$233,900

Detached houses: $391,407

Here:	$391,407
State:	$321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $264,779

Here:	$264,779
State:	$242,417

In 2-unit structures: $274,587

Here:	$274,587
State:	$375,414

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $389,620

Here:	$389,620
State:	$222,440

Mobile homes: $134,459

Here:	$134,459
State:	$53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $163,125

Here:	$163,125
State:	$69,208

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

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	9.3%

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.

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

2005 air pollution in Elbert County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 4.7 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 13 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County , Douglas County , El Paso County , Lincoln County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Elbert County: River Bend (A), Schley School (B), Brittingham Ranch (C), Holtwold Store (D), J-CC Camp (E), Kuhns Crossing (F), Peaceful Valley Ranch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Elbert County include: Pleasant Plains Community Church (A), Saint Mary Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wiedemeyer-Brockman Cemetery (1), Miller Cemetery (2), Kanza Cemetery (3), Gair Cemetery (4), Ebenezer Cemetery (5), James Cemetery (6), Sproch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Maguire Reservoir (A), Agate Number 1 Reservoir (B), Kiowa Creek Watershed V-67 Reservoir (C), Kiowa Creek Watershed R-3 Reservoir (D), Kiowa Creek Watershed Q-51 Reservoir (E), Kiowa Creek Watershed P-47 Reservoir (F), M H Number 2 Reservoir (G), Kiowa Creek Watershed D-12 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adobe Creek (A), Agate Creek (B), North Fork Horse Creek (C), Gopher Creek (D), Bland Creek (E), Cool Creek (F), Dry Creek (G), Gold Creek (H), Key Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.2%
Colorado:	7.4%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Elbert County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.

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 Elbert 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)

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%)

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%

from Douglas County, CO	2.68% ($72,404 average AGI)
from Arapahoe County, CO	1.97% ($62,528)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.83% ($64,900)
from Denver County, CO	0.67% ($53,271)
from El Paso County, CO	0.61% ($43,386)
from Adams County, CO	0.33% ($58,167)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.14% ($122,400)

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%

to Douglas County, CO	2.56% ($56,773 average AGI)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.68% ($44,595)
to El Paso County, CO	0.72% ($46,115)
to Denver County, CO	0.49% ($40,200)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.35% ($41,000)
to Larimer County, CO	0.30% ($27,773)
to Adams County, CO	0.26% ($32,947)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,511 (4,930 male householders, 779 female householders)

  5,115 spouses, 6,735 children (5,870 natural, 310 adopted, 555 stepchildren), 202 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 251 other relatives, 349 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,326 (544 male householders (396 living alone)), 507 female householders (431 living alone)), 275 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 35 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,287 2-persons, 1,194 3-persons, 1,307 4-persons, 590 5-persons, 242 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 827 1-person, 198 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 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

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	22 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	+97 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.9
State:	6.5

Here:	5.0
State:	3.9

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

Here:	8.4%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	6.4%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	26.1%
Colorado:	16.7%

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