Elbert County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 23,18088.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8717.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7262.8%Two or more races
  • 2200.8%Asian alone
  • 1660.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1040.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 150.06%Some other race alone
  • 80.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $466,921

Here:	$466,921
State:	$487,835

Townhouses or other attached units: $233,376

Here:	$233,376
State:	$416,827

Mobile homes: $116,411

Here:	$116,411
State:	$102,984

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

Health of residents in Elbert County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,368 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,203 (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: 96.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 702 (54.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2712010 or later
• 1262000 to 2009
• 1611990 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: 9,245
• One, attached: 130
• Two: 12
• 3 or 4: 46
• 5 to 9: 59
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 373

Housing units in Elbert County with a mortgage: 6,762 (245 second mortgage, 918 home equity loan, 57 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,996

Religion statistics for Elbert County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Elbert County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

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 2019: 5.2

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:

• Male householders: 5,347 (766 living alone), Female householders: 4,310 (756 living alone)

• 6,667 spouses (6,646 opposite-sex spouses), 418 unmarried partners, (346 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,126 children (6,342 natural, 399 adopted, 384 stepchildren), 766 grandchildren, 151 brothers or sisters, 448 parents, 2 foster children, 418 other relatives, 725 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 73

Size of family households: 3,756 2-persons, 1,490 3-persons, 1,164 4-persons, 625 5-persons, 355 6-persons, 314 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,522 1-person, 360 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

4,203 married couples with children.
494 single-parent households (250 men, 244 women).

95.0% of residents of Elbert speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.5% 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 ($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
• 5632014 or later
• 1342010 to 2013
• 2,1682000 to 2009
• 3,3761990 to 1999
• 1,1841980 to 1989
• 1,3481970 to 1979
• 2681960 to 1969
• 2381950 to 1959
• 751940 to 1949
• 5301939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Elbert County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Colorado
• 191 room
• 42 rooms
• 1253 rooms
• 4224 rooms
• 9115 rooms
• 1,5626 rooms
• 1,3727 rooms
• 1,2248 rooms
• 3,1189+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Colorado
• 191 room
• 112 rooms
• 873 rooms
• 1674 rooms
• 2075 rooms
• 1466 rooms
• 987 rooms
• 688 rooms
• 1219+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Elbert County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Colorado
• 19no bedroom
• 1781 bedroom
• 6722 bedrooms
• 3,6233 bedrooms
• 2,6474 bedrooms
• 1,6735+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Colorado
• 19no bedroom
• 531 bedroom
• 3062 bedrooms
• 2993 bedrooms
• 1934 bedrooms
• 545+ 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
• 72no vehicle
• 8741 vehicle
• 2,8532 vehicles
• 2,4573 vehicles
• 1,4394 vehicles
• 1,1985+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County in renter-occupied apartments
• 51no vehicle
• 3561 vehicle
• 2362 vehicles
• 1593 vehicles
• 1154 vehicles
• 455+ vehicles

87.6% of Elbert County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 12,117
• Other state: 13,366
• Northeast: 1,731
• Midwest: 4,513
• South: 2,456
• West: 4,641

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"