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Industries providing employment: Construction (13.2%), Educational,health and social services (12.9%), Retail trade (12.4%).
Elbert County, Colorado business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Detached houses: $509,120Here:$509,120State:$322,490 Townhouses or other attached units: $2,930,898Here:$2,930,898State:$250,501 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $880,014Here:$880,014State:$224,676 Mobile homes: $174,877Here:$174,877State:$53,488 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $199,786Here:$199,786State:$69,208
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.8% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.9%
McCain (Republican): 69.4% Obama (Democratic): 29.1%
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%)
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.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 4.7 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Significantly below U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 13 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Significantly below U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Elbert County: Brittingham Ranch (A), Kuhns Crossing (B), Schley School (C), J-CC Camp (D), Peaceful Valley Ranch (E), Holtwold Store (F), River Bend (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Elbert County include: Saint Mary Church (A), Pleasant Plains Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sakala Cemetery (1), Norton Cemetery (2), Pleasant Plains Cemetery (3), Ebenezer Cemetery (4), Roehling Grave (5), Wiedemeyer-Brockman Cemetery (6), Bijou Basin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Kiowa Creek Watershed 1-G-10 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), Ball 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), Lone Tree Creek (C), Reed Springs Creek (D), Bland Creek (E), Spring Branch (F), Cool Creek (G), Gopher Creek (H), Running Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Elbert County: Brittingham Ranch (A), Kuhns Crossing (B), Schley School (C), J-CC Camp (D), Peaceful Valley Ranch (E), Holtwold Store (F), River Bend (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Elbert County include: Saint Mary Church (A), Pleasant Plains Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sakala Cemetery (1), Norton Cemetery (2), Pleasant Plains Cemetery (3), Ebenezer Cemetery (4), Roehling Grave (5), Wiedemeyer-Brockman Cemetery (6), Bijou Basin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Kiowa Creek Watershed 1-G-10 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), Ball 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), Lone Tree Creek (C), Reed Springs Creek (D), Bland Creek (E), Spring Branch (F), Cool Creek (G), Gopher Creek (H), Running Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County , Douglas County , El Paso County , Lincoln County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 41.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.4%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Elbert County (%):
10.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,372 average adjusted gross income)
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%
10.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,988 average adjusted gross income)
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%
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
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.2
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.
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
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).
Population growth in Elbert County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $183,900
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Financial Administration: $1,011,000
Police Protection: $816,000
Central Staff Services: $674,000
Welfare - Other: $502,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $466,000
Corrections - Other: $435,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000
Parks & Recreation: $298,000
Libraries: $225,000
Fire Protection: $124,000
Health Services - Other: $122,000
General Public Buildings: $113,000
General - Other: $98,000
Public Welfare: $400,000
All Other: $114,000
Motor Vehicle License: $652,000
NEC: $553,000
Tobacco Sales: $0
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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