Fremont County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 38,11278.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,54113.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,1554.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7091.5%Two or more races
  • 5771.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3270.7%Asian alone
  • 40.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 162
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 142
• Auto thefts: 16

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: $912 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $736 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fremont County is $463 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $852 a month.

Cities in this county include: Canon City, Penrose-Portland, Penrose, Lincoln Park, Florence, Cotopaxi, Howard, Williamsburg, Rockvale, Coaldale.

Neighboring counties: Dickinson County, Kansas , Greeley County, Kansas , Rush County, Kansas , Wallace County, Kansas , Shelby County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 1,820
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,263 (55.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1802010 or later
• 1202000 to 2009
• 2501990 to 1999
• 551980 to 1989
• 971970 to 1979
• 198Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,203
• One, attached: 306
• Two: 488
• 3 or 4: 338
• 5 to 9: 231
• 10 to 19: 164
• 20 to 49: 229
• 50 or more: 434
• Mobile homes: 2,845
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 71

Housing units in Fremont County with a mortgage: 7,833 (181 second mortgage, 495 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,710

Religion statistics for Fremont County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fremont 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 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3365: September 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 3365, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Royal Gorge Wildfire, Incident Period: June 11, 2013 to June 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4133: July 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4133, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Duckett Fire, Incident Period: June 15, 2011 to June 24, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 2923, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 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 Iron Mountain Fire, Incident Period: June 02, 2002 to June 10, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 02, 2002, FEMA Id: 2410, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 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
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.86% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($44,778 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.65% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($25,304 average AGI)
4.21% relocated from other states ($19,474 average AGI)

Fremont County:	4.21%
Colorado average:	4.99%

from El Paso County, CO	1.17% ($48,977 average AGI)
from Pueblo County, CO	0.67% ($40,697)
from Chaffee County, CO	0.31% ($41,043)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.31% ($48,326)
from Teller County, CO	0.26% ($62,526)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.25% ($64,622)
from Denver County, CO	0.21% ($47,742)

6.92% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,484 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.96% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($21,297 average AGI)
2.95% relocated to other states ($17,186 average AGI)

Fremont County:	2.95%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to El Paso County, CO	1.09% ($39,887 average AGI)
to Pueblo County, CO	0.89% ($35,269)
to Chaffee County, CO	0.27% ($34,795)
to Custer County, CO	0.16% ($52,000)
to Denver County, CO	0.16% ($22,696)
to Larimer County, CO	0.14% ($44,381)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.14% ($23,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fremont County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,989 (2,075 living alone), Female householders: 8,827 (2,720 living alone)

• 9,227 spouses (9,091 opposite-sex spouses), 1,146 unmarried partners, (1,073 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,563 children (6,485 natural, 384 adopted, 702 stepchildren), 746 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 33 foster children, 316 other relatives, 418 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11,066

Size of family households: 7,067 2-persons, 1,954 3-persons, 1,534 4-persons, 839 5-persons, 273 6-persons, 245 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,806 1-person, 931 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 55 4-persons.

4,823 married couples with children.
1,507 single-parent households (398 men, 1,109 women).

92.9% of residents of Fremont speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $287,352,000 ($6,059 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,943,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $126,193,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,650,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $93,000
Federal grants: $40,205,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,560,000 ($242,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $61,650,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,343,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,925,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,808,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.89 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Fremont County, Colorado
• 4822014 or later
• 4122010 to 2013
• 2,8302000 to 2009
• 3,7831990 to 1999
• 2,4641980 to 1989
• 3,6191970 to 1979
• 1,1851960 to 1969
• 1,3681950 to 1959
• 5581940 to 1949
• 3,3131939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fremont County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fremont County, Colorado
• 501 room
• 1142 rooms
• 3873 rooms
• 1,6044 rooms
• 2,8435 rooms
• 3,0006 rooms
• 2,0237 rooms
• 1,6768 rooms
• 1,7549+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fremont County, Colorado
• 1381 room
• 2842 rooms
• 4833 rooms
• 1,2064 rooms
• 1,0025 rooms
• 4986 rooms
• 3717 rooms
• 2358 rooms
• 989+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fremont County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fremont County, Colorado
• 62no bedroom
• 2791 bedroom
• 3,0892 bedrooms
• 7,1303 bedrooms
• 2,1874 bedrooms
• 6435+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fremont County, Colorado
• 151no bedroom
• 9521 bedroom
• 1,6202 bedrooms
• 1,2903 bedrooms
• 2954 bedrooms
• 535+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fremont County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 423no vehicle
• 2,6481 vehicle
• 5,4692 vehicles
• 2,9483 vehicles
• 1,3114 vehicles
• 7295+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fremont County in renter-occupied apartments
• 602no vehicle
• 1,9091 vehicle
• 1,1942 vehicles
• 4473 vehicles
• 1364 vehicles
• 945+ vehicles

86.9% of Fremont County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 21,210
• Other state: 25,552
• Northeast: 2,685
• Midwest: 8,931
• South: 6,362
• West: 7,554

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 898
• Number of aged recipients: 96
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 802
• Number of recipients under 18: 107
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 632
• Number of recipients older than 64: 159
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 400
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 401