Gilpin County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (27.2%), Educational,health and social services (12.9%), Construction (12.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Gilpin County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 2,521	(53.0%)
Females: 2,236	(47.0%)

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Gilpin County:	2.3 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county:	$60,755
Colorado:	$55,212

Gilpin County:	$274,076
Colorado:	$233,900

This county:	$833
State:	$693

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gilpin 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: Central City, East Pleasant View, Black Hawk.

Neighboring counties: Boulder County , Clear Creek County , Grand County , Jefferson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gilpin County: Pickle Gulch Campground (A), Ralston Roost Picnic Area (B), Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area (C), Cold Springs Campground (D), Reverends Ridge Campground (E), Fritz Peak Observatory (F), Rimrock Campground (G), Rollinsville Work Center (H), Round the Bend Picnic Area (I), Columbine Campground (J), Jumbo Mountain Picnic Area (K), Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area (L), Gilpin County Community Center (M), Gilpin County Justice Center - Courthouse (N), Gilpin County Library (O), Gilpin County School (P), Colorado Sierra Fire Department - Station #1 (Q), Fritz Peak Aeronomy Observatory - NOAA (R), High County Fire Protection District #2 (S), High Country Fire District - Station #3 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Masonic Cemetery (1), Dory Hill Cemetery (2), Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge Number 2 Cemetery (3), Bald Mountain Cemetery (4), Foresters Cemetery (5), Russell Gulch Cemetery (6), Knights of Pythias Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Arapaho Lakes (A), Crater Lakes (B), Missouri Lake (C), Rogers Peak Lake (D), Dory Lake (E), James Peak Lake (F), Little Echo Lake (G), Forest Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Antelope Creek (A), Arapaho Creek (B), Colorado Creek (C), Elk Creek (D), Ellsworth Creek (E), Missouri Creek (F), Montana Creek (G), Mosquito Creek (H), Jenny Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Gilpin County: Golden Gate Canyon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Pinecliffe Post Office (A), Rollinsville Main Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.5%
Colorado:	3.7%

Current college students: 210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 161 (67% naturalized citizens)

Gilpin County:	3.4%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,639
• One, attached: 39
• Two: 18
• 3 or 4: 11
• 5 to 9: 23
• 10 to 19: 15
• 20 or more: 136
• Mobile homes: 40
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Gilpin County with a mortgage: 1,098 (195 second mortgage, 151 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 265

Here:	80.6% with mortgage
State:	79.2% with mortgage

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,189 (73%) Carpooled: 465 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (1%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 122 (4%) Other means: 24 (1%) Worked at home: 157 (5%)

13.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.25%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.79% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($33,826 average AGI)
3.46% relocated from other states ($12,585 average AGI)

Gilpin County:	3.46%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Jefferson County, CO	2.88% ($44,727 average AGI)
from Boulder County, CO	2.57% ($49,633)
from Denver County, CO	1.10% ($37,095)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.73% ($41,214)
from Adams County, CO	0.58% ($30,364)
from Clear Creek County, CO	0.58% ($30,727)

13.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,743 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.06%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.71% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($26,068 average AGI)
4.35% relocated to other states ($17,675 average AGI)

Gilpin County:	4.35%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Jefferson County, CO	3.25% ($45,645 average AGI)
to Boulder County, CO	1.42% ($39,481)
to Denver County, CO	0.63% ($24,000)
to Arapahoe County, CO	0.52% ($31,700)
to Douglas County, CO	0.52% ($50,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 202 (154 aged, 48 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,689 (1,013 male householders, 281 female householders)

  1,152 spouses, 1,053 children (989 natural, 13 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 18 other relatives, 121 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,043 (443 male householders (317 living alone)), 320 female householders (234 living alone)), 280 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 25 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 625 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 551 1-person, 178 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

95.3% of residents of Gilpin County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,400,000 ($3563 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $398,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,233,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,152,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,000
Federal grants: $10,349,000
Federal procurement contracts: $289,000 ($31,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $377,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,193,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,227,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	26 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.11 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.5

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

44% of Gilpin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Colorado.

Gilpin County:	43.8%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 1829
• Northeast: 486
• Midwest: 1207
• South: 558
• West: 484

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500

Here:	10.8%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	5.2%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	23.5%
Colorado:	16.7%