Gunnison County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	42%
State:	33%

This county:	15.0%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (21.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (14.3%), Construction (14.0%).

Type of workers:

Gunnison County, Colorado business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Gunnison County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	30.4 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 7,563	(54.2%)
Females: 6,393	(45.8%)

Gunnison County:	2.3 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county	$39,613
Colorado:	$50,652

Gunnison County	$264,166
Colorado:	$223,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 6

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gunnison County is $551 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $716 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $991 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gunnison, Crested Butte, Mount Crested Butte, Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Pitkin, Marble, Bald Mountain, Sapinero, Somerset.

2005 air pollution in Gunnison County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 145 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chaffee County , Delta County , Hinsdale County , Mesa County , Montrose County , Ouray County , Pitkin County , Saguache County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gunnison County: Pieplant Cow Camp (A), Pitkin Campground (B), Bogan Flats Campground (C), Pleasant View Ranch (D), Agate Campground (E), Dry Fork Cow Camp (F), Prospect Ranch (G), Cockroft Cow Camp (H), Quartz Campgound (I), Cold Spring Campground (J), Cold Spring Ranch (K), Reynolds Cabin (L), Rimrock School (M), Rivers End Campground (N), Roosevelt Picnic Area (O), Ropers Work Center (P), Rosy Lane Campground (Q), Almont Campground (R), Alpine Corral (S), Alpine Guard Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Marble Cemetery (1), Irwin Cemetery (2), Tincup Cemetery (3), Powderhorn Cemetery (4), Boothill Cemetery (5), Gunnison Cemetery (6), Jacks Cabin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Nicholson Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Gunnison Lake (C), Mysterious Lake (D), Upper Peeler Lakes (E), Annie Lake (F), Van Boxel Lakes (G), Ptarmigan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Quartz Creek (A), Williams Creek (B), Lime Creek (C), Jones Creek (D), Alder Creek (E), Alkali Creek (F), Ant Creek (G), Antelope Creek (H), Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Gunnison County include: Gothic Natural Area (1), Paonia Reservoir State Recreation Area (2), Sapinero State Wildlife Area (3), Gunnison City Mountain Park (4), Curecanti National Recreation Area (5), Marble Mill Site Park (6), Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery (7), Roaring Judy State Wildlife Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Powderhorn Post Office (A), Somerset Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.5%
Colorado:	3.7%

Current college students: 2,556
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: 43.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 410 (36% naturalized citizens)

Gunnison County:	2.9%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,437
• One, attached: 400
• Two: 468
• 3 or 4: 509
• 5 to 9: 534
• 10 to 19: 468
• 20 or more: 453
• Mobile homes: 823
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Gunnison County with a mortgage: 1,651 (163 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 586

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,479 (57%) Carpooled: 1,239 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 214 (3%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 418 (5%) Walked: 941 (12%) Other means: 77 (1%) Worked at home: 533 (7%)

13.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,056 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.93%
Colorado average:	10.77%

1.30% of residents moved from foreign countries ($383 average AGI)

Gunnison County:	1.30%
Colorado average:	0.18%

5.47% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($12,397 average AGI)
7.16% relocated from other states ($19,277 average AGI)

Gunnison County:	7.16%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Jefferson County, CO	0.52% ($30,963 average AGI)
from El Paso County, CO	0.48% ($19,440)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.36% ($28,263)
from Montrose County, CO	0.36% ($29,211)
from Larimer County, CO	0.33% ($23,882)
from Boulder County, CO	0.27% ($35,000)
from Douglas County, CO	0.27% ($37,143)

12.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,026 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.21%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.67% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($13,462 average AGI)
6.53% relocated to other states ($21,566 average AGI)

Gunnison County:	6.53%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Denver County, CO	0.51% ($29,231 average AGI)
to Boulder County, CO	0.49% ($27,280)
to El Paso County, CO	0.45% ($29,348)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.45% ($37,870)
to Mesa County, CO	0.43% ($29,818)
to Montrose County, CO	0.41% ($25,524)
to Delta County, CO	0.37% ($35,421)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,070 (959 aged, 111 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,715 (2,404 male householders, 625 female householders)

  2,556 spouses, 2,810 children (2,600 natural, 58 adopted, 152 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 52 other relatives, 142 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,255 (1,600 male householders (939 living alone)), 1,037 female householders (589 living alone)), 1,618 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 986 (36 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,494 2-persons, 661 3-persons, 599 4-persons, 188 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,528 1-person, 748 2-persons, 275 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

1,888 married couples with children.
504 single-parent households (131 men, 373 women).

93.4% of residents of Gunnison County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,221,000 ($6934 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,806,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,557,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,874,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,000
Federal grants: $15,689,000
Federal procurement contracts: $48,316,000 ($174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,760,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,643,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,149,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,021,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.25 millions of gallons per day (48% from ground, 52% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.5

Here:	3.7
State:	3.9

37% of Gunnison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Colorado.

Gunnison County:	37.4%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 5257
• Northeast: 1655
• Midwest: 2547
• South: 2278
• West: 1630

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $220,500

Here:	4.3%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	7.2%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	6.4%
Colorado:	16.7%

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