La Plata County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 44,328100.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,12316.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,1597.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,1062.5%Two or more races
  • 3420.8%Asian alone
  • 2440.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 280.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 180.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $544,119

Here:	$544,119
State:	$425,440

Townhouses or other attached units: $483,738

Here:	$483,738
State:	$344,412

In 2-unit structures: $1,007,000

Here:	$1,007,000
State:	$378,437

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $604,033

Here:	$604,033
State:	$275,556

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $342,669

Here:	$342,669
State:	$310,089

Mobile homes: $116,719

Here:	$116,719
State:	$80,946

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $69,545

Here:	$69,545
State:	$90,585

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 110
• Thefts: 207
• Auto thefts: 28

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 102
• Thefts: 186
• Auto thefts: 26

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,158 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,008 (0.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in La Plata County is $652 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $746 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1047 a month.

Cities in this county include: Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Southern Ute.

2018 air pollution in La Plata County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.193 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 11.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico , Jefferson County, Missouri , Laclede County, Missouri , Nowata County, Oklahoma , Lincoln County, Kentucky , Mercer County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 4,732
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,118 (47.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4362010 or later
• 6922000 to 2009
• 3271990 to 1999
• 2031980 to 1989
• 1251970 to 1979
• 351Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,758
• One, attached: 1,587
• Two: 662
• 3 or 4: 568
• 5 to 9: 1,022
• 10 to 19: 810
• 20 to 49: 798
• 50 or more: 641
• Mobile homes: 3,748
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Housing units in La Plata County with a mortgage: 9,709 (156 second mortgage, 1,044 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,826

Religion statistics for La Plata County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in La Plata County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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 Valley Fire, Incident Period: June 25, 2002 to August 09, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 25, 2002, FEMA Id: 2432, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Missionary Ridge Fire, Incident Period: June 09, 2002 to August 09, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 11, 2002, FEMA Id: 2423, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Ute Pass Fire, Incident Period: June 06, 2002 to June 10, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 07, 2002, FEMA Id: 2418, 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
• Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Colorado FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: July 06, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-396: July 06, 1973, FEMA Id: 396, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 1970, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-293: September 22, 1970, FEMA Id: 293, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

8.51% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($59,178 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.61% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($15,518 average AGI)
5.90% relocated from other states ($43,659 average AGI)

La Plata County:	5.90%
Colorado average:	4.99%

from San Juan County, NM	0.63% ($51,727 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.30% ($82,507)
from Montezuma County, CO	0.30% ($36,182)
from Denver County, CO	0.26% ($45,121)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.22% ($64,354)
from Archuleta County, CO	0.19% ($68,643)
from Boulder County, CO	0.17% ($55,946)

7.96% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($62,344 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.98% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($19,736 average AGI)
4.99% relocated to other states ($42,609 average AGI)

La Plata County:	4.99%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to San Juan County, NM	0.42% ($54,613 average AGI)
to Montezuma County, CO	0.42% ($35,185)
to Denver County, CO	0.36% ($34,625)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.28% ($68,677)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.23% ($127,520)
to Archuleta County, CO	0.21% ($45,413)
to El Paso County, CO	0.18% ($57,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 5.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in La Plata County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 40,680 (6,634 male householders, 6,782 female householders)

  10,885 spouses, 12,692 children (11,906 natural, 241 adopted, 549 stepchildren), 479 grandchildren, 625 brothers or sisters, 404 parents, 781 other relatives, 1,414 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 13,983 (4,736 male householders (3,567 living alone)), 4,407 female householders (3,199 living alone)), 4,923 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,929

Size of family households: 7,174 2-persons, 2,781 3-persons, 2,290 4-persons, 754 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,770 1-person, 1,670 2-persons, 513 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 21 6-persons.

7,236 married couples with children.
2,406 single-parent households (767 men, 1,639 women).

89.8% of residents of La Plata speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (96% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $201,990,000 ($4,347 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,631,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $82,299,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,618,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,889,000
Federal grants: $47,417,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,717,000 ($83,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $24,050,000 ($100,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $757,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,101,000
Federal Government insurance: $169,076,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.01 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

• Year house built in La Plata County, Colorado
• 8822014 or later
• 7292010 to 2013
• 5,2442000 to 2009
• 6,1971990 to 1999
• 4,5971980 to 1989
• 4,4301970 to 1979
• 1,3761960 to 1969
• 1,6851950 to 1959
• 8141940 to 1949
• 1,7151939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in La Plata County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in La Plata County, Colorado
• 1761 room
• 2072 rooms
• 7493 rooms
• 2,0594 rooms
• 3,2335 rooms
• 2,9846 rooms
• 2,1887 rooms
• 1,7078 rooms
• 2,0269+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Plata County, Colorado
• 3591 room
• 5492 rooms
• 1,2363 rooms
• 1,5804 rooms
• 1,4625 rooms
• 8946 rooms
• 4687 rooms
• 4138 rooms
• 1489+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in La Plata County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in La Plata County, Colorado
• 188no bedroom
• 5351 bedroom
• 2,7732 bedrooms
• 8,1303 bedrooms
• 2,9844 bedrooms
• 5945+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Plata County, Colorado
• 397no bedroom
• 1,4251 bedroom
• 2,2112 bedrooms
• 2,3443 bedrooms
• 5524 bedrooms
• 1675+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in La Plata County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 261no vehicle
• 3,0231 vehicle
• 7,0522 vehicles
• 3,2833 vehicles
• 1,1004 vehicles
• 7675+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in La Plata County in renter-occupied apartments
• 250no vehicle
• 3,1891 vehicle
• 2,5432 vehicles
• 7783 vehicles
• 3694 vehicles
• 565+ vehicles

80.7% of La Plata County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 19,342
• Other state: 34,659
• Northeast: 3,657
• Midwest: 9,275
• South: 7,512
• West: 14,282

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 382
• Number of aged recipients: 52
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 330
• Number of recipients under 18: 30
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 264
• Number of recipients older than 64: 88
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 184
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 149

La Plata County on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"