La Plata County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 44,48478.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,39613.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,2295.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,1882.1%Two or more races
  • 4120.7%Asian alone
  • 2510.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 230.04%Some other race alone
  • 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $551,995

Here:	$551,995
State:	$487,835

Townhouses or other attached units: $423,932

Here:	$423,932
State:	$416,827

In 2-unit structures: $575,282

Here:	$575,282
State:	$483,371

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $275,937

Here:	$275,937
State:	$319,497

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $272,397

Here:	$272,397
State:	$375,475

Mobile homes: $175,188

Here:	$175,188
State:	$102,984

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,449

Here:	$45,449
State:	$62,581

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 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,318 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,255 (0.3%)

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: 96.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,508 (60.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3672010 or later
• 3342000 to 2009
• 4051990 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: 18,260
• One, attached: 1,175
• Two: 545
• 3 or 4: 1,054
• 5 to 9: 1,191
• 10 to 19: 704
• 20 to 49: 1,001
• 50 or more: 948
• Mobile homes: 3,692
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in La Plata County with a mortgage: 9,973 (164 second mortgage, 852 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,233

Religion statistics for La Plata County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in La Plata County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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 2019: 5.9

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:

• Male householders: 11,300 (3,498 living alone), Female householders: 11,357 (3,536 living alone)

• 11,554 spouses (11,348 opposite-sex spouses), 1,118 unmarried partners, (1,074 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,231 children (12,503 natural, 374 adopted, 342 stepchildren), 877 grandchildren, 629 brothers or sisters, 663 parents, 0 foster children, 680 other relatives, 3,774 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,851

Size of family households: 7,329 2-persons, 2,736 3-persons, 2,221 4-persons, 834 5-persons, 305 6-persons, 172 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,030 1-person, 1,541 2-persons, 386 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 43 5-persons.

7,883 married couples with children.
1,652 single-parent households (520 men, 1,132 women).

90.2% of residents of La Plata speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 1% speak English not 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
• 2,3752014 or later
• 8222010 to 2013
• 4,8972000 to 2009
• 6,1571990 to 1999
• 4,5421980 to 1989
• 4,4111970 to 1979
• 1,4021960 to 1969
• 2,2171950 to 1959
• 6071940 to 1949
• 1,5371939 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
• 1911 room
• 2652 rooms
• 6653 rooms
• 1,9444 rooms
• 3,3115 rooms
• 3,3236 rooms
• 2,4267 rooms
• 1,5208 rooms
• 2,5169+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Plata County, Colorado
• 3421 room
• 3222 rooms
• 1,1253 rooms
• 1,3914 rooms
• 1,7345 rooms
• 8996 rooms
• 3577 rooms
• 2348 rooms
• 949+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in La Plata County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in La Plata County, Colorado
• 193no bedroom
• 5691 bedroom
• 2,9622 bedrooms
• 8,7753 bedrooms
• 2,7824 bedrooms
• 7475+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Plata County, Colorado
• 410no bedroom
• 1,0121 bedroom
• 2,3922 bedrooms
• 2,2673 bedrooms
• 3144 bedrooms
• 1175+ 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
• 217no vehicle
• 3,3861 vehicle
• 6,8542 vehicles
• 3,7903 vehicles
• 1,1984 vehicles
• 7325+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in La Plata County in renter-occupied apartments
• 292no vehicle
• 3,1411 vehicle
• 2,0052 vehicles
• 8443 vehicles
• 1744 vehicles
• 695+ vehicles

86.1% of La Plata County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 20,911
• Other state: 34,058
• Northeast: 3,971
• Midwest: 9,214
• South: 7,467
• West: 13,414

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)"