County population in 2012: 7,338 (69% urban, 31% rural); it was 7,812 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,291 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 686 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,027 Renter-occupied apartments: 976 (it was 950 in 2000)
% of renters here:
32%
State:
34%
Land area: 377 sq. mi. Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lake County: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Construction (28.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (18.4%), Educational,health and social services (13.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $967 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $744 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.4%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 42.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.3% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 32.9% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 35 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 40 years old, American Indian residents: 36 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
12.9%
Whole state:
9.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.2%
Whole state:
4.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $771 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $931 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1159 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lake County: Elbert Creek Campground (A), White Star Campground (B), Belle of Colorado Campground (C), Printer Boy Campground (D), Maid of Erin Picnic Ground (E), Silver Dollar Campground (F), Crystal Lakes Work Center (G), Mary Queen Campground (H), Lake View Campground (I), Parry Peak Campground (J), Twin Peaks Campground (K), Malta Substation (L), Leadville National Fish Hatchery (M), Halfmoon Campground (N), Champion Mill (O), Molly Brown Campground (P), Baby Doe Campground (Q), Lady of the Lake Picnic Ground (R), Ski Cooper (S), Tennessee Pass (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Home Lake (A), Lily Pond (B), Crystal Lakes (C), Hidden Lakes (D), Native Lake (E), Three Lakes (F), Rainbow Lake (G), Pear Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flume Creek (A), Corske Creek (B), Lake Creek (C), Black Cloud Creek (D), Echo Creek (E), Big Union Creek (F), Little Union Creek (G), Brush Creek (H), Rock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 403 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,217 (19% naturalized citizens)
Lake County:
15.6%
Whole state:
8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 661
1990 to 1994: 189
1985 to 1989: 185
1980 to 1984: 62
1975 to 1979: 45
1970 to 1974: 21
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 44
Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,702
One, attached: 47
Two: 60
3 or 4: 84
5 to 9: 91
10 to 19: 162
20 or more: 157
Mobile homes: 585
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25
Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 952 (70 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 468
Here:
67.0% with mortgage
State:
79.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 75.45%
Here
75.4%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 5,894 Total congregations: 11
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Evangelical Free Church of America
LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents
5,144 (87.3%)
169 (2.9%)
129 (2.2%)
110 (1.9%)
84 (1.4%)
Congregations
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
Name
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Lutheran Church
Episcopal Church
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
77 (1.3%)
64 (1.1%)
46 (0.8%)
36 (0.6%)
35 (0.6%)
Congregations
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
2 (18.2%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 507 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,738 Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22,528 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.28% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 93.21% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,892 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.47% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.66
Earthquake activity:
Lake County-area historical earthquake activity is above Colorado state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from the county center On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from the county center On 2/10/2006 at 21:48:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from the county center On 10/1/2005 at 05:57:03, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from Lake County center On 6/20/2002 at 22:17:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from the county center On 9/19/2004 at 06:09:43, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3224): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 6, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1421): June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Lake County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 1
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (86%)
Honduras (2%)
Germany (2%)
Guatemala (1%)
Other South Central Asia (1%)
Canada (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County (%):
German (12%)
Irish (10%)
English (7%)
Italian (4%)
United States or American (3%)
Slovene (3%)
Norwegian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,359 (60%)
Carpooled: 1,129 (29%)
Bus or trolley bus: 135 (3%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 163 (4%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 132 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Lake County, Colorado in 2000:
69 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
14 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Lake County, Colorado in 2010:
69 people in college/university student housing
26 people in other noninstitutional facilities
18 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
11 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
9 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,959.
11.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,406 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.69%
Colorado average:
10.77%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.77% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($17,945 average AGI)
4.92% relocated from other states ($11,461 average AGI)
Lake County:
4.92%
Colorado average:
4.67%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
12.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,217 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
12.07%
Colorado average:
10.03%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.03% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($21,053 average AGI)
4.04% relocated to other states ($10,164 average AGI)
Lake County:
4.04%
Colorado average:
3.96%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.9
Births per 1000 population in Lake County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Lake County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lake County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 628 (518 aged, 110 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,177
In family households: 5,651 (1,309 male householders, 487 female householders)
1,385 spouses, 1,971 children (1,828 natural, 29 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 95 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 87 other relatives, 168 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,526 (746 male householders (540 living alone)), 411 female householders (333 living alone)), 369 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 133 (29 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 807 2-persons, 380 3-persons, 336 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.
73.6% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
25.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $26,030,000 ($3373 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $663,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,185,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,805,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,000 Federal grants: $6,896,000 Federal procurement contracts: $942,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,200,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $355,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,414,000 Federal Government insurance: $343,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 657
Here:
85 per 1000 residents
State:
76 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 203
Here:
26 per 1000 residents
State:
32 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +514
Here:
+66 per 1000 residents
State:
+24 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -1,026
Here:
-133 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lake County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.96 millions of gallons per day (23% from ground, 77% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.0
State:
3.9
Year house built
2005 or later: 22
2000 to 2004: 243
1990 to 1999: 339
1980 to 1989: 402
1970 to 1979: 871
1960 to 1969: 429
1950 to 1959: 706
1940 to 1949: 221
1939 or earlier: 1,295
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Colorado
48% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Colorado.
Lake County:
48.1%
State average:
45.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3455
Northeast: 462
Midwest: 1111
South: 608
West: 926
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lake County
35.0 years
36.0 years
(57.3%)
(42.7%)
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