Lake County, Colorado (CO)

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County population in 2005: 7,738 (78% urban, 22% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,027
Renter-occupied apartments: 950

% of renters here:	32%
State:	33%

Land area: 377 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (22.9%), Construction (22.5%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Lake County, Colorado:

White Non-Hispanic (61.6%)
Hispanic (36.1%)
Other race (18.0%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
American Indian (2.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	30.5 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 4,192	(53.7%)
Females: 3,620	(46.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,189
County population in 2003: 7,691
Jobs in 2003: 2,113

Total labor force in 2004: 3,891
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:

Lake County:	2.6 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,445 ($37,691 in 2000)

This county	$40,445
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $160,955

Lake County	$160,955
Colorado:	$223,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $558
Institutionalized population: 25
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lake County in 2000: $920

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 26
Auto thefts: 7

Lake County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Colorado:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 55.0%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 42.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $762 (0.7%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Leadville.

2005 air pollution in Lake County:

Lead: 0.02 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chaffee County , Eagle County , Park County , Pitkin County , Summit County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lake County: Printer Boy Campground (A), Silver Dollar Campground (B), Cooper Hill Ski Area (C), Tennessee Pass (D), Baby Doe Campground (E), Twin Peaks Campground (F), Elbert Creek Campground (G), White Star Campground (H), Crystal Lakes Work Center (I), Halfmoon Campground (J), Belle of Colorado Campground (K), Lady of the Lake Picnic Ground (L), Lake View Campground (M), Maid of Erin Picnic Ground (N), Malta Substation (O), Mary Queen Campground (P), Molly Brown Campground (Q), Parry Peak Campground (R), Mount Elbert Powerplant (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hagerman Lake (A), Native Lake (B), Saint Kevin Lake (C), Crystal Lakes (D), Morton Lake (E), Virginia Lake (F), Lily Pond (G), West Tennessee Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willow Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Big Union Creek (C), Black Cloud Creek (D), Brush Creek (E), Busk Creek (F), Chalk Creek (G), Corske Creek (H), East Fork Arkansas River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lake County: Leadville National Fish Hatchery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Colorado:	3.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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: 35.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.9%

Lake County marital status for males

Lake County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Lake County
Average size of farms: 507 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10738
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22528
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: $31892
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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (35%)
Accommodation and food services (18%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Mining (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (23%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (11%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males

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%)

Most common occupations for females

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%)

Lake County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Lake County, Colorado

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

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:

from Eagle County, CO	1.34% ($38,161 average AGI)
from Summit County, CO	0.73% ($35,412)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.60% ($41,857)
from Denver County, CO	0.43% ($27,500)

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:

to Summit County, CO	1.16% ($22,370 average AGI)
to Eagle County, CO	1.03% ($40,208)
to El Paso County, CO	0.99% ($27,826)
to Chaffee County, CO	0.56% ($22,462)
to Adams County, CO	0.52% ($22,917)
to Denver County, CO	0.47% ($32,636)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.43% ($33,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.8

Births per 1000 population in Lake County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

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 2003: 11.2

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: 7,711

In family households: 6,322 (1,562 male householders, 371 female householders)
1,561 spouses, 2,191 children (2,054 natural, 64 adopted, 73 stepchildren), 96 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 191 other relatives, 247 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,389 (644 male householders (474 living alone)), 394 female householders (295 living alone)), 351 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 101 (29 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 762 2-persons, 411 3-persons, 400 4-persons, 206 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 769 1-person, 211 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

1,498 married couples with children.
407 single-parent households (135 men, 272 women).

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:

1999 to March 2000: 80
1995 to 1998: 294
1990 to 1994: 80
1980 to 1989: 275
1970 to 1979: 778
1960 to 1969: 434
1950 to 1959: 446
1940 to 1949: 163
1939 or earlier: 1,363

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Colorado:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 60
3 rooms: 113
4 rooms: 249
5 rooms: 463
6 rooms: 432
7 rooms: 278
8 rooms: 212
9 or more rooms: 204

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Colorado:

1 room: 46
2 rooms: 150
3 rooms: 163
4 rooms: 238
5 rooms: 169
6 rooms: 97
7 rooms: 39
8 rooms: 29
9 or more rooms: 19

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake County:

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 139
2 bedrooms: 528
3 bedrooms: 876
4 bedrooms: 351
5 or more bedrooms: 117

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County:

no bedroom: 66
1 bedroom: 261
2 bedrooms: 366
3 bedrooms: 204
4 bedrooms: 35
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 82
1 vehicle: 419
2 vehicles: 770
3 vehicles: 438
4 vehicles: 197
5 or more vehicles: 121

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 107
1 vehicle: 393
2 vehicles: 318
3 vehicles: 118
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 5

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 houses and condos:

Utility gas (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (68%)
Electricity (15%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	0.5%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33

Here:	9.1%
Colorado:	16.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Lake County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $497,000
Solid Waste Management: $165,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,730,000
Regular Highways: $1,096,000

Welfare - Other: $914,000

Central Staff Services: $701,000

Police Protection: $494,000

Financial Administration: $438,000

Health Services - Other: $318,000

Fire Protection: $300,000

Corrections - Other: $270,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $186,000

General Public Buildings: $181,000

Parks & Recreation: $179,000

Solid Waste Management: $165,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $154,000

Libraries: $145,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $89,000

Air Transportation: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $232,000
All Other: $33,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $311,000
Interest Earnings: $235,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $135,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,614,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,601,000
Public Welfare: $922,000

Highways: $527,000

Health & Hospitals: $111,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Property: $2,245,000
Total General Sales: $993,000

Motor Vehicle License: $305,000

NEC: $206,000

Other Selective Sales: $68,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,134,000

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