County population in 2014: 7,357 (69% urban, 31% rural); it was 7,812 in 2000County 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. 2016 cost of living index in Lake County: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $47,821 ($37,691 in 1999)
This county:
$47,821
Colorado:
$63,909
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $729 (lower quartile is $556, upper quartile is $945)
This county:
$729
State:
$987
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $192,979 (it was $102,600 in 2000)
Lake:
$192,979
Colorado:
$283,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $120,996 - $262,083 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,333 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $385
Institutionalized population: 29
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,143 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $881 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 11.5%
(11.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.5% for American Indian residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 10.5%
Lake County:
10.5%
Colorado:
11.5%
(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.7% for American Indian residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 39 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 62 years old, Asian residents: 55 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 29 years old)
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.
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
Note: State values scaled to Lake County population
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 for Lake County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
683
1
Evangelical Protestant
369
6
Mainline Protestant
126
2
Other
6
1
None
6,126
-
Lake County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Lake County:
1.28 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Lake County:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:
10.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lake County:
4.5%
Colorado:
5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Lake County:
18.3%
State:
18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.0%
State:
9.6%
Agriculture in Lake County:
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 slightly above Colorado state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 512.5 miles away from Lake County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 223.4 miles away from the county center On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 600.3 miles away from the county center On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 377.0 miles away from the county center On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 237.5 miles away from Lake County center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 179.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
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 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
The number of natural disasters in Lake County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Management occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Management occupations (10%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Production occupations (7%)
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 2010 was $46,101.
10.29% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,488 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.29%
Colorado average:
9.68%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.18% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($16,060 average AGI)
5.10% relocated from other states ($14,433 average AGI)
Lake County:
5.10%
Colorado average:
4.25%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
11.05% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,828 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.05%
Colorado average:
9.12%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.64% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($21,242 average AGI)
4.41% relocated to other states ($11,590 average AGI)
Lake County:
4.41%
Colorado average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 660 (539 aged, 121 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 343 (16%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lake County, Colorado in 1999 - 2014:
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 ($3,373 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
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 69
2000 to 2009: 648
1990 to 1999: 316
1980 to 1989: 441
1970 to 1979: 523
1960 to 1969: 484
1950 to 1959: 531
1940 to 1949: 205
1939 or earlier: 1,286
Note: State values scaled to Lake population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Colorado
Note: State values scaled to Lake County population
no vehicle: 82
1 vehicle: 419
2 vehicles: 770
3 vehicles: 438
4 vehicles: 197
5+ vehicles: 121
no vehicle: 107
1 vehicle: 393
2 vehicles: 318
3 vehicles: 118
4 vehicles: 9
5+ 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: 3,455
Northeast: 462
Midwest: 1,111
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
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