Lincoln County, Colorado (CO)

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County population in 2005: 5,618 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,417
Renter-occupied apartments: 641

% of renters here:	31%
State:	33%

Land area: 2586 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Public administration (14.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.3%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 52%
Government: 29%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Lincoln County, Colorado:

White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
Hispanic (8.5%)
Other race (5.7%)
Black (5.0%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.6%)

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

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 3,451	(56.7%)
Females: 2,636	(43.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,217
County population in 2003: 5,879
Jobs in 2003: 2,393

Lincoln County,CO real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,039
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Lincoln County:	2.4 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,246 ($31,914 in 2000)

This county	$34,246
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,512

Lincoln County	$108,512
Colorado:	$223,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $447
Institutionalized population: 1,056
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lincoln County in 2000: $748

Lincoln County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Colorado:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $590 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Limon, Hugo, Arriba, Genoa, Karval.

Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County , Cheyenne County , Crowley County , Elbert County , El Paso County , Kiowa County , Kit Carson County , Pueblo County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lincoln County: Rush Creek Ranch (A), Sevenmile Ranch (B), Andy Windmill (C), Brooks Ranch (D), T-Cross Ranch (E), Bar W W Ranch (F), Hall Station (G), Lake (H), Limon Country Club (I), Lincoln County Fairgrounds (J), Forder (K), Forder Ranch (L), Four Corners (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lincoln County include: Walks Camp Lutheran Church (A), Blue Cliff Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Genoa Lutheran Cemetery (1), Genoa Community Cemetery (2), Parker Cemetery (3), Rube Cemetery (4), Dudley Cemetery (5), Liberty Cemetery (6), Mount Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Nelson Lake (A), Blakeman Lake (B), Sharp Lake (C), Beckman Lake (D), Roundtree Lake (E), Stacy Lakes (F), Hubbard Lake (G), Limon Watershed L-2 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Apache Creek (A), Barron Creek (B), Coon Creek (C), Currie Creek (D), Dugout Creek (E), Middle Rush Creek (F), Mustang Creek (G), Lickdab Creek (H), North Rush Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lincoln County include: Walks Camp Park (1), Kaval Lake State Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
Colorado:	3.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 166
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 107 (21% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	1.8%
Whole state:	8.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 64
1990 to 1994: 7
1985 to 1989: 2
1980 to 1984: 20
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.8%

Lincoln County marital status for males

Lincoln County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,753
One, attached: 48
Two: 27
3 or 4: 64
5 to 9: 58
10 to 19: 15
20 or more: 20
Mobile homes: 415
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 529 (55 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 311

Agriculture in Lincoln County
Average size of farms: 3139 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $78262
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86048
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $164889
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.23
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.10%
Corn for grain: 5828 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 109129 harvested acres

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/6/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Public administration (16%)
Construction (14%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Public administration (13%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (16%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (62%)
Korea (14%)
Germany (13%)
Romania (4%)
Vietnam (2%)
Australia (2%)
Trinidad and Tobago (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln County:

German (30%)
United States or American (11%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
Norwegian (5%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Lincoln County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,703 (69%)
Carpooled: 300 (12%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (1%)
Walked: 163 (7%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 248 (10%)

People in group quarters in Lincoln County, Colorado

948 people in state prisons
91 people in nursing homes
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,226.

7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,655 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.71% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($18,076 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($10,580 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 2.67%
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 El Paso County, CO

0.93% ($25,600 average AGI)

11.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,360 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.08%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.46% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($26,204 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($7,156 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 2.62%
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 El Paso County, CO	1.55% ($29,692 average AGI)
to Weld County, CO	1.13% ($21,684)
to Denver County, CO	0.77% ($19,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lincoln County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 858 (762 aged, 96 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,026

In family households: 4,283 (1,150 male householders, 249 female householders)
1,143 spouses, 1,577 children (1,421 natural, 52 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 43 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 743 (293 male householders (246 living alone)), 364 female householders (337 living alone)), 86 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,061 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 663 2-persons, 278 3-persons, 247 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 583 1-person, 63 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

1,091 married couples with children.
284 single-parent households (64 men, 220 women).

93.1% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (4% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,267,000 ($8400 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $633,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,645,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,261,000
Federal grants: $12,858,000
Federal procurement contracts: $310,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,720,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,438,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,193,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,858,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 312

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 309

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +32

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -496

Here:	-88 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lincoln County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.75 millions of gallons per day (76% from ground, 24% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 35
1995 to 1998: 79
1990 to 1994: 136
1980 to 1989: 258
1970 to 1979: 424
1960 to 1969: 268
1950 to 1959: 278
1940 to 1949: 229
1939 or earlier: 699

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 15
3 rooms: 39
4 rooms: 175
5 rooms: 294
6 rooms: 288
7 rooms: 224
8 rooms: 168
9 or more rooms: 214

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

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 14
3 rooms: 110
4 rooms: 166
5 rooms: 167
6 rooms: 73
7 rooms: 50
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 29

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 50
2 bedrooms: 352
3 bedrooms: 646
4 bedrooms: 264
5 or more bedrooms: 99

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 132
2 bedrooms: 231
3 bedrooms: 201
4 bedrooms: 40
5 or more bedrooms: 25

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

no vehicle: 34
1 vehicle: 341
2 vehicles: 548
3 vehicles: 295
4 vehicles: 134
5 or more vehicles: 65

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

no vehicle: 57
1 vehicle: 261
2 vehicles: 244
3 vehicles: 56
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 7

44% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Colorado.

Lincoln County:	44.5%
State average:	45.7%

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

This state: 3634
Northeast: 150
Midwest: 1056
South: 331
West: 781

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (3%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (65%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54

Here:	7.7%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 89

Here:	16.8%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	17.0%
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)

Lincoln County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $274,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $4,891,000
All Other: $335,000

Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $15,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $4,951,000
Regular Highways: $1,889,000

Welfare - Other: $1,773,000

General - Other: $476,000

Central Staff Services: $373,000

Corrections - Other: $370,000

Financial Administration: $332,000

Police Protection: $273,000

Health Services - Other: $217,000

General Public Buildings: $145,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000

Solid Waste Management: $128,000

Natural Resources - Other: $113,000

Parks & Recreation: $79,000

Libraries: $29,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $113,000
Regular Highways: $86,000

Health: $21,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $336,000
Interest Earnings: $243,000

Rents: $23,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $308,000
General - Other: $138,000

Solid Waste Management: $48,000

Own Hospitals: $30,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,240,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $615,000
Beginning: $231,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,928,000
Public Welfare: $1,643,000

All Other: $158,000

Health & Hospitals: $69,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $2,008,000
Total General Sales: $1,239,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,228,000

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