Lincoln County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	33%

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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:

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

Races in Lincoln County, Colorado:

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

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

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Lincoln County:	2.4 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,533
Colorado:	$56,993

This county:	$443
State:	$739

Lincoln County:	$131,955
Colorado:	$242,200

Detached houses: $180,868

Here:	$180,868
State:	$336,116

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,965

Here:	$95,965
State:	$259,242

In 2-unit structures: $146,090

Here:	$146,090
State:	$411,490

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $318,577

Here:	$318,577
State:	$200,499

Mobile homes: $53,714

Here:	$53,714
State:	$53,488

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Here:	3.6%
Colorado:	6.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

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

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

Here:	63.0% with mortgage
State:	79.2% with mortgage

Here		34.6%
USA		50.2%

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.

Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/2/1998 at 15:47:16, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.1
State:	6.5

Here:	4.6
State:	3.9

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

Here:	7.7%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	16.8%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	17.0%
Colorado:	16.7%

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