Montrose County, Colorado (CO)

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County population in 2005: 37,482 (47% urban, 53% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,766
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,277

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Land area: 2241 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.5%), Construction (15.0%), Retail trade (13.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Montrose County, Colorado:

White Non-Hispanic (82.4%)
Hispanic (14.9%)
Other race (5.7%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
American Indian (2.1%)

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

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 16,458	(49.2%)
Females: 16,974	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,497
County population in 2003: 35,943
Jobs in 2003: 14,806

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Total labor force in 2004: 19,107
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

Montrose County:	2.5 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,808 ($35,234 in 2000)

This county	$37,808
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $169,044

Montrose County	$169,044
Colorado:	$223,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $521
Institutionalized population: 211
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Montrose County in 2000: $890

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 3
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 30
Thefts: 42
Auto thefts: 13

Montrose County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Montrose County Colorado:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $709 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montrose County is $539 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $829 a month.

Cities in this county include: Montrose, Olathe, Nucla, Naturita, Upper St. Vrain.

Neighboring counties: Grand County, Utah , Delta County , San Juan County, Utah , Gunnison County , Mesa County , Ouray County , San Miguel County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Montrose County: 25 Mesa Guard Station (A), 41 Cow Camp (B), Club Ranch (C), Porters Cow Camp (D), Pulpit Rock Overlook (E), RP Cow Camp (F), Columbine Campground (G), Boyden Cow Camp (H), Columbine Guard Station (I), Sanborn Work Center (J), Galloway Camp (K), Silesca Guard Station (L), Gates Camp (M), Antone Spring Campground (N), Smokehouse Campground (O), South Rim Ranger Station (P), Spring Creek Ranch (Q), Buckeye Campground (R), Corral Number 2 (S), Buckeye Ranger Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Coventry Cemetery (1), Ash Mesa Cemetery (2), Button Cemetery (3), Uncompahgre Memorial Gardens (4), Olathe Cemetery (5), Paradox Cemetery (6), Pea Green Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Darling Lake (A), Moore Basin Lake (B), Monument Lake (C), Watson Lake (D), Grassy Lake (E), Buckhorn Lakes (F), Silesca Pond (G), Hilkey Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Al Wright Creek (A), Willow Basin Creek (B), Alkali Creek (C), Atkinson Creek (D), Beach Creek (E), Bear Creek (F), Beaton Creek (G), Big A Creek (H), Big Bucktail Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Montrose County include: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (1), Chief Ouray and Chipeta Memorial (2), Buckhorn Lakes Park (3), Chipeta State Park (4), Cimarron State Wildlife Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Cimarron Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.1%
Colorado:	3.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 498
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,863 (25% naturalized citizens)

Montrose County:	5.6%
Whole state:	8.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 412
1990 to 1994: 483
1985 to 1989: 362
1980 to 1984: 173
1975 to 1979: 188
1970 to 1974: 101
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 134

Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.3%

Montrose County marital status for males

Montrose County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,971
One, attached: 361
Two: 215
3 or 4: 347
5 to 9: 261
10 to 19: 157
20 or more: 311
Mobile homes: 3,542
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Housing units in Montrose County with a mortgage: 3,795 (542 second mortgage, 340 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,878

Agriculture in Montrose County
Average size of farms: 366 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $63378
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $345.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $50731
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.19%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 92.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45081
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.92%
Corn for grain: 6172 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 895 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3876 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 295 acres

Montrose County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 34.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (24%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Mexico (80%)
Germany (3%)
Canada (2%)
Japan (2%)
Poland (2%)
Philippines (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Montrose County:

German (20%)
English (12%)
United States or American (11%)
Irish (9%)
Italian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Swedish (2%)

Montrose County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,595 (71%)
Carpooled: 2,356 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 94 (1%)
Walked: 564 (4%)
Other means: 114 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,068 (7%)

People in group quarters in Montrose County, Colorado

241 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
92 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
68 people in nursing homes
51 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
50 people in unknown juvenile institutions
32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,571.

9.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.34%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.42% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($18,545 average AGI)
4.92% relocated from other states ($20,872 average AGI)
Montrose 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 Delta County, CO	0.71% ($28,086 average AGI)
from Mesa County, CO	0.70% ($34,978)
from San Miguel County, CO	0.33% ($43,395)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.32% ($47,167)
from Ouray County, CO	0.28% ($59,595)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.22% ($43,448)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.22% ($52,897)

7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.37%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.88% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($17,213 average AGI)
3.49% relocated to other states ($20,209 average AGI)
Montrose County: 3.49%
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 Delta County, CO	0.89% ($32,333 average AGI)
to Mesa County, CO	0.87% ($30,712)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.22% ($38,143)
to El Paso County, CO	0.22% ($26,214)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.17% ($45,136)
to San Miguel County, CO	0.17% ($31,773)
to Larimer County, CO	0.16% ($33,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Births per 1000 population in Montrose County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Montrose County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Montrose County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,131 (5,422 aged, 709 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,884

In family households: 28,456 (7,483 male householders, 1,797 female householders)
7,600 spouses, 9,882 children (8,899 natural, 313 adopted, 670 stepchildren), 431 grandchildren, 226 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 284 other relatives, 644 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,428 (1,593 male householders (1,238 living alone)), 2,135 female householders (1,920 living alone)), 700 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 548 (212 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,522 2-persons, 1,816 3-persons, 1,626 4-persons, 851 5-persons, 288 6-persons, 177 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,158 1-person, 494 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

6,391 married couples with children.
1,778 single-parent households (505 men, 1,273 women).

88.4% of residents of Montrose County speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $191,033,000 ($5209 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,683,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $94,896,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,741,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $674,000
Federal grants: $32,835,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,316,000 ($1,212,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,571,000 ($2,318,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $550,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,923,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,146,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,422

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,735

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +303

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,129

Here:	+83 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Montrose County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.03 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 713
1995 to 1998: 2,063
1990 to 1994: 1,262
1980 to 1989: 1,971
1970 to 1979: 3,234
1960 to 1969: 1,469
1950 to 1959: 924
1940 to 1949: 657
1939 or earlier: 1,909

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

1 room: 19
2 rooms: 101
3 rooms: 342
4 rooms: 1,321
5 rooms: 2,814
6 rooms: 2,138
7 rooms: 1,188
8 rooms: 962
9 or more rooms: 881

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

1 room: 73
2 rooms: 239
3 rooms: 597
4 rooms: 885
5 rooms: 755
6 rooms: 386
7 rooms: 186
8 rooms: 100
9 or more rooms: 56

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

no bedroom: 52
1 bedroom: 280
2 bedrooms: 2,473
3 bedrooms: 5,206
4 bedrooms: 1,484
5 or more bedrooms: 271

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montrose County:

no bedroom: 109
1 bedroom: 700
2 bedrooms: 1,352
3 bedrooms: 908
4 bedrooms: 190
5 or more bedrooms: 18

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

no vehicle: 276
1 vehicle: 2,440
2 vehicles: 4,282
3 vehicles: 1,936
4 vehicles: 554
5 or more vehicles: 278

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

no vehicle: 472
1 vehicle: 1,420
2 vehicles: 956
3 vehicles: 280
4 vehicles: 92
5 or more vehicles: 57

49% of Montrose County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Colorado.

Montrose County:	49.2%
State average:	45.7%

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

This state: 16589
Northeast: 1257
Midwest: 5061
South: 2889
West: 5620

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $144,400

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 (59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (9%)
Electricity (9%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (58%)
Electricity (21%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 263

Here:	6.6%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 114

Here:	5.4%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	12.3%
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)

Montrose County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $2,463,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,424,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $43,697,000
All Other: $564,000

Solid Waste Management: $61,000

Parks & Recreation: $41,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $425,000
Parks & Recreation: $249,000

Air Transportation: $50,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $40,816,000
Regular Highways: $3,717,000

Welfare - Other: $3,527,000

Police Protection: $2,909,000

Corrections - Other: $2,552,000

General - Other: $2,202,000

Air Transportation: $1,888,000

Health Services - Other: $1,441,000

Central Staff Services: $1,022,000

General Public Buildings: $939,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $716,000

Financial Administration: $685,000

Parks & Recreation: $251,000

Natural Resources - Other: $71,000

Solid Waste Management: $40,000

Fire Protection: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $647,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,313,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $478,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,885,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $33,359,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,375,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $44,612,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,257,000
Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $400,000
Interest Earnings: $225,000

General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $3,159,000
Regular Highways: $108,000

Natural Resource - Other: $48,000

Air Transportation: $39,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,445,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,989,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,280,000
Public Welfare: $3,206,000

All Other: $1,488,000

General Support: $819,000
Tax - Property: $8,414,000
Total General Sales: $4,019,000

Motor Vehicle License: $427,000

NEC: $45,000

Tobacco Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $30,123,000

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