Prowers County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.0%), Retail trade (13.2%), Manufacturing (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Prowers County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	32.4 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 7,278	(50.3%)
Females: 7,205	(49.7%)

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Prowers County:	2.7 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,014
Colorado:	$55,212

This county:	$369
State:	$693

Prowers County:	$98,311
Colorado:	$233,900

Detached houses: $120,349

Here:	$120,349
State:	$321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,769

Here:	$263,769
State:	$242,417

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,731

Here:	$76,731
State:	$222,440

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $465,811

Here:	$465,811
State:	$203,199

Mobile homes: $37,744

Here:	$37,744
State:	$53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,682

Here:	$20,682
State:	$69,208

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 34
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	19.5%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prowers County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $682 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lamar, Holly, Granada, Wiley, Hartman, Two Butte Creek.

2005 air pollution in Prowers County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 110 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Baca County , Bent County , Kiowa County , Greeley County, Kansas , Hamilton County, Kansas , Stanton County, Kansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Prowers County: Clucas (A), Plains Community (B), Sand Creek School (C), Amity (D), Site of Old Trail City (E), Springfield Pumping Station (F), Van Deusen Ranch (G), Cramblet Ranch (H), Webb (I), Cactus View School (J), Barton (K), Camp Amache (L), Hasser Ranch (M), Holly Dump (N), Klama Ranch (O), Lamar Waterworks (P), Center Farm (Q), Markham (R), Channing School (S), Millwood (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Prowers County: Pleasant Heights Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Wiley Cemetery (1), Amerine Cemetery (2), Fairmount Cemetery (3), Amity Cemetery (4), Sunnyslope Cemetery (5), Hartman Cemetery (6), Butte Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: King Reservoir (A), Lamar Reservoirs (B), Wood Reservoir (C), Wilson Reservoir (D), Prince Reservoir (E), Verhoeff Reservoir (F), Cottonwood Reservoir Number 2 (G), Thurston Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Granada Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Big Sandy Creek (C), Boggs Creek (D), Buffalo Creek (E), Cat Creek (F), Cheyenne Creek (G), Clay Creek (H), Cottonwood Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Prowers County: Mike Higbee State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Carlton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.3%
Colorado:	7.4%

Current college students: 599
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,536 (19% naturalized citizens)

Prowers County:	10.6%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,265
• One, attached: 97
• Two: 118
• 3 or 4: 252
• 5 to 9: 116
• 10 to 19: 82
• 20 or more: 103
• Mobile homes: 930
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Prowers County with a mortgage: 1,421 (147 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,102

Here:	56.3% with mortgage
State:	79.2% with mortgage

Prowers County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/24/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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

On 1/2/1998 at 15:47:16, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from Prowers County center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,941 (75%) Carpooled: 1,032 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 28 (0%) Walked: 244 (4%) Other means: 73 (1%) Worked at home: 231 (4%)

5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.59%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.98% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($16,641 average AGI)
2.60% relocated from other states ($11,927 average AGI)

Prowers County:	2.60%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Baca County, CO	0.33% ($24,643 average AGI)
from Bent County, CO	0.33% ($29,714)
from Pueblo County, CO	0.29% ($9,500)
from El Paso County, CO	0.26% ($19,727)

8.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,349 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.30%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.31% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($15,992 average AGI)
3.99% relocated to other states ($14,358 average AGI)

Prowers County:	3.99%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Pueblo County, CO	0.67% ($23,828 average AGI)
to El Paso County, CO	0.46% ($24,450)
to Bent County, CO	0.42% ($27,333)
to Adams County, CO	0.32% ($33,786)
to Denver County, CO	0.28% ($25,333)
to Weld County, CO	0.26% ($25,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,056 (1,756 aged, 300 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,328 (3,040 male householders, 736 female householders)

  3,087 spouses, 4,682 children (4,293 natural, 184 adopted, 205 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 97 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 179 other relatives, 220 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,856 (693 male householders (545 living alone)), 856 female householders (796 living alone)), 307 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 299 (180 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,476 2-persons, 801 3-persons, 781 4-persons, 444 5-persons, 207 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,341 1-person, 164 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

75.6% of residents of Prowers County speak English at home.
23.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (8% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 79% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,016,000 ($6970 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $769,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,974,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,261,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,282,000
Federal grants: $33,545,000
Federal procurement contracts: $458,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,496,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,332,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,209,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,425,000

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	-113 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.5

Here:	4.4
State:	3.9

54% of Prowers County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Colorado.

Prowers County:	53.9%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 8446
• Northeast: 231
• Midwest: 2113
• South: 1135
• West: 974

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,500

Here:	2.1%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	2.0%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	3.9%
Colorado:	16.7%

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