Pueblo County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

Pueblo County:	18.5%
Colorado:	11.1%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pueblo County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 69,236	(48.9%)
Females: 72,236	(51.1%)

Pueblo County:	2.5 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county	$35,170
Colorado:	$50,652

Pueblo County	$132,781
Colorado:	$223,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 381
• Thefts: 1157
• Auto thefts: 69

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 322
• Thefts: 957
• Auto thefts: 64

Area name: Pueblo, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pueblo County is $479 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $825 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pueblo, Pueblo West, Colorado City, Beulah Valley, Avondale, Salt Creek, Boone, Rye, North Aurora.

2005 air pollution in Pueblo County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 50 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.2 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 13 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Crowley County , Custer County , El Paso County , Fremont County , Huerfano County , Las Animas County , Lincoln County , Otero County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pueblo County: Peterson Windmill (A), Fox Windmill (B), Poleline Camp (C), Freds Camp (D), Red Top Ranch (E), Colorado School of Mines Summer Camp (F), Altman Windmill (G), Sanford Windmill (H), Gallegos Windmill (I), Sitton Corner (J), East Cox Windmill (K), Appelt Senior Ranch (L), Spurlock Ranch (M), Totten Ranch (N), Bull Pasture Windmill (O), Turkey Creek Ranch (P), Undercliffe Community Center (Q), Upper Doyle Windmill (R), Verde School (S), Butler Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pueblo County include: Vineland Church (A), Grace Church (B), Highlands Church (C), San Jose Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Verde Cemetery (1), Brookside Cemetery (2), Doyle Cemetery (3), Roselawn Cemetery (4), Finn Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Karrick Lake (A), Hungerford Lake (B), Thunderbird Lake (C), Lodge Lake (D), Dry Lake (E), Lower Peterson Reservoir (F), Huerfano Lake (G), Alderd Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Williams Creek (A), Willis Creek (B), Williw Creek (C), Willow Creek (D), Andy Creek (E), Graneros Creek (F), Yellowbank Creek (G), Black Squirrel Creek (H), Blue Ribbon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pueblo County include: Graham Memorial Park (1), Rye Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Colorado:	3.7%

Current college students: 8,081
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,194 (43% naturalized citizens)

Pueblo County:	3.0%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 43,039
• One, attached: 1,637
• Two: 1,940
• 3 or 4: 2,229
• 5 to 9: 1,356
• 10 to 19: 1,072
• 20 or more: 3,225
• Mobile homes: 4,362
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 66

Housing units in Pueblo County with a mortgage: 21,748 (3,356 second mortgage, 1,561 home equity loan, 152 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,266

Pueblo County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 4.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 46,650 (79%) Carpooled: 7,990 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 393 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 28 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 116 (0%) Bicycle: 233 (0%) Walked: 1,116 (2%) Other means: 282 (0%) Worked at home: 1,928 (3%)

5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,024 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($310 average AGI)

Pueblo County:	0.04%
Colorado average:	0.18%

2.93% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($19,351 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($19,362 average AGI)

Pueblo County:	2.69%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from El Paso County, CO	0.86% ($41,684 average AGI)
from Fremont County, CO	0.22% ($33,974)
from Denver County, CO	0.20% ($28,238)
from Otero County, CO	0.19% ($29,440)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.15% ($51,544)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.15% ($44,846)
from Adams County, CO	0.15% ($33,320)

5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($245 average AGI)

Pueblo County:	0.05%
Colorado average:	0.12%

2.76% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($16,705 average AGI)
2.25% relocated to other states ($15,767 average AGI)

Pueblo County:	2.25%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to El Paso County, CO	0.78% ($29,291 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO	0.30% ($23,647)
to Arapahoe County, CO	0.19% ($35,760)
to Fremont County, CO	0.19% ($25,629)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.15% ($31,551)
to Otero County, CO	0.15% ($25,427)
to Adams County, CO	0.14% ($24,085)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,964 (20,918 aged, 5,046 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 117,189 (27,759 male householders, 9,865 female householders)

  27,852 spouses, 41,585 children (37,912 natural, 998 adopted, 2,675 stepchildren), 3,624 grandchildren, 1,105 brothers or sisters, 843 parents, 1,742 other relatives, 2,814 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 20,145 (7,483 male householders (5,991 living alone)), 9,511 female householders (8,484 living alone)), 3,151 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,138 (2,955 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 16,208 2-persons, 8,690 3-persons, 7,239 4-persons, 3,421 5-persons, 1,488 6-persons, 578 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,475 1-person, 2,205 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

21,787 married couples with children.
10,219 single-parent households (2,405 men, 7,814 women).

83.9% of residents of Pueblo County speak English at home.
14.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $940,815,000 ($6265 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $46,057,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $431,113,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $199,350,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,447,000
Federal grants: $228,535,000
Federal procurement contracts: $29,790,000 ($15,325,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $47,580,000 ($9,614,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $338,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $131,615,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,142,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+40 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 34.81 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.5

Here:	4.1
State:	3.9

52% of Pueblo County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Colorado.

Pueblo County:	52.0%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 93776
• Northeast: 3686
• Midwest: 14892
• South: 9896
• West: 14095

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,700

Here:	5.8%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	4.5%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	6.6%
Colorado:	16.7%

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