Rio Blanco County, Colorado (CO)

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County population in 2005: 5,973 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,623
Renter-occupied apartments: 683

% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

Land area: 3221 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.7%), Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 61%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Rio Blanco County, Colorado:

White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
Hispanic (4.9%)
Other race (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
American Indian (1.6%)

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

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 3,021	(50.5%)
Females: 2,965	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,303
County population in 2003: 5,998
Jobs in 2003: 2,939

Rio Blanco County,CO real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,770
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.2%

Average household size:

Rio Blanco County:	2.5 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,466 ($37,711 in 2000)

This county	$40,466
Colorado:	$50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $132,083

Rio Blanco County	$132,083
Colorado:	$223,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $399
Institutionalized population: 28
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Rio Blanco County in 2000: $749

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 0

Rio Blanco County races chart

Rio Blanco County, CO map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Rio Blanco County Colorado:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 18.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $458 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rio Blanco County is $627 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $897 a month.

Cities in this county include: Meeker, Rangely.

Neighboring counties: Garfield County , Uintah County, Utah , Moffat County , Routt County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rio Blanco County: 84 Ranch (A), Clubine Ranch (B), Pinto Mesa Windmill (C), Pyramid Guard Station (D), Redd Cow Camp (E), Redd Ranch (F), Reigle Ranch (G), Duckett Ranch (H), Robinson Ranch (I), Russell Camp (J), Ryan School (K), S-C Hunting Club (L), Brandy Ranch (M), Sharples Camp (N), South Fork Campground (O), Gerald Oldland Ranch (P), East Marvine Campground (Q), Atencio Cabin (R), Texas Camp (S), Buford District Ranger Office (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Miller Hill Cemetery (1), Highland Cemetery (2), Strawberry Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Guthrie Lake (A), Muskrat Lakes (B), Vaughan Lake (C), Crosho Lake (D), Crater Lake (E), Aldrich Lakes (F), Mirror Lake (G), Wheat Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alkali Creek (A), Allen Basin Fill Ditch (B), Allen Creek (C), Long Park Creek (D), Wolf Creek (E), Grade Creek (F), Yellow Creek (G), Baldy Creek (H), Barcus Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rio Blanco County include: Wet Park (1), Snell Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.1%
Colorado:	3.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 385
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 189 (35% naturalized citizens)

Rio Blanco County:	3.2%
Whole state:	8.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 71
1990 to 1994: 31
1985 to 1989: 14
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 19
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 29

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Rio Blanco County marital status for males

Rio Blanco County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,038
One, attached: 68
Two: 58
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 108
10 to 19: 84
20 or more: 56
Mobile homes: 391
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Rio Blanco County with a mortgage: 697 (53 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 416

Agriculture in Rio Blanco County
Average size of farms: 1537 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $52740
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.40%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57288
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $77784
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.92

Rio Blanco County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 48.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (21%)
Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Mexico (46%)
Germany (8%)
Canada (7%)
Netherlands (7%)
France (4%)
Japan (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rio Blanco County:

German (21%)
English (15%)
Irish (11%)
United States or American (11%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Scottish (3%)
Swedish (3%)

Rio Blanco County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,044 (71%)
Carpooled: 484 (17%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 193 (7%)
Other means: 31 (1%)
Worked at home: 133 (5%)

People in group quarters in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

143 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
33 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
11 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,683.

11.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,767 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.71%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.45% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($15,302 average AGI)
6.26% relocated from other states ($21,469 average AGI)
Rio Blanco County: 6.26%
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 Mesa County, CO	1.67% ($29,686 average AGI)
from Uintah County, UT	0.53% ($45,909)

9.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.42%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.20% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($19,385 average AGI)
4.22% relocated to other states ($17,411 average AGI)
Rio Blanco County: 4.22%
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 Mesa County, CO	1.81% ($36,270 average AGI)
to Garfield County, CO	0.93% ($46,421)
to Moffat County, CO	0.74% ($37,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Rio Blanco County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Rio Blanco County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rio Blanco County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 800 (691 aged, 109 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,748

In family households: 4,962 (1,424 male householders, 237 female householders)
1,391 spouses, 1,687 children (1,531 natural, 63 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 26 other relatives, 89 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 786 (341 male householders (287 living alone)), 318 female householders (282 living alone)), 127 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 238 (14 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 782 2-persons, 345 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 151 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 569 1-person, 76 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

1,206 married couples with children.
296 single-parent households (80 men, 216 women).

93.4% of residents of Rio Blanco County speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $30,923,000 ($5094 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $347,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,954,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,594,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $395,000
Federal grants: $7,587,000
Federal procurement contracts: $903,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,490,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $107,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,236,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,417,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 375

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 311

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +53

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -116

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Rio Blanco County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (26% from ground, 74% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 195
1990 to 1994: 160
1980 to 1989: 582
1970 to 1979: 808
1960 to 1969: 258
1950 to 1959: 306
1940 to 1949: 201
1939 or earlier: 319

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rio Blanco County, Colorado:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 23
3 rooms: 66
4 rooms: 164
5 rooms: 324
6 rooms: 334
7 rooms: 288
8 rooms: 205
9 or more rooms: 219

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rio Blanco County, Colorado:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 54
3 rooms: 91
4 rooms: 189
5 rooms: 184
6 rooms: 71
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 33
9 or more rooms: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rio Blanco County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 68
2 bedrooms: 328
3 bedrooms: 831
4 bedrooms: 266
5 or more bedrooms: 124

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rio Blanco County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 156
2 bedrooms: 276
3 bedrooms: 191
4 bedrooms: 36
5 or more bedrooms: 22

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

no vehicle: 21
1 vehicle: 311
2 vehicles: 711
3 vehicles: 440
4 vehicles: 74
5 or more vehicles: 66

Cars and other vehicles available in Rio Blanco County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 81
1 vehicle: 276
2 vehicles: 209
3 vehicles: 76
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 11

52% of Rio Blanco County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Colorado.

Rio Blanco County:	52.0%
State average:	45.7%

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

This state: 3024
Northeast: 194
Midwest: 732
South: 472
West: 1343

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,000

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 (66%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Wood (6%)
Electricity (5%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (59%)
Electricity (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	1.0%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	4.2%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6

Here:	1.8%
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)

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