San Miguel County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	48%
State:	33%

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (26.2%), Construction (16.2%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.1%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in San Miguel County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 3,607	(54.7%)
Females: 2,987	(45.3%)

San Miguel County:	2.2 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county	$52,059
Colorado:	$50,652

San Miguel County	$499,601
Colorado:	$223,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 2

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Miguel County is $788 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1007 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1468 a month.

Cities in this county include: Telluride, Mountain Village, Norwood, Ophir, Sawpit.

2005 air pollution in San Miguel County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 65 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dolores County , San Juan County, Utah , Montrose County , Ouray County , San Juan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in San Miguel County: Piele Lone Cone Camp (A), Redd Ranchs Summer Camp (B), Sams (C), San Miguel Ranch (D), Scotties Cabin (E), Silver Pick Mill (F), Skyline Ranch (G), Slick Rock (H), Brown (I), Society Turn (J), Spud Patch Camp (K), Sunshine Campground (L), Taylor Camp (M), Telluride Ski Area (N), Bachelor Camp (O), Wedding Bell Camp (P), Williams Cabin (Q), Barrett Cow Camp (R), Bassnet Homestead (S), Woods Lake Picnic Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lone Tree Cemetery (1), Norwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Cushman Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Alta Lakes (C), Cottonwood Pond (D), Priest Lakes (E), Galloway Lake (F), Wild Boy Lake (G), Hope, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alder Creek (A), Wilson Creek (B), Goshorn Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Beaver Creek (E), Bell Creek (F), Bennett Creek (G), Big Gypsum Creek (H), Bilk Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in San Miguel County include: Dry Creek Basin State Wildlife Area (1), Bear Creek Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Ophir Post Office (A), Placerville Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.6%
Colorado:	3.7%

Current college students: 182
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 480 (18% naturalized citizens)

San Miguel County:	7.3%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,525
• One, attached: 238
• Two: 153
• 3 or 4: 331
• 5 to 9: 363
• 10 to 19: 436
• 20 or more: 885
• Mobile homes: 236
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in San Miguel County with a mortgage: 665 (80 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 245

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,971 (45%) Carpooled: 564 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 136 (3%) Subway or elevated: 12 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 92 (2%) Walked: 864 (20%) Other means: 366 (8%) Worked at home: 363 (8%)

13.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,311 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.27%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.72% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,985 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	0.72%
Colorado average:	0.18%

4.13% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($10,293 average AGI)
8.42% relocated from other states ($56,033 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	8.42%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Montrose County, CO

0.87% ($31,773 average AGI)

13.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,534 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.95%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.43% of residents moved to foreign countries ($387 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	0.43%
Colorado average:	0.12%

5.72% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($18,593 average AGI)
7.80% relocated to other states ($33,556 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	7.80%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Montrose County, CO	1.69% ($43,395 average AGI)
to Boulder County, CO	0.59% ($18,533)
to Denver County, CO	0.55% ($35,429)
to Ouray County, CO	0.43% ($34,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 2.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 2.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 307 (278 aged, 29 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,138 (1,135 male householders, 306 female householders)

  1,151 spouses, 1,242 children (1,150 natural, 38 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 21 other relatives, 208 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,439 (954 male householders (594 living alone)), 615 female householders (389 living alone)), 870 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 17 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 706 2-persons, 356 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 983 1-person, 414 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

827 married couples with children.
274 single-parent households (80 men, 194 women).

89.2% of residents of San Miguel County speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,699,000 ($2487 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $287,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,276,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,388,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $231,000
Federal grants: $7,754,000
Federal procurement contracts: $475,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,575,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,777,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,378,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	12 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.5

Here:	3.2
State:	3.9

37% of San Miguel County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Colorado.

San Miguel County:	36.7%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 1588
• Northeast: 1138
• Midwest: 1253
• South: 913
• West: 1176

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $425,000

Here:	10.8%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	9.3%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	28.6%
Colorado:	16.7%

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