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Summit County, Colorado (CO)



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Summit County, CO mapCounty population in 2005: 24,892 (73% urban, 27% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,382
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,738
% of renters here:  41%
State:  33%
Land area: 608 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 41 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  9.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (30.2%), Construction (13.8%), Retail trade (12.3%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 85%
  • Government: 8%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Summit County, Colorado:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
  • Hispanic (9.8%)
  • Other race (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  30.8 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Males: 13,697  (58.2%)
Females: 9,851  (41.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $27,803
County population in 2003: 25,005
Jobs in 2003: 18,717

Summit County,CO real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 16,082
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:
Summit County:  2.5 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $60,722 ($56,587 in 2000)
This county  $60,722
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $442,834
Summit County  $442,834
Colorado:  $223,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $874
Institutionalized population: 52
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Summit County in 2000: $1492


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 15
  • Burglaries: 60
  • Thefts: 645
  • Auto thefts: 18

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 53
  • Thefts: 635
  • Auto thefts: 14

Summit County races chart


Summit County, CO map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Summit County Colorado:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 91.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 6.0%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,218 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Summit County is $831 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1086 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1546 a month.

Cities in this county include: Silverthorne, Frisco, Breckenridge, Keystone, Dillon, Blue River, Montezuma.

2005 air pollution in Summit County:

Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 105 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Clear Creek County , Eagle County , Grand County , Lake County , Park County .


Summit County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Summit County: Peninsula Recreation Area (A), Blue River Campground (B), Blue River Inlet Fishermans Parking (C), Pine Cove Campground (D), Prairie Point Campground (E), Prospector Campground (F), Boulder Creek Campground (G), Frisco Marina (H), Sapphire Point Overlook (I), Breckenridge Ski Area (J), Sentinel Island Campground (K), Slate Creek Ranger Station (L), Smith Ranch (M), Snake River Fishermans Parking (N), Arapaho Basin Ski Area (O), Copper Mountain Ski Area (P), Giberson Bay Fishermans Parking (Q), Swan Mountain Recreation Area (R), Cow Creek Campground (S), Bakers Tank Picnic Ground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Curtain Ponds (A), Upper Cataract Lake (B), Upper Crystal Lake (C), Boulder Lake (D), Upper Slate Lake (E), Crystal Lake (F), Griffith Lake (G), Black Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Acorn Creek (A), Bemrose Creek (B), Black Creek (C), Boulder Creek (D), Brush Creek (E), Bushee Creek (F), Cataract Creek (G), Clinton Creek (H), Copper Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Summit County include: Windy Point Fisherman Park (1), Blue River State Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  2.7%
Colorado:  3.7%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,056
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,738 (19% naturalized citizens)

Summit County:  11.6%
Whole state:  8.6%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,605
  • 1990 to 1994: 382
  • 1985 to 1989: 212
  • 1980 to 1984: 179
  • 1975 to 1979: 72
  • 1970 to 1974: 141
  • 1970 to 1974: 38
  • 1965 to 1969: 109

Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.3%

Summit County marital status for males

Summit County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,930
  • One, attached: 2,441
  • Two: 707
  • 3 or 4: 1,168
  • 5 to 9: 2,165
  • 10 to 19: 3,100
  • 20 or more: 7,091
  • Mobile homes: 568
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Summit County with a mortgage: 2,737 (315 second mortgage, 242 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 495


Agriculture in Summit County
Average size of farms: 773 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12924
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $16.46
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.87%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $38813
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.27%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78468
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.05


Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (28%)
  • Construction (20%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (27%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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



  • Mexico (46%)
  • Russia (7%)
  • Poland (6%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Australia (4%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Summit County:



  • German (19%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • English (10%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • Scottish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)

Summit County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 10,481 (66%)
  • Carpooled: 1,998 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 790 (5%)
  • Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
  • Taxi: 8 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 142 (1%)
  • Walked: 1,388 (9%)
  • Other means: 213 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 935 (6%)
 

People in group quarters in Summit County, Colorado
  • 850 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 25 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 7 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $73,117.

15.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($65,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  15.75%
Colorado average:  10.77%

0.54% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,942 average AGI)
Summit County:  0.54%
Colorado average:  0.18%

5.91% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($26,318 average AGI)
9.30% relocated from other states ($36,878 average AGI)
Summit County:  9.30%
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 Denver County, CO  0.95% ($88,931 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO  0.72% ($107,468)
from Boulder County, CO  0.64% ($92,544)
from Arapahoe County, CO  0.55% ($72,542)
from El Paso County, CO  0.46% ($81,735)
from Larimer County, CO  0.37% ($22,650)
from Eagle County, CO  0.35% ($54,135)


14.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.84%
Colorado average:  10.03%

0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($452 average AGI)
Summit County:  0.41%
Colorado average:  0.12%

6.75% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($20,359 average AGI)
7.69% relocated to other states ($22,687 average AGI)
Summit County:  7.69%
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 Denver County, CO  1.04% ($37,136 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO  0.99% ($43,457)
to Park County, CO  0.44% ($38,872)
to Larimer County, CO  0.41% ($87,047)
to Arapahoe County, CO  0.39% ($45,537)
to Douglas County, CO  0.38% ($60,300)
to Eagle County, CO  0.38% ($37,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9



Births per 1000 population in Summit County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 1.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 1.6



Deaths per 1000 population in Summit County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Summit County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,145 (1,041 aged, 104 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%


Household type by relationship


Households: 22,620
  • In family households: 14,645 (3,382 male householders, 1,472 female householders)
    4,134 spouses, 4,220 children (3,940 natural, 137 adopted, 143 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 301 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 253 other relatives, 745 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 7,975 (2,940 male householders (1,321 living alone)), 1,312 female householders (647 living alone)), 3,723 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 928 (82 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,215 2-persons, 1,136 3-persons, 1,029 4-persons, 307 5-persons, 103 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,968 1-person, 1,403 2-persons, 565 3-persons, 245 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

2,997 married couples with children.
670 single-parent households (214 men, 456 women).

86.4% of residents of Summit County speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (7% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 66% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $40,838,000 ($1637 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,661,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,358,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,800,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $65,000
Federal grants: $6,045,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,277,000 ($359,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,293,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,887,000
Federal Government insurance: $59,302,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,736
Here:  70 per 1000 residents
State:  76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 185
Here:  7 per 1000 residents
State:  32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,395
Here:  +56 per 1000 residents
State:  +24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,553
Here:  -62 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Summit County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.42 millions of gallons per day (37% from ground, 63% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
State:  6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.8
State:  3.9



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2,316
  • 1995 to 1998: 3,914
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,781
  • 1980 to 1989: 5,748
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,748
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,125
  • 1950 to 1959: 90
  • 1940 to 1949: 99
  • 1939 or earlier: 380


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

  • 1 room: 49
  • 2 rooms: 200
  • 3 rooms: 465
  • 4 rooms: 790
  • 5 rooms: 1,029
  • 6 rooms: 1,024
  • 7 rooms: 811
  • 8 rooms: 464
  • 9 or more rooms: 550


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

  • 1 room: 259
  • 2 rooms: 531
  • 3 rooms: 828
  • 4 rooms: 952
  • 5 rooms: 592
  • 6 rooms: 307
  • 7 rooms: 174
  • 8 rooms: 46
  • 9 or more rooms: 49


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

  • no bedroom: 54
  • 1 bedroom: 432
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,316
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,358
  • 4 bedrooms: 983
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 239


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Summit County:

  • no bedroom: 277
  • 1 bedroom: 937
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,477
  • 3 bedrooms: 753
  • 4 bedrooms: 242
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 52


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

  • no vehicle: 34
  • 1 vehicle: 1,224
  • 2 vehicles: 2,608
  • 3 vehicles: 1,094
  • 4 vehicles: 286
  • 5 or more vehicles: 136


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

  • no vehicle: 264
  • 1 vehicle: 1,417
  • 2 vehicles: 1,306
  • 3 vehicles: 435
  • 4 vehicles: 188
  • 5 or more vehicles: 128

31% of Summit County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Colorado.

Summit County:  31.3%
State average:  45.7%


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

  • This state: 5166
  • Northeast: 3626
  • Midwest: 6059
  • South: 2917
  • West: 2821

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $401,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 156
Here:  8.3%
Colorado:  8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46
Here:  6.3%
Colorado:  7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 136
Here:  17.4%
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)

Summit County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,418,000
  • Charges - All Other: $9,334,000
    Sewerage: $2,799,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,057,000
    Parks & Recreation: $53,000
  • Construction - General: $1,948,000
    Regular Highways: $550,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $4,819,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,740,000
    Financial Administration: $3,829,000
    Regular Highways: $3,029,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,565,000
    Police Protection: $2,326,000
    General - Other: $2,229,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,754,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,708,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,649,000
    Sewerage: $1,134,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,031,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $958,000
    Libraries: $903,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $745,000
    Parks & Recreation: $495,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $342,000
    Water Utilities: $339,000
    Fire Protection: $171,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $170,000
    Housing & Community Development: $37,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,327,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $637,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $32,025,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $26,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $23,859,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $31,475,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $550,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,141,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,538,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $673,000
    Special Assessments: $355,000
    Rents: $53,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $273,000
    General - Other: $248,000
    Health - Other: $176,000
    Transit Utilities: $65,000
    Libraries: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,282,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $98,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $31,597,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,186,000
    Highways: $1,525,000
    Public Welfare: $1,168,000
    Health & Hospitals: $604,000
    Transit Utilities: $132,000
    General Support: $48,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,651,000
    Total General Sales: $9,572,000
    NEC: $1,342,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000,000

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