Weld County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	33%

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Races in Weld County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	30.9 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 90,717	(50.1%)
Females: 90,219	(49.9%)

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Weld County:	2.8 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county:	$52,133
Colorado:	$55,212

This county:	$620
State:	$693

Weld County:	$197,300
Colorado:	$233,900

Detached houses: $279,618

Here:	$279,618
State:	$321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,939

Here:	$217,939
State:	$242,417

In 2-unit structures: $704,968

Here:	$704,968
State:	$375,414

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,328

Here:	$139,328
State:	$222,440

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,837

Here:	$122,837
State:	$203,199

Mobile homes: $62,915

Here:	$62,915
State:	$53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $69,057

Here:	$69,057
State:	$69,208

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 171
• Burglaries: 561
• Thefts: 701
• Auto thefts: 215

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 30
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 130
• Burglaries: 405
• Thefts: 637
• Auto thefts: 192

Weld County:	12.1%
Colorado:	12.0%

Area name: Greeley, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Weld County is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $978 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greeley, Windsor, Evans, Fort Lupton, Johnstown, Dacono, Milliken, Eaton, Frederick, Platteville.

2005 air pollution in Weld County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.098 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 22 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 48 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 8.2 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 21 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Boulder County , Laramie County, Wyoming , Larimer County , Logan County , Morgan County , Kimball County, Nebraska .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Weld County: Peters Ranch (A), Peterson Windmill (B), Phillips Windmill (C), Bly Windmill (D), Bog Windmill (E), Ponnequin Camp (F), Coal Mine Windmill (G), Adobe Flat Windmill (H), Poston Windmill (I), Prange Windmill (J), Railroad Windmill (K), Rand Windmill (L), Range Rider Headquarters (M), Rauth Windmill (N), Raven Windmill (O), Reverse K Four Ranch (P), Ridge Windmill (Q), Collins Windmill (R), Rinn Valley Grange (S), Bourlier Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Weld County include: Osgood Church (A), Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Elwell Cemetery (1), Sunnyside Cemetery (2), Briggsdale Cemetery (3), Horst Cemetery (4), Mountain View Cemetery (5), Saint Francis Cemetery (6), Highland Lake Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Neff Lake (A), Greasewood Lake (B), Wheeler Lake (C), Bidwell Lake (D), Seventy Holes Lake (E), Hill Lake (F), Dutch Girl Lake (G), Seeley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Big Thompson River (A), Block Hollow Creek (B), Boulder Creek (C), Box Elder Creek (D), Cache la Poudre River (E), Coal Creek (F), Coalbank Creek (G), Comanche Creek (H), Cow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Weld County: Sunrise Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Masters Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.2%
Colorado:	7.4%

Current college students: 15,531
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 16,752 (26% naturalized citizens)

Weld County:	9.3%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 44,367
• One, attached: 2,130
• Two: 1,719
• 3 or 4: 2,972
• 5 to 9: 2,422
• 10 to 19: 2,345
• 20 or more: 2,724
• Mobile homes: 7,429
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Housing units in Weld County with a mortgage: 25,474 (4,059 second mortgage, 2,542 home equity loan, 105 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,911

Here:	78.7% with mortgage
State:	79.2% with mortgage

Weld County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Weld County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from Weld County center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/1990 at 21:38:57, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Weld County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 67,702 (79%) Carpooled: 10,958 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 283 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Taxi: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 114 (0%) Bicycle: 395 (0%) Walked: 2,481 (3%) Other means: 618 (1%) Worked at home: 3,621 (4%)

10.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.24%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($139 average AGI)

Weld County:	0.05%
Colorado average:	0.18%

6.92% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($30,737 average AGI)
3.27% relocated from other states ($15,237 average AGI)

Weld County:	3.27%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Larimer County, CO	1.77% ($43,199 average AGI)
from Boulder County, CO	1.48% ($51,199)
from Adams County, CO	1.27% ($46,026)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.58% ($53,577)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.31% ($40,688)
from Denver County, CO	0.30% ($40,144)
from Morgan County, CO	0.18% ($30,843)

8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($102 average AGI)

Weld County:	0.04%
Colorado average:	0.12%

5.08% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($23,109 average AGI)
2.94% relocated to other states ($15,308 average AGI)

Weld County:	2.94%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Larimer County, CO	1.42% ($38,357 average AGI)
to Adams County, CO	0.98% ($36,476)
to Boulder County, CO	0.83% ($37,681)
to Denver County, CO	0.37% ($33,776)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.29% ($35,651)
to Arapahoe County, CO	0.25% ($33,793)
to El Paso County, CO	0.16% ($37,287)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,380 (16,347 aged, 3,033 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 151,919 (36,650 male householders, 8,885 female householders)

  37,525 spouses, 55,914 children (50,733 natural, 1,524 adopted, 3,657 stepchildren), 3,390 grandchildren, 1,891 brothers or sisters, 812 parents, 3,409 other relatives, 3,443 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 24,039 (8,272 male householders (5,941 living alone)), 9,390 female householders (7,305 living alone)), 6,377 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,978 (1,590 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,318 2-persons, 10,008 3-persons, 9,824 4-persons, 4,958 5-persons, 2,058 6-persons, 1,369 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,246 1-person, 3,349 2-persons, 588 3-persons, 324 4-persons, 109 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

79.7% of residents of Weld County speak English at home.
18.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $686,188,000 ($3130 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $36,560,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $290,273,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $137,039,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,257,000
Federal grants: $165,818,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,702,000 ($9,355,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $44,100,000 ($12,438,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,215,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $413,440,000
Federal Government insurance: $132,454,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	27 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Here:	+135 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 36.87 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Here:	4.1
State:	3.9

44% of Weld County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Colorado.

Weld County:	43.7%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 94180
• Northeast: 5222
• Midwest: 30683
• South: 13506
• West: 18931

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $148,300

Here:	6.9%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	5.4%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	7.3%
Colorado:	16.7%

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