Yuma County, Colorado (CO)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	33%

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (29.1%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Yuma County, Colorado:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Males: 4,840	(49.2%)
Females: 5,001	(50.8%)

Yuma County:	2.5 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

This county	$35,593
Colorado:	$50,652

Yuma County	$107,535
Colorado:	$223,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 8
• Auto thefts: 1

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yuma County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Yuma, Wray, Eckley.

Neighboring counties: Cheyenne County, Kansas , Chase County, Nebraska , Dundy County, Nebraska , Kit Carson County , Logan County , Phillips County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Yuma County: Red Willow Community Center (A), Bowman Ranch (B), Dunning Ranch (C), Royce Darling Memorial Golf Course (D), Sharp Ranch (E), Thompson Ranch (F), Burr Ranch (G), Winger Ranch (H), Wingfield Ranch (I), Yuma Siding (J), Hillside Ranch (K), Hines Ranch (L), Lansing Valley Ranch (M), Bethel Community Hall (N), Beverly Grove (O), M K Ranch (P), McCoy Ranch (Q), Moellenberg Ranch (R), Mullin Ranch (S), Heartstrong Community Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Yuma County include: Buffalo Grass Church (A), Armel Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Wages Church (D), Ford Church (E), Mennonite Brethren Church (F), Saint John Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Glendale Cemetery (1), Adler Cemetery (2), Hanshaw Cemetery (3), Lansing Valley Cemetery (4), Armel Cemetery (5), Gilstrap Cemetery (6), Eckley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Kleweno Reservoir (A), Wray Watershed District Reservoir Number 6 (B), Olive Lake (C), Bonny Reservoir (D), Chester Wieser Erosion Control Number 1 Reservoir (E), Hale Ponds (F), O'Brien Reservoir Number 1 (G), Duck Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Adler Creek (A), Olive Creek (B), Armknecht Creek (C), Beaver Creek (D), Black Wolf Creek (E), Bloom Creek (F), Bonny Creek (G), Chief Creek (H), Copperkettle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Yuma County include: Bonny State Recreation Area (1), South Republican Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.3%
Colorado:	3.7%

Current college students: 225
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 778 (17% naturalized citizens)

Yuma County:	7.9%
Whole state:	8.6%

Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,516
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 90
• 3 or 4: 100
• 5 to 9: 50
• 10 to 19: 37
• 20 or more: 62
• Mobile homes: 412

Housing units in Yuma County with a mortgage: 980 (91 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 789

Yuma County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/17/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,529 (75%) Carpooled: 514 (11%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 121 (3%) Other means: 14 (0%) Worked at home: 526 (11%)

7.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.29%
Colorado average:	10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.96% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($14,095 average AGI)
3.33% relocated from other states ($21,966 average AGI)

Yuma County:	3.33%
Colorado average:	4.67%

from Weld County, CO	0.69% ($28,955 average AGI)
from Washington County, CO	0.44% ($-,214)
from Adams County, CO	0.31% ($35,300)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.31% ($24,100)
from Larimer County, CO	0.31% ($18,400)

7.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.87%
Colorado average:	10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.59% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($23,647 average AGI)
3.28% relocated to other states ($12,548 average AGI)

Yuma County:	3.28%
Colorado average:	3.96%

to Weld County, CO	0.62% ($52,950 average AGI)
to Arapahoe County, CO	0.41% ($43,308)
to El Paso County, CO	0.41% ($70,846)
to Logan County, CO	0.41% ($29,462)
to Larimer County, CO	0.37% ($28,250)
to Morgan County, CO	0.37% ($29,500)
to Washington County, CO	0.34% ($34,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,640 (1,510 aged, 130 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,425 (2,272 male householders, 389 female householders)

  2,331 spouses, 3,004 children (2,667 natural, 96 adopted, 241 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 114 other relatives, 115 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,279 (494 male householders (405 living alone)), 651 female householders (624 living alone)), 134 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 137 (131 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,205 2-persons, 507 3-persons, 507 4-persons, 253 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,029 1-person, 94 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

2,185 married couples with children.
409 single-parent households (112 men, 297 women).

88.5% of residents of Yuma County speak English at home.
10.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,549,000 ($7521 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $450,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,704,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,741,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $26,095,000
Federal grants: $11,516,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,419,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,073,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $791,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,645,000
Federal Government insurance: $92,987,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	76 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	32 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-45 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.5

Here:	4.9
State:	3.9

59% of Yuma County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Colorado.

Yuma County:	59.4%
State average:	45.7%

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

• This state: 6243
• Northeast: 145
• Midwest: 1525
• South: 453
• West: 657

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,400

Here:	4.9%
Colorado:	8.8%

Here:	0.4%
Colorado:	7.9%

Here:	21.3%
Colorado:	16.7%

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