Aspen, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,785 (Urban population: 5,662 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 123 (all nonfarm))

Aspen, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,346 (2,901 occupied: 1,472 owner occupied, 1,429 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1231 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $41,427.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,017 (lower quartile is $732, upper quartile is $1,629)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,676

Median gross rent in Aspen, CO in 2007: $1,108

Housing units in Aspen with a mortgage: 523 (52 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 232

Aspen,CO index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,575

In family households: 2,987 (729 male householders, 393 female householders)
822 spouses, 872 children (838 natural, 11 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 41 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,588 (927 male householders (644 living alone)), 900 female householders (679 living alone)), 761 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 232 (34 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 636 2-persons, 262 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,323 1-person, 346 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 10 6-persons.

533 married couples with children.
211 single-parent households (57 men, 154 women).

89.5% of residents of Aspen speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 693 (11.9%)
(37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.7
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.8
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aspen, Colorado:
	1 room: 52 2 rooms: 127 3 rooms: 201 4 rooms: 311 5 rooms: 217 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 136 8 rooms: 130 9 or more rooms: 159

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aspen, Colorado:
	1 room: 352 2 rooms: 282 3 rooms: 314 4 rooms: 253 5 rooms: 87 6 rooms: 63 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 195
1995 to 1998: 385
1990 to 1994: 254
1980 to 1989: 727
1970 to 1979: 1,241
1960 to 1969: 934
1950 to 1959: 228
1940 to 1949: 37
1939 or earlier: 345

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Aspen:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 284 2 bedrooms: 356 3 bedrooms: 385 4 bedrooms: 294 5 or more bedrooms: 101

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aspen:
	no bedroom: 386 1 bedroom: 445 2 bedrooms: 376 3 bedrooms: 165 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Aspen in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 587 2 vehicles: 618 3 vehicles: 173 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Aspen in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 228 1 vehicle: 795 2 vehicles: 300 3 vehicles: 64 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 22

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Aspen, CO:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 24
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$150,000 to $174,999: 32
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 60
$250,000 to $299,999: 25
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 31
$500,000 to $749,999: 54
$750,000 to $999,999: 62
$1,000,000 or more: 385

Aspen rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Aspen:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 29
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 110
$550 to $599: 57
$600 to $649: 87
$650 to $699: 73
$700 to $749: 92
$750 to $799: 116
$800 to $899: 91
$900 to $999: 121
$1,000 to $1,249: 259
$1,250 to $1,499: 287
$1,500 to $1,999: 352
$2,000 or more: 201
No cash rent: 113

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 206 1990 to 1994: 89 1985 to 1989: 79 1980 to 1984: 27 1975 to 1979: 47 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 39 1965 to 1969: 180

Aspen, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.2%
Number of people working at home: 442 (11.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 437
5 to 9 minutes: 1123
10 to 14 minutes: 922
15 to 19 minutes: 428
20 to 24 minutes: 179
25 to 29 minutes: 43
30 to 34 minutes: 74
35 to 39 minutes: 49
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 50
60 to 89 minutes: 43
90 or more minutes: 63

Aspen mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,647 (43%)
Carpooled: 265 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 422 (11%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 32 (1%)
Bicycle: 227 (6%)
Walked: 785 (20%)
Other means: 40 (1%)
Worked at home: 442 (11%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 168
$10,000 to $14,999: 131
$15,000 to $19,999: 120
$20,000 to $24,999: 144
$25,000 to $29,999: 156
$30,000 to $34,999: 159
$35,000 to $39,999: 182
$40,000 to $44,999: 189
$45,000 to $49,999: 95
$50,000 to $59,999: 219
$60,000 to $74,999: 430
$75,000 to $99,999: 375
$100,000 to $124,999: 186
$125,000 to $149,999: 99
$150,000 to $199,999: 78
$200,000 or more: 218

First ancestries reported:

German: 718
Other groups: 585
English: 558
Irish: 477
United States or American: 305
Italian: 287
Scottish: 164
Swedish: 125
Russian: 119
French (except Basque): 110
Dutch: 104
Norwegian: 97
Polish: 88
Scotch-Irish: 84
European: 60
Subsaharan African:: 53
Austrian: 53
British: 52
Danish: 50
Swiss: 43
Welsh: 41
French Canadian: 40
Portuguese: 39
Hungarian: 34
Yugoslavian: 33
South African: 32
Lithuanian: 28
Czech: 27
Canadian: 25
Finnish: 25
Northern European: 21
African: 21
Belgian: 16
Ukrainian: 14
Greek: 12
Latvian: 9
Slavic: 9
Luxemburger: 8
Romanian: 7
Brazilian: 7
Serbian: 7
Australian: 7
Slovene: 7
Israeli: 6
Iranian: 6
Eastern European: 6
Czechoslovakian: 6

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

Mexico (18%)
El Salvador (14%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Canada (8%)
South Africa (5%)
France (4%)
Other Western Europe (4%)

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

This state: 1290
Northeast: 1195
Midwest: 1161
South: 740
West: 695

40% of Aspen residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Colorado.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 221
Less than 1 year of college: 131
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 326
Associate degree: 128
Bachelor's degree: 1,035
Master's degree: 258
Professional school degree: 193
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 186
Less than 1 year of college: 92
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 432
Associate degree: 125
Bachelor's degree: 934
Master's degree: 197
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 38

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,272
Black householders: $69,024
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,161
Asian householders: $40,723
Some other race householders: $14,215
Two or more races householders: $89,549
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,998

Aspen household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Aspen household income for Black householders

Aspen household income for Asian householders

Aspen household income for Some other race householders

Aspen household income for Two or more races householders

Aspen household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Aspen marital status for males

Aspen marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,403,962
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,403,962

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,150
One, attached: 454
Two: 196
3 or 4: 295
5 to 9: 567
10 to 19: 693
20 to 49: 834
50 or more: 100
Mobile homes: 57

Median worth of mobile homes: $158,050

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Aspen:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (55%) Utility gas (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	4.6%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	4.0%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73

Here:	40.8%
Colorado:	16.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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