Basalt, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

Click Here to Find Homes in Basalt, CO   Back to: Basalt, Colorado main profile, Colorado, Colorado smaller cities, Colorado small towns, Colorado forum, All US cities. Total population: 2,675 (Urban population: 2,632 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 43 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 1,183 (1,017 occupied: 657 owner occupied, 360 renter occupied) % of renters here:   35% State:   33% Housing density: 615 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Basalt, Colorado on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Highlands Ranch Information  (78 replies) New Castle info  (6 replies) Best Cities for Young Family?  (3 replies) Glenwood Springs  (37 replies) Aspen  (20 replies) If you had to choose...Aspen or Vail?  (21 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $350,000 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,221 Median gross rent in Basalt, CO in 2000: $1,300 Housing units in Basalt with a mortgage: 376 (26 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 59 Household type by relationship Households: 2,675 In family households: 2,024 (412 male householders, 201 female householders) 500 spouses, 677 children (642 natural, 16 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 34 other relatives, 157 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 651 (237 male householders (157 living alone)), 196 female householders (108 living alone)), 218 nonrelatives Size of family households: 226 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 265 1-person, 126 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 10 4-persons. 490 married couples with children. 109 single-parent households (36 men, 73 women). 81.3% of residents of Basalt speak English at home. 11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all). 3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 375 (14.0%) (28.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Basalt, CO: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $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: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 0 $125,000 to $149,999: 0 $150,000 to $174,999: 0 $175,000 to $199,999: 4 $200,000 to $249,999: 43 $250,000 to $299,999: 57 $300,000 to $399,999: 98 $400,000 to $499,999: 89 $500,000 to $749,999: 103 $750,000 to $999,999: 34 $1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Basalt: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 8 $400 to $449: 5 $450 to $499: 4 $500 to $549: 17 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 5 $650 to $699: 12 $700 to $749: 4 $750 to $799: 5 $800 to $899: 29 $900 to $999: 7 $1,000 to $1,249: 129 $1,250 to $1,499: 56 $1,500 to $1,999: 60 $2,000 or more: 15 No cash rent: 4

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.9%
Number of people working at home: 211 (12.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 86 5 to 9 minutes: 220 10 to 14 minutes: 97 15 to 19 minutes: 47 20 to 24 minutes: 86 25 to 29 minutes: 52 30 to 34 minutes: 381 35 to 39 minutes: 60 40 to 44 minutes: 131 45 to 59 minutes: 204 60 to 89 minutes: 76 90 or more minutes: 21

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 873 (52%) Carpooled: 268 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 222 (13%) Bicycle: 19 (1%) Walked: 72 (4%) Other means: 7 (0%) Worked at home: 211 (13%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 34 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $15,000 to $19,999: 30 $20,000 to $24,999: 38 $25,000 to $29,999: 26 $30,000 to $34,999: 53 $35,000 to $39,999: 54 $40,000 to $44,999: 57 $45,000 to $49,999: 43 $50,000 to $59,999: 73 $60,000 to $74,999: 208 $75,000 to $99,999: 215 $100,000 to $124,999: 85 $125,000 to $149,999: 35 $150,000 to $199,999: 47 $200,000 or more: 45

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 455
• English: 378
• German: 356
• Irish: 180
• Italian: 160
• United States or American: 110
• French (except Basque): 57
• Russian: 42
• Norwegian: 42
• Scottish: 41
• Swedish: 37
• European: 36
• Austrian: 33
• British: 32
• Dutch: 28
• Scotch-Irish: 27
• Ukrainian: 27
• Czech: 22
• Polish: 21
• Hungarian: 21
• Swiss: 14
• Yugoslavian: 14
• Welsh: 12
• Czechoslovakian: 10
• Danish: 10
• Brazilian: 10
• Northern European: 8
• Eastern European: 6
• Celtic: 6
• Basque: 6
• Romanian: 6
• Scandinavian: 5
• Armenian: 5
• Greek: 4
• Slovak: 4
• Canadian: 4
• New Zealander: 4
• Croatian: 4
• Finnish: 3

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

• This state: 711
• Northeast: 464
• Midwest: 526
• South: 271
• West: 289

38% of Basalt residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Colorado.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 15
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 8
• 7th and 8th grade: 21
• 9th grade: 5
• 10th grade: 11
• 11th grade: 0
• 12th grade, no diploma: 5
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 146
• Less than 1 year of college: 39
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 177
• Associate degree: 58
• Bachelor's degree: 334
• Master's degree: 62
• Professional school degree: 65
• Doctorate degree: 10

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 20
• Nursery to 4th grade: 3
• 5th and 6th grade: 10
• 7th and 8th grade: 5
• 9th grade: 5
• 10th grade: 8
• 11th grade: 0
• 12th grade, no diploma: 11
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 104
• Less than 1 year of college: 55
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 150
• Associate degree: 77
• Bachelor's degree: 347
• Master's degree: 82
• Professional school degree: 27
• Doctorate degree: 7

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.7%
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: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.5%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $67,500
• Asian householders: $150,238
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $85,489
• Some other race householders: $40,156
• Two or more races householders: $36,250
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $41,406

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $419,700
• Asian householders: $333,300

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 534
• One, attached: 187
• Two: 36
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 128
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 to 49: 20
• Mobile homes: 64
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000

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Colorado:	16.7%

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