Black Forest, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 13,189 (263 farm, 12,926 nonfarm))

Black Forest, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,633 (4,477 occupied: 4,137 owner occupied, 340 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	33%

Housing density: 36 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $285,591.

Median contract rent in 2007: $882 (lower quartile is $709, upper quartile is $1,200)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,495

Median gross rent in Black Forest, CO in 2007: $1,065

Housing units in Black Forest with a mortgage: 2,817 (462 second mortgage, 287 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 416

Black Forest,CO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $353,956 (it was $236,300 in 2000)

Black Forest:	$353,956
Colorado:	$233,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $257,843 - $475,632

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $416,474
Here: $416,474
State: $321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $564,800
Here: $564,800
State: $242,417

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $905,921
Here: $905,921
State: $203,199

Mobile homes: $107,257
Here: $107,257
State: $53,488

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,172

In family households: 12,476 (3,475 male householders, 461 female householders)
3,731 spouses, 4,342 children (4,011 natural, 139 adopted, 192 stepchildren), 145 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 125 other relatives, 103 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 696 (280 male householders (232 living alone)), 267 female householders (222 living alone)), 149 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,697 2-persons, 800 3-persons, 852 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 454 1-person, 57 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

3,372 married couples with children.
286 single-parent households (93 men, 193 women).

94.4% of residents of Black Forest speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 374 (2.8%)
(62.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.5
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Black Forest, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 64 4 rooms: 142 5 rooms: 431 6 rooms: 627 7 rooms: 798 8 rooms: 740 9 or more rooms: 1,335

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Black Forest, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 60 5 rooms: 70 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 29 9 or more rooms: 84

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 287
1995 to 1998: 868
1990 to 1994: 766
1980 to 1989: 1,079
1970 to 1979: 753
1960 to 1969: 372
1950 to 1959: 220
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 232

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Black Forest:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 50 2 bedrooms: 332 3 bedrooms: 1,747 4 bedrooms: 1,386 5 or more bedrooms: 622

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Black Forest:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 86 3 bedrooms: 140 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Black Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 340 2 vehicles: 1,909 3 vehicles: 1,236 4 vehicles: 425 5 or more vehicles: 227

Cars and other vehicles available in Black Forest in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 114 2 vehicles: 177 3 vehicles: 49 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Black Forest, CO:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 11
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 54
$150,000 to $174,999: 95
$175,000 to $199,999: 127
$200,000 to $249,999: 451
$250,000 to $299,999: 598
$300,000 to $399,999: 1212
$400,000 to $499,999: 698
$500,000 to $749,999: 659
$750,000 to $999,999: 113
$1,000,000 or more: 89

Black Forest rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Black Forest:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 26
$700 to $749: 28
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 30
$900 to $999: 34
$1,000 to $1,249: 32
$1,250 to $1,499: 25
$1,500 to $1,999: 23
$2,000 or more: 7
No cash rent: 35

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 20 1980 to 1984: 30 1975 to 1979: 43 1970 to 1974: 29 1970 to 1974: 50 1965 to 1969: 171

Black Forest, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.1%
Number of people working at home: 415 (5.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 28
5 to 9 minutes: 101
10 to 14 minutes: 277
15 to 19 minutes: 527
20 to 24 minutes: 1192
25 to 29 minutes: 848
30 to 34 minutes: 1693
35 to 39 minutes: 388
40 to 44 minutes: 324
45 to 59 minutes: 622
60 to 89 minutes: 402
90 or more minutes: 182

Black Forest mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,736 (82%)
Carpooled: 738 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 22 (0%)
Other means: 51 (1%)
Worked at home: 415 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 79
$10,000 to $14,999: 71
$15,000 to $19,999: 78
$20,000 to $24,999: 104
$25,000 to $29,999: 103
$30,000 to $34,999: 129
$35,000 to $39,999: 112
$40,000 to $44,999: 208
$45,000 to $49,999: 192
$50,000 to $59,999: 384
$60,000 to $74,999: 655
$75,000 to $99,999: 1035
$100,000 to $124,999: 568
$125,000 to $149,999: 332
$150,000 to $199,999: 290
$200,000 or more: 143

First ancestries reported:

German: 2725

English: 1316

Irish: 1001

Other groups: 966

United States or American: 902

Italian: 565

Norwegian: 382

Scotch-Irish: 376

Polish: 281

Scottish: 273

French (except Basque): 239

Swedish: 229

European: 205

Dutch: 186

British: 141

Danish: 111

Slovene: 88

Russian: 85

Finnish: 76

Hungarian: 69

Swiss: 67

Welsh: 64

Greek: 55

Portuguese: 55

Czech: 52

Scandinavian: 34

French Canadian: 24

Austrian: 22

Celtic: 21

Croatian: 21

Northern European: 19

Armenian: 16

Czechoslovakian: 11

Lithuanian: 11

Ukrainian: 11

Eastern European: 10

Canadian: 9

Romanian: 9

Belgian: 9

Arab:: 6

Lebanese: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Australian: 3

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

Germany (38%)
Mexico (13%)
Japan (7%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Guatemala (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Korea (5%)

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

This state: 3947
Northeast: 1378
Midwest: 3228
South: 1561
West: 2354

53% of Black Forest residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Colorado.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 608
Less than 1 year of college: 259
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 872
Associate degree: 297
Bachelor's degree: 1,211
Master's degree: 767
Professional school degree: 66
Doctorate degree: 128

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 44
High school graduate (or equivalency): 828
Less than 1 year of college: 398
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 808
Associate degree: 459
Bachelor's degree: 1,144
Master's degree: 517
Professional school degree: 64
Doctorate degree: 39

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

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

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

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: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $91,423
Black householders: $52,752
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $50,961
Asian householders: $79,571
Some other race householders: $114,649
Two or more races householders: $79,732
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $75,684

Black Forest household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Black Forest household income for Black householders

Black Forest household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Black Forest household income for Asian householders

Black Forest household income for Some other race householders

Black Forest household income for Two or more races householders

Black Forest household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Black Forest marital status for males

Black Forest marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $349,911
Black or African American householders: $585,533
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $205,962
Asian householders: $183,793
Some other race householders: $309,019
Two or more races householders: $280,858
Hispanic or Latino householders: $282,805

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,363
One, attached: 52
Two: 12
5 to 9: 10
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 188

Median worth of mobile homes: $89,023

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Black Forest:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Electricity (12%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Electricity (15%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 311

Here:	15.9%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125

Here:	12.2%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 125

Here:	31.6%
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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