Blue River, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 954 (Urban population: 126 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 828 (all nonfarm))

Blue River, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 555 (256 occupied: 204 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Housing density: 254 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: $1,249 (lower quartile is $1,089, upper quartile is $1,704)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,077

Median gross rent in Blue River, CO in 2007: $1,399

Housing units in Blue River with a mortgage: 157 (10 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Blue River,CO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $543,201 (it was $339,300 in 2000)

Blue River:	$543,201
Colorado:	$233,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $414,963 - $728,914

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $606,462
Here: $606,462
State: $321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $412,447
Here: $412,447
State: $242,417

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,697
Here: $176,697
State: $203,199

Household type by relationship

Households: 649

In family households: 490 (94 male householders, 50 female householders)
149 spouses, 186 children (182 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 159 (51 male householders (25 living alone)), 34 female householders (20 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 13 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

109 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).

93.1% of residents of Blue River speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 38 (5.9%)
(39.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blue River, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 33 5 rooms: 48 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 26

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue River, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 9 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 89
1990 to 1994: 67
1980 to 1989: 141
1970 to 1979: 164
1960 to 1969: 66
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blue River:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 57 3 bedrooms: 106 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue River:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 11 3 bedrooms: 18 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue River in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 25 2 vehicles: 119 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue River in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 17 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Blue River, 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: 1
$150,000 to $174,999: 6
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 4
$250,000 to $299,999: 12
$300,000 to $399,999: 55
$400,000 to $499,999: 64
$500,000 to $749,999: 82
$750,000 to $999,999: 23
$1,000,000 or more: 35

Blue River rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Blue River:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 8
$1,000 to $1,249: 21
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 11

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Blue River, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.6%
Number of people working at home: 52 (14.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 7
5 to 9 minutes: 74
10 to 14 minutes: 80
15 to 19 minutes: 89
20 to 24 minutes: 9
25 to 29 minutes: 5
30 to 34 minutes: 31
35 to 39 minutes: 11
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 2
60 to 89 minutes: 4
90 or more minutes: 3

Blue River mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 260 (71%)
Carpooled: 41 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Bicycle: 2 (1%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 52 (14%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 18
$40,000 to $44,999: 12
$45,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 20
$60,000 to $74,999: 35
$75,000 to $99,999: 23
$100,000 to $124,999: 47
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 4

First ancestries reported:

German: 114

English: 80

Irish: 80

United States or American: 58

Other groups: 26

Scottish: 23

Dutch: 23

European: 22

Swedish: 18

Russian: 14

Polish: 12

French (except Basque): 11

French Canadian: 11

Czech: 9

Italian: 9

Hungarian: 9

Greek: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Welsh: 7

Northern European: 4

Swiss: 4

Arab:: 3

Lebanese: 3

Lithuanian: 3

Norwegian: 3

Portuguese: 3

Iranian: 2

Finnish: 2

Slovak: 2

Romanian: 2

Scotch-Irish: 2

Danish: 1

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

United Kingdom (58%)
Mexico (11%)
South Africa (8%)
Venezuela (8%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
India (5%)
Iran (5%)

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

This state: 161
Northeast: 116
Midwest: 183
South: 65
West: 84

39% of Blue River residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% 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: 3
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 29
Less than 1 year of college: 2
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
Associate degree: 15
Bachelor's degree: 103
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 1
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 21
Less than 1 year of college: 5
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 37
Associate degree: 15
Bachelor's degree: 92
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.6%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $74,905
Some other race householders: $37,019
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,331

Blue River household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Blue River marital status for males

Blue River marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $492,344

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 502
One, attached: 6
Two: 4
3 or 4: 4
10 to 19: 39

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Blue River:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Electricity (37%) Utility gas (14%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%) Electricity (29%) Wood (13%) Utility gas (6%) Other fuel (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	5.4%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	33.3%
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 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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