Ouray, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 932 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 932 (all nonfarm))

Ouray, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 580 (356 occupied: 241 owner occupied, 115 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	33%

Housing density: 689 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: $639 (lower quartile is $572, upper quartile is $724)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $610

Median gross rent in Ouray, CO in 2007: $777

Housing units in Ouray with a mortgage: 88 (9 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82

Ouray,CO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $343,453 (it was $211,800 in 2000)

Ouray:	$343,453
Colorado:	$233,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $280,492 - $434,477

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $394,610
Here: $394,610
State: $321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $204,630
Here: $204,630
State: $242,417

In 2-unit structures: $676,661
Here: $676,661
State: $375,414

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $390,133
Here: $390,133
State: $203,199

Mobile homes: $23,714
Here: $23,714
State: $53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $69,208

Household type by relationship

Households: 827

In family households: 684 (186 male householders, 40 female householders)
199 spouses, 234 children (230 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 143 (74 male householders (62 living alone)), 57 female householders (57 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 12 2-persons.

136 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (9 men, 22 women).

92.9% of residents of Ouray speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 38 (4.6%)
(36.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ouray, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 28 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 43 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 31

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ouray, Colorado:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 25 5 rooms: 29 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 45
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 103
1970 to 1979: 59
1960 to 1969: 31
1950 to 1959: 9
1940 to 1949: 11
1939 or earlier: 262

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ouray:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 78 3 bedrooms: 104 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ouray:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 46 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 5 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 Ouray in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 69 2 vehicles: 118 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Ouray in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 58 2 vehicles: 26 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 3

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 5
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $174,999: 12
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 41
$300,000 to $399,999: 73
$400,000 to $499,999: 33
$500,000 to $749,999: 29
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Ouray rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ouray:

Less than $100: 2 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 3
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 11
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 18
$650 to $699: 20
$700 to $749: 22
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 8
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 3

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 15

Ouray, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.4%
Number of people working at home: 34 (8.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 110
5 to 9 minutes: 89
10 to 14 minutes: 62
15 to 19 minutes: 15
20 to 24 minutes: 19
25 to 29 minutes: 2
30 to 34 minutes: 10
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 4
45 to 59 minutes: 14
60 to 89 minutes: 26
90 or more minutes: 5

Ouray mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 213 (55%)
Carpooled: 26 (7%)
Walked: 117 (30%)
Worked at home: 34 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 27
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 29
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 30
$40,000 to $44,999: 26
$45,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 31
$60,000 to $74,999: 32
$75,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

German: 140

Other groups: 91

English: 80

Irish: 67

United States or American: 62

Italian: 50

Swedish: 21

Scotch-Irish: 20

Norwegian: 19

Austrian: 17

French (except Basque): 13

Polish: 12

Dutch: 11

European: 11

Russian: 11

Scottish: 11

British: 10

Czech: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Lithuanian: 5

Hungarian: 4

Israeli: 3

Danish: 2

Welsh: 2

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

United Kingdom (37%)
Mexico (37%)
Other Northern Europe (8%)
Italy (8%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
Argentina (5%)

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

This state: 266
Northeast: 56
Midwest: 157
South: 168
West: 131

50% of Ouray 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: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 2
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 48
Less than 1 year of college: 17
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
Associate degree: 22
Bachelor's degree: 68
Master's degree: 25
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 43
Less than 1 year of college: 30
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 66
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 61
Master's degree: 31
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic 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: $43,320
Black householders: $66,987
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,755
Asian householders: $30,315
Two or more races householders: $54,986
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,998

Ouray household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ouray household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ouray marital status for males

Ouray marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $331,053
Black or African American householders: $124,181
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $511,336
Hispanic or Latino householders: $264,872

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 366
One, attached: 14
Two: 52
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 19
Mobile homes: 57
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,020

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ouray:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%) Electricity (24%) Wood (10%) Utility gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Electricity (32%) Wood (22%) Utility gas (3%) Coal or coke (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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: 5

Here:	71.4%
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)

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