Penrose, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 4,103 (160 farm, 3,943 nonfarm))

Penrose, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,573 (1,489 occupied: 1,268 owner occupied, 221 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	33%

Housing density: 47 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: $518 (lower quartile is $395, upper quartile is $592)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $425

Median gross rent in Penrose, CO in 2007: $593

Housing units in Penrose with a mortgage: 463 (62 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 174

Penrose,CO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,726 (it was $113,300 in 2000)

Penrose:	$183,726
Colorado:	$233,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,547 - $253,289

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $215,172
Here: $215,172
State: $321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $157,641
Here: $157,641
State: $242,417

Mobile homes: $72,931
Here: $72,931
State: $53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500
Here: $32,500
State: $69,208

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,102

In family households: 3,736 (936 male householders, 237 female householders)
1,017 spouses, 1,317 children (1,192 natural, 11 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 41 other relatives, 102 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 366 (200 male householders (177 living alone)), 120 female householders (98 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 508 2-persons, 252 3-persons, 219 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 275 1-person, 40 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

832 married couples with children.
166 single-parent households (56 men, 110 women).

95.9% of residents of Penrose speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 39 (1.0%)
(87.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Penrose, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 62 4 rooms: 149 5 rooms: 368 6 rooms: 289 7 rooms: 171 8 rooms: 102 9 or more rooms: 127

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penrose, Colorado:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 100 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 48
1995 to 1998: 277
1990 to 1994: 75
1980 to 1989: 314
1970 to 1979: 477
1960 to 1969: 140
1950 to 1959: 44
1940 to 1949: 42
1939 or earlier: 156

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Penrose:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 48 2 bedrooms: 281 3 bedrooms: 726 4 bedrooms: 171 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penrose:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 67 3 bedrooms: 112 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Penrose in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 194 2 vehicles: 489 3 vehicles: 368 4 vehicles: 127 5 or more vehicles: 50

Cars and other vehicles available in Penrose in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 81 2 vehicles: 84 3 vehicles: 30 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 42
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 38
$90,000 to $99,999: 36
$100,000 to $124,999: 100
$125,000 to $149,999: 154
$150,000 to $174,999: 170
$175,000 to $199,999: 116
$200,000 to $249,999: 199
$250,000 to $299,999: 116
$300,000 to $399,999: 85
$400,000 to $499,999: 31
$500,000 to $749,999: 23
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Penrose rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Penrose:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 21
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 36
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 8
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 40

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 29 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 10

Penrose, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.1%
Number of people working at home: 100 (5.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 104
5 to 9 minutes: 128
10 to 14 minutes: 149
15 to 19 minutes: 228
20 to 24 minutes: 256
25 to 29 minutes: 71
30 to 34 minutes: 140
35 to 39 minutes: 63
40 to 44 minutes: 93
45 to 59 minutes: 276
60 to 89 minutes: 124
90 or more minutes: 57

Penrose mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,270 (71%)
Carpooled: 371 (21%)
Walked: 17 (1%)
Other means: 31 (2%)
Worked at home: 100 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 127
$10,000 to $14,999: 120
$15,000 to $19,999: 100
$20,000 to $24,999: 86
$25,000 to $29,999: 183
$30,000 to $34,999: 118
$35,000 to $39,999: 71
$40,000 to $44,999: 93
$45,000 to $49,999: 101
$50,000 to $59,999: 125
$60,000 to $74,999: 177
$75,000 to $99,999: 140
$100,000 to $124,999: 32
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

German: 685

Other groups: 472

English: 418

United States or American: 364

Irish: 336

Italian: 207

French (except Basque): 108

Scotch-Irish: 103

Scottish: 81

Norwegian: 48

Polish: 39

Dutch: 38

French Canadian: 27

Danish: 27

Portuguese: 17

Swedish: 17

Canadian: 14

European: 10

Basque: 7

Greek: 7

Northern European: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Arab:: 6

Lebanese: 6

Swiss: 6

Yugoslavian: 5

Welsh: 4

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

Philippines (49%)
Germany (15%)
Yugoslavia (13%)
Mexico (13%)
Poland (10%)

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

This state: 2203
Northeast: 175
Midwest: 763
South: 417
West: 482

58% of Penrose residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Colorado.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 35
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 67
High school graduate (or equivalency): 438
Less than 1 year of college: 118
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 285
Associate degree: 112
Bachelor's degree: 122
Master's degree: 26
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 39
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 540
Less than 1 year of college: 114
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 231
Associate degree: 139
Bachelor's degree: 93
Master's degree: 56
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

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 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: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,357
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,215
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $45,816
Some other race householders: $28,134
Two or more races householders: $37,509
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,562

Penrose household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Penrose household income for Some other race householders

Penrose household income for Two or more races householders

Penrose household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Penrose marital status for males

Penrose marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $182,620
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $164,358
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $164,358
Some other race householders: $273,930
Two or more races householders: $138,791
Hispanic or Latino householders: $160,705

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,014
One, attached: 10
Two: 6
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 6
Mobile homes: 512
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,095

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Penrose:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (59%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Electricity (5%) Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Electricity (11%) Wood (8%) Other fuel (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 77

Here:	12.6%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	3.2%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	11.2%
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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