Rocky Ford, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,950 (Urban population: 3,936 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 14 (all nonfarm))

Rocky Ford, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,858 (1,673 occupied: 1,065 owner occupied, 608 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1093 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: $326 (lower quartile is $242, upper quartile is $437)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $319

Median gross rent in Rocky Ford, CO in 2007: $432

Housing units in Rocky Ford with a mortgage: 524 (51 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 425

Rocky Ford,CO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,833 (it was $59,500 in 2000)

Rocky Ford:	$84,833
Colorado:	$233,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,000 - $118,241

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $97,353
Here: $97,353
State: $321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $133,689
Here: $133,689
State: $242,417

In 2-unit structures: $203,756
Here: $203,756
State: $375,414

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,770
Here: $132,770
State: $203,199

Mobile homes: $23,882
Here: $23,882
State: $53,488

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,162

In family households: 3,556 (860 male householders, 268 female householders)
845 spouses, 1,240 children (1,093 natural, 36 adopted, 111 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 74 other relatives, 94 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 606 (213 male householders (171 living alone)), 306 female householders (279 living alone)), 87 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 101 (93 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 527 2-persons, 219 3-persons, 223 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 450 1-person, 51 2-persons, 18 3-persons.

674 married couples with children.
360 single-parent households (68 men, 292 women).

64.1% of residents of Rocky Ford speak English at home.
35.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 328 (7.7%)
(9.1% 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:	3.9
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rocky Ford, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 147 5 rooms: 288 6 rooms: 268 7 rooms: 124 8 rooms: 58 9 or more rooms: 123

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rocky Ford, Colorado:
	1 room: 43 2 rooms: 103 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 170 5 rooms: 134 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 94
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 329
1960 to 1969: 179
1950 to 1959: 286
1940 to 1949: 249
1939 or earlier: 652

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rocky Ford:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 324 3 bedrooms: 454 4 bedrooms: 175 5 or more bedrooms: 55

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rocky Ford:
	no bedroom: 57 1 bedroom: 193 2 bedrooms: 237 3 bedrooms: 87 4 bedrooms: 29 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 Rocky Ford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 97 1 vehicle: 204 2 vehicles: 523 3 vehicles: 169 4 vehicles: 59 5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Rocky Ford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 155 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 191 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 79
$50,000 to $59,999: 67
$60,000 to $69,999: 98
$70,000 to $79,999: 96
$80,000 to $89,999: 95
$90,000 to $99,999: 94
$100,000 to $124,999: 156
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $174,999: 52
$175,000 to $199,999: 35
$200,000 to $249,999: 35
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rocky Ford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rocky Ford:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 21
$150 to $199: 48
$200 to $249: 57
$250 to $299: 65
$300 to $349: 86
$350 to $399: 46
$400 to $449: 76
$450 to $499: 52
$500 to $549: 19
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 47

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 103 1990 to 1994: 110 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 38 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 33

Rocky Ford, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.3%
Number of people working at home: 25 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 162
5 to 9 minutes: 379
10 to 14 minutes: 43
15 to 19 minutes: 342
20 to 24 minutes: 253
25 to 29 minutes: 44
30 to 34 minutes: 81
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 3
45 to 59 minutes: 18
60 to 89 minutes: 23
90 or more minutes: 58

Rocky Ford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,080 (75%)
Carpooled: 203 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 102 (7%)
Worked at home: 25 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 302
$10,000 to $14,999: 204
$15,000 to $19,999: 179
$20,000 to $24,999: 191
$25,000 to $29,999: 76
$30,000 to $34,999: 95
$35,000 to $39,999: 151
$40,000 to $44,999: 43
$45,000 to $49,999: 86
$50,000 to $59,999: 83
$60,000 to $74,999: 106
$75,000 to $99,999: 61
$100,000 to $124,999: 47
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2054

German: 380

United States or American: 221

Irish: 169

English: 118

Italian: 76

Dutch: 47

Scottish: 40

French (except Basque): 38

Swiss: 32

Swedish: 28

Scotch-Irish: 26

Norwegian: 22

European: 13

Czechoslovakian: 12

Basque: 11

Scandinavian: 11

Welsh: 10

Czech: 6

French Canadian: 6

Polish: 4

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

Mexico (93%)
Germany (4%)
Canada (2%)
Ireland (2%)

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

This state: 2785
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 396
South: 252
West: 447

56% of Rocky Ford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Colorado.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 56
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 102
7th and 8th grade: 114
9th grade: 55
10th grade: 84
11th grade: 48
12th grade, no diploma: 58
High school graduate (or equivalency): 409
Less than 1 year of college: 89
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 108
Associate degree: 44
Bachelor's degree: 116
Master's degree: 27
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 98
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 60
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 74
High school graduate (or equivalency): 422
Less than 1 year of college: 66
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 149
Associate degree: 94
Bachelor's degree: 153
Master's degree: 59
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 80.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 28.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 63.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 21.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,481
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,734
Asian householders: $21,653
Some other race householders: $26,357
Two or more races householders: $17,595
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,603

Rocky Ford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rocky Ford household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Rocky Ford household income for Asian householders

Rocky Ford household income for Some other race householders

Rocky Ford household income for Two or more races householders

Rocky Ford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rocky Ford marital status for males

Rocky Ford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,312
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $94,962
Asian householders: $127,834
Some other race householders: $80,060
Two or more races householders: $74,947
Hispanic or Latino householders: $78,745

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,446
One, attached: 21
Two: 56
3 or 4: 51
5 to 9: 64
10 to 19: 32
20 to 49: 105
50 or more: 20
Mobile homes: 63

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,672

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rocky Ford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (15%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	4.2%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	12.5%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	5.6%
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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