Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,281
| This zip code: | $40,281 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81244, 81221, 81226, 81240, 81223, 80860.
Canon City Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 81212 with a mortgage: 3,692 (448 second mortgage, 237 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,827
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,117
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $270
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.8% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 81212: Chess Ranch (A), Minnman Ranch (B), Dilley Ranch (C), Christopher Ranch (D), Parkdale (E), Parkdale Siding (F), Payne Ranch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Cannon Watershed Detention C-3 Reservoir (A), Turner Reservoir (B), Cotter Tailing Impoundment (C), Park Center L and W Number 5 Reservoir (D), Park Center L and W Number 2 Reservoir (E), Park Center L and W Number 10 Reservoir (F), Harvey Brothers Reservoir (G), Harvey-Murry Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: City Creek (A), Cottonwood Creek (B), Currant Creek (C), Democrat Creek (D), Fear Creek (E), Felch Creek (F), Kelly Creek (G), Mill Creek (H), Milsap Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 246
- 1995 to 1998: 1,092
- 1990 to 1994: 750
- 1980 to 1989: 1,493
- 1970 to 1979: 2,536
- 1960 to 1969: 1,160
- 1950 to 1959: 955
- 1940 to 1949: 630
- 1939 or earlier: 1,987
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Canon City, CO (81212): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 234
- 2 bedrooms: 1,958
- 3 bedrooms: 3,982
- 4 bedrooms: 791
- 5 or more bedrooms: 219
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 110
- 1 bedrooms: 671
- 2 bedrooms: 1,117
- 3 bedrooms: 677
- 4 bedrooms: 151
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 81212 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 238
- 1 vehicle: 1,953
- 2 vehicles: 2,914
- 3 vehicles: 1,436
- 4 vehicles: 448
- 5 or more vehicles: 200
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 491
- 1 vehicle: 1,349
- 2 vehicles: 709
- 3 vehicles: 162
- 4 vehicles: 22
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 81212:
- Less than $10,000: 140
- $10,000 to $14,999: 69
- $15,000 to $19,999: 57
- $20,000 to $24,999: 56
- $25,000 to $29,999: 58
- $30,000 to $34,999: 75
- $35,000 to $39,999: 30
- $40,000 to $49,999: 99
- $50,000 to $59,999: 131
- $60,000 to $69,999: 187
- $70,000 to $79,999: 185
- $80,000 to $89,999: 224
- $90,000 to $99,999: 353
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1,015
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1,236
- $150,000 to $174,999: 923
- $175,000 to $199,999: 715
- $200,000 to $249,999: 815
- $250,000 to $299,999: 364
- $300,000 to $399,999: 330
- $400,000 to $499,999: 124
- $500,000 to $749,999: 117
- $750,000 to $999,999: 13
- $1,000,000 or more: 20
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81212:
- Less than $100: 26
- $100 to $149: 52
- $150 to $199: 94
- $200 to $249: 96
- $250 to $299: 114
- $300 to $349: 137
- $350 to $399: 143
- $400 to $449: 262
- $450 to $499: 204
- $500 to $549: 202
- $550 to $599: 147
- $600 to $649: 126
- $650 to $699: 153
- $700 to $749: 96
- $750 to $799: 82
- $800 to $899: 133
- $900 to $999: 35
- $1,000 to $1,249: 12
- $1,250 to $1,499: 24
- No cash rent: 154
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $136,453.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,569
- Black or African American householders: $182,620
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $179,260
- Some other race householders: $124,181
- Two or more races householders: $149,894
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,186
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,365 (it was $98,600 in 2000)
| 81212: | $142,365 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,180 - $178,874
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $186,881| Here: | $186,881 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $164,198| Here: | $164,198 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 2-unit structures: $304,913| Here: | $304,913 | | State: | $375,414 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,999| Here: | $133,999 | | State: | $222,440 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $499,829| Here: | $499,829 | | State: | $203,199 |
Mobile homes: $45,352| Here: | $45,352 | | State: | $53,488 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,132| Here: | $85,132 | | State: | $69,208 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,302
- One, attached: 207
- Two: 197
- 3 or 4: 370
- 5 to 9: 229
- 10 to 19: 215
- 20 to 49: 185
- 50 or more: 254
- Mobile homes: 1,851
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,922 (77%)
- Carpooled: 1,417 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 65 (1%)
- Taxi: 14 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
- Bicycle: 56 (1%)
- Walked: 288 (3%)
- Other means: 22 (0%)
- Worked at home: 458 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 624
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2381
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2427
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1391
- 20 to 24 minutes: 845
- 25 to 29 minutes: 152
- 30 to 34 minutes: 360
- 35 to 39 minutes: 83
- 40 to 44 minutes: 145
- 45 to 59 minutes: 562
- 60 to 89 minutes: 581
- 90 or more minutes: 256
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,398
- In family households: 19,565 (5,213 male householders, 1,407 female householders)
5,255 spouses, 6,530 children (5,676 natural, 244 adopted, 610 stepchildren), 362 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 208 other relatives, 389 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,833 (1,348 male householders (1,130 living alone)), 1,995 female householders (1,816 living alone)), 490 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5,746 (5,635 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,327 2-persons, 1,367 3-persons, 1,140 4-persons, 519 5-persons, 148 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,946 1-person, 334 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
4,030 married couples with children.
1,430 single-parent households (323 men, 1,107 women).
92.7% of residents of 81212 zip code speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 21% well, 16% not well, 1% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 12% well, 7% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 26% well, 12% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
Foreign born population: 481 (1.6%)
(46.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (19%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Philippines (10%)
- Poland (8%)
- Other Eastern Europe (5%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Netherlands (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 93
- 1990 to 1994: 115
- 1985 to 1989: 24
- 1980 to 1984: 15
- 1975 to 1979: 53
- 1970 to 1974: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 21
- 1965 to 1969: 138
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White population: 26,587
Black population: 1,237
American Indian population: 345
Asian population: 135
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 23
Some other race population: 349
Two or more races population: 512

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 3829 |
|  Other groups: 2771 |
|  English: 2531 |
|  Irish: 2133 |
|  United States or American: 1629 |
|  Italian: 1177 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 564 |
|  French (except Basque): 482 |
|  Polish: 360 |
|  Scottish: 358 |
|  Dutch: 356 |
|  Swedish: 313 |
|  Norwegian: 305 |
|  Welsh: 219 |
|  European: 189 |
|  Danish: 110 |
|  Austrian: 109 |
|  Slovene: 108 |
|  French Canadian: 106 |
|  British: 98 |
|  Slavic: 78 |
|  Czech: 67 |
|  Yugoslavian: 57 |
|  Russian: 48 |
|  Swiss: 47 |
|  Greek: 47 |
|  Finnish: 40 |
|  Belgian: 39 |
|  Arab:: 31 |
|  Scandinavian: 27 |
|  Albanian: 25 |
|  Ukrainian: 24 |
|  Portuguese: 22 |
|  Palestinian: 21 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 20 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 17 |
|  Celtic: 15 |
|  Canadian: 14 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 12 |
|  Slovak: 11 |
|  Moroccan: 10 |
|  Jamaican: 10 |
|  Luxemburger: 8 |
|  Northern European: 7 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Romanian: 7 |
|  Maltese: 7 |
|  Lithuanian: 7 |
|  Croatian: 6 |
|  West Indian: 6 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 4 |
|  Icelander: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FREMONT PAVING & REDI MIX INC (0839 MACKENZIE AV in CANON CITY, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; CONCRETE WORK; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: FREMONT PAVING & REDI MIX INC FLORENCE S, FREMONT PAVING COMPANY
- HMP/SOLDERMATICS INCORPORATED (451 VALLEY ROAD in CANON CITY, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000012310, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING AND TESTING OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS; ENGINEERING SERVICES
- AMERICAN CLEANERS (1310 ROYAL GORGE in CANON CITY, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD982588907, SQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DON MILLER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CANON CITY SCHOOLS AUX SERVICE (1030 S 4TH ST BLDG A in CANON CITY, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD983799115, SQG
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CANON CITY, CITY OF (103 TUNNEL DRIVE in CANON CITY, CO)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-CO0122100 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Alternative names: CAQON CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
- BILL BERRY MOTORS DBA CITY AUTO PLAZA (3151 E HWY 50 in CANON CITY, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000013201, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: THE BILL BERRY MOTOR CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (1415 ELM AVENUE in CANON CITY, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1987-0164, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- GARDEN PARK HIGH SCHOOL (201 NORTH SIXTH STREET in CANON CITY, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3211
Organizations: CANON CITY RE-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CANON CITY HIGH SCHOOL (1313 COLLEGE in CANON CITY, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1266
Organizations: CANON CITY RE-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CANON CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (1215 MAIN STEEET in CANON CITY, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1262
Organizations: CANON CITY RE-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (485 NORTH COTTONWOOD in CANON CITY, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3802
Organizations: CANON CITY RE-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BROOKSIDE DOMESTIC WATER CO (1815 LUCAS in CANON CITY, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2000-0120, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
- GIBSONS DISCOUNT CTR (1811 FREMONT DRIVE in CANON CITY, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: DEPARTMENT STORES
Alternative names: AUTOMATIC GAS DIST/GIBSON STORE
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81212
- Super 8 Motel Canon City, 209 N 19TH, Canon City, CO 81212, Phone: (719) 275-8687
- Quality Inn & Suites, 3075 E Hwy 50, Canon City, CO 81212, Phone: (719) 275-8676, Fax: (719) 275-8675
- Comfort Inn, 311 Royal Gorge Blvd, Canon City, CO 81212, Phone: (719) 276-6900
- Holiday Inn Express, 110 Latigo Ln, Canon City, CO 81212, Phone: (719) 275-2400, Fax: (719) 276-0101
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81212
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,723
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14958
- Northeast: 1039
- Midwest: 5088
- South: 4068
- West: 3205
41% of the 81212 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 23,049. Population change in the 1990s: +6,139 (+26.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 113
| Here: | 4.1% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 229
| Here: | 13.7% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 148
| Here: | 15.7% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code:
- Fremont sanitation (107 Berry Parkway in Canon City, co): $1,138,047 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$580,220 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Utilities. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$557,827, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-15. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
- NEW METHOD LAUNDRY & DRY CLEAN (315 MAIN ST in CANON CITY, CO; small business): $733,691 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $174,486; 2002: $180,000; 2003: $95,000; 2004: $140,000; 2005: $144,205; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$180,000 with Air Force for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$174,486, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$144,205, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$140,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- AGGREGATE SOURCE INC, THE (201 TUNNEL DR in CANON CITY, CO; small business)
$84,518 with Army for Ores. Signed on 2001-07-02. Completion date: 2001-07-10.
- YOUNGS DRILLING & PUMP SERVIES (2500 EAST HIGHWAY 50 in CANON CITY, CO; small business)
$25,000 with Army for Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-04-16.
- Teresa Herman (922 Linden in Canon City, CO; small business)
$18,480 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- READY'S ICE COMPANY INC (2ND & WATER ST in CANON CITY, CO; small business): $12,167 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $2,220; 2005: $8,527; 2006: $1,420.
Biggest contracts:
$4,520 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$2,296, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$2,220, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$1,420, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
- PORTEC, INC (1 FORGE RD in CANON CITY, CO; small business)
$11,806 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-12-17. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
- CORDELL,KELLEY, (1637 RILEY DRIVE in CANON CITY, CO; small business)
$6,000 with Air Force for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-06-19.
- canon city area fire protection (1475 Nirth 15th Street in Canon City, co): $4,000 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$2,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for . Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
- Steven Browning (1014 Phay Street in Canon City, CO; small business)
$2,400 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Chaplain Services. Signed on 2004-12-27. Effective on 2005-01-03. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 10-19 employees: 6 establishments, 5-9 employees: 4 establishments, 1-4 employees: 10 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 5138 people in state prisons
- 361 people in nursing homes
- 123 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 31 people in other group homes
- 27 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 14 people in religious group quarters
- 12 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 9 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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