Upper St. Vrain, Colorado
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Males: 559 | (52.6%) |
Females: 504 | (47.4%) |
Median resident age: | 45.3 years |
Colorado median age: | 34.3 years |
Zip code: 80540
Upper St. Vrain: | $70,215 |
CO: | $82,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $48,499 (it was $25,796 in 2000)
Upper St. Vrain CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $676,600 (it was $238,800 in 2000)
Upper St. Vrain: | $676,600 |
CO: | $466,200 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $782,537; detached houses: $868,371; townhouses or other attached units: $506,989; in 2-unit structures: $838,298; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $514,425; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $496,238; mobile homes: $57,216
Upper St. Vrain, CO residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Upper St. Vrain, CO
- 93595.7%White alone
- 161.6%Hispanic
- 101.0%Two or more races
- 60.6%Asian alone
- 50.5%Black alone
- 30.3%American Indian alone
- 20.2%Other race alone
Races in Upper St. Vrain detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 191.9 square miles.
Population density: 5.5 people per square mile (very low).
Upper St. Vrain CCD: | 0.5% ($1,110) |
Colorado: | 0.7% ($1,132) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (16.7 miles , pop. 94,673).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (33.9 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (587.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 40.19 N, Longitude: 105.48 W
Here: | 2.3% |
Colorado: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (12.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.9%)
- Educational services (11.0%)
- Construction (5.7%)
- Health care (4.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Computer & electronic products (3.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (13.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (12.0%)
- Construction (9.6%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.8%)
- Educational services (15.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.4%)
- Health care (9.1%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (7.8%)
- Private households (6.5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
- Computer specialists (3.6%)
- Life and physical scientists (3.6%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.9%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (6.0%)
- Life and physical scientists (6.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Top executives (5.4%)
- Carpenters (4.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13.9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Registered nurses (6.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
Average climate in Upper St. Vrain, Colorado
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 84.0. This is about average.
City: | 84.0 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2011 was 0.439. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.439 |
U.S.: | 0.267 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 8.43. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 23.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.43 |
U.S.: | 5.56 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 45.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 45.2 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Upper St. Vrain-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/22/2008, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.7 miles away from the Upper St. Vrain place center killed one person and injured 78 people and caused $147 million in damages.
On 6/15/1988, a category F3 tornado 43.2 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Upper St. Vrain-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 698% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 401.7 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 152.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 504.0 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 385.5 miles away from Upper St. Vrain center
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 220.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 236.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Boulder County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Snows: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Upper St. Vrain:
- ESTES PARK HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; ESTES PARK, CO)
- ESTES PARK MEDICAL CENTER Critical Access Hospitals (about 13 miles away; ESTES PARK, CO)
- PROSPECT PARK LIVING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; ESTES PARK, CO)
- BOULDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 16 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- BOULDER COMMUNITY HOMECARE (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- HOSPICE OF MEMORIAL HOSP (Hospital, about 16 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
- MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - BOULDER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; BOULDER, CO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Upper St. Vrain:
- University of Colorado Boulder (about 18 miles; Boulder, CO; Full-time enrollment: 28,328)
- Front Range Community College (about 31 miles; Westminster, CO; FT enrollment: 14,756)
- Colorado School of Mines (about 34 miles; Golden, CO; FT enrollment: 5,507)
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins (about 34 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 25,099)
- Regis University (about 37 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 6,975)
- Red Rocks Community College (about 37 miles; Lakewood, CO; FT enrollment: 6,185)
- Colorado Christian University (about 39 miles; Lakewood, CO; FT enrollment: 2,959)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Upper St. Vrain: Olive Ridge Campground (A), Meeker Park Campground (B), Camp Dick Campground (C), Triple Creek Ranch (D), Coney Flats Trailhead (E), Middle Saint Vrain Trailhead (F), Sky Ranch Estates (G), Mitchell Lake Trailhead (H), Mount Audubon Trailhead (I), Mitchell Creek Campground (J), Arickaree Picnic Area (K), South Saint Vrain Picnic Ground (L), Ogalalla Lodge (M), Tahosa Boy Scout Camp (N), Camp Harmony (O), Stapp Lakes Lodge (P), Camp Audubon (Q), Big Elk Ranch (R), Bunce School (S), Gresham (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Upper St. Vrain: Saint Catherine Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Upper Coney Lake (A), Green Lake (B), Chasm Lake (C), Keplinger Lake (D), Box Lake (E), Frigid Lake (F), Lark Pond (G), Sandbeach Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fawn Creek (A), Sandbeach Creek (B), Hidden Brook (C), Dry Saint Vrain Creek (D), Coney Creek (E), Cave Creek (F), Park Creek (G), Rock Creek (H), Cabin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Upper St. Vrain include: Agnes Vaille Memorial Shelter (1), Rock Ledge Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 1.9 people |
Colorado: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 57.7% |
Whole state: | 63.9% |
This place: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 6.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This place: | 10.8% |
Whole state: | 9.3% |
This place: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Upper St. Vrain:
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 11.2%
For population 25 years and over in Upper St. Vrain:
- High school or higher: 97.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 20.2%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.2 minutes
Here: | 9.4 |
Colorado average: | 11.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Upper St. Vrain, CO (based on Boulder County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 59,240 | 11 |
Evangelical Protestant | 28,825 | 101 |
Mainline Protestant | 19,126 | 43 |
Other | 14,359 | 74 |
Orthodox | 718 | 4 |
None | 172,299 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.56 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Boulder County: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Boulder County: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Boulder County: | 2.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Boulder County: | 9.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Colorado: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.6% |
State: | 5.3% |
Boulder County: | 12.5% |
Colorado: | 18.4% |
This county: | 12.4% |
State: | 9.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Upper St. Vrain:
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KVCU (1190 AM; 7 kW; BOULDER, CO; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF CO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KRKY (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANBY, CO; Owner: GRAND COUNTY WIRELESS, INC.)
- KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KHNC (1360 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, CO; Owner: DONALD A. AND SHARON E. WIEDEMAN)
- KEZZ (1470 AM; 1 kW; ESTES PARK, CO; Owner: MK, INC.)
- KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KHOW (630 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Upper St. Vrain:
- KXDC (102.1 FM; ESTES PARK, CO; Owner: HIGH PEAK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
- KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- K229AC (93.7 FM; WARD, CO; Owner: BOULDER COMMUNITY BROADCAST ASSOC., INC.)
- KTCL (93.3 FM; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
- KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KVOD (90.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Upper St. Vrain:
- K57AA (Channel 57; ESTES PARK, CO; Owner: SYNCOM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
- KUSA-TV (Channel 9; DENVER, CO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KTVD (Channel 20; DENVER, CO; Owner: TWENVER BROADCAST, INC.)
- KCNC-TV (Channel 4; DENVER, CO; Owner: CBS TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- K47IH (Channel 47; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CHANNEL 20 TV COMPANY)
- K54DK (Channel 54; BOULDER, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- K11OF (Channel 11; BIG ELK MEADOWS, CO; Owner: BIG ELK MEADOWS ASSOCIATION)
- K17CF (Channel 17; BOULDER, CO; Owner: FULL GOSPEL OUTREACH, INC.)
- K44CT (Channel 44; BOULDER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- K08JK (Channel 8; BIG ELK MEADOWS, CO; Owner: BIG ELK MEADOWS ASSOCIATION)
- K13OU (Channel 13; BIG ELK MEADOWS, CO; Owner: BIG ELK MEADOWS ASSOCIATION)
- 66.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.7%Electricity
- 11.1%Wood
- 3.4%Utility gas
- 2.5%Other fuel
- 0.9%Solar energy
- 34.3%Wood
- 31.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.7%Electricity
- 14.7%Utility gas
- 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Upper St. Vrain compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.