Garfield County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 40,97467.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 17,46628.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9441.6%Two or more races
  • 5590.9%Asian alone
  • 2940.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2420.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 910.2%Some other race alone
  • 180.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $573,557

Here:	$573,557
State:	$487,835

Townhouses or other attached units: $479,235

Here:	$479,235
State:	$416,827

In 2-unit structures: $343,736

Here:	$343,736
State:	$483,371

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $240,564

Here:	$240,564
State:	$319,497

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $361,560

Here:	$361,560
State:	$375,475

Mobile homes: $79,505

Here:	$79,505
State:	$102,984

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,552

Here:	$26,552
State:	$62,581

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 73
• Burglaries: 92
• Thefts: 202
• Auto thefts: 63

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 68
• Burglaries: 135
• Thefts: 199
• Auto thefts: 30

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,656 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,397 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garfield County is $704 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $781 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $964 a month.

Cities in this county include: Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Carbondale, Grand Valley, Battlement Mesa, New Castle, Silt, Parachute, Cattle Creek, Chacra.

2018 air pollution in Garfield County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 11.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Juab County, Utah , Caldwell County, Missouri , Fayette County, Indiana , Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , Madison County, Indiana , Marion County, Missouri , Sullivan County, Missouri .

Current college students: 1,676
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,717 (30.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,5192010 or later
• 3,2442000 to 2009
• 1,9811990 to 1999
• 1,0601980 to 1989
• 3531970 to 1979
• 361Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,407
• One, attached: 2,322
• Two: 439
• 3 or 4: 841
• 5 to 9: 1,362
• 10 to 19: 999
• 20 to 49: 700
• 50 or more: 240
• Mobile homes: 2,363
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Garfield County with a mortgage: 10,180 (146 second mortgage, 1,021 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,925

Religion statistics for Garfield County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Garfield County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• Colorado Newcastle Fire, Incident Period: June 19, 2007 to June 23, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 19, 2007, FEMA Id: 2698, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Red Apple Fire, Incident Period: August 31, 2006 to September 03, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 2672, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Colorado Panorama Fire, Incident Period: July 31, 2002 to August 04, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 31, 2002, FEMA Id: 2457, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Coal Seam Fire, Incident Period: June 08, 2002 to June 29, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 08, 2002, FEMA Id: 2419, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 27, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-719: July 27, 1984, FEMA Id: 719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought

9.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($52,747 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.01% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($30,234 average AGI)
4.12% relocated from other states ($22,513 average AGI)

Garfield County:	4.12%
Colorado average:	4.99%

from Eagle County, CO	0.92% ($68,569 average AGI)
from Pitkin County, CO	0.81% ($62,966)
from Mesa County, CO	0.63% ($37,115)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.33% ($63,653)
from Denver County, CO	0.32% ($49,831)
from Larimer County, CO	0.27% ($43,763)
from Adams County, CO	0.22% ($41,896)

7.68% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,686 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.27% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($28,869 average AGI)
3.40% relocated to other states ($23,817 average AGI)

Garfield County:	3.40%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to Mesa County, CO	0.97% ($46,281 average AGI)
to Eagle County, CO	0.64% ($53,109)
to Pitkin County, CO	0.45% ($71,289)
to Denver County, CO	0.29% ($35,919)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.25% ($40,283)
to Larimer County, CO	0.18% ($61,684)
to Boulder County, CO	0.15% ($43,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Garfield County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,109 (2,250 living alone), Female householders: 11,239 (2,373 living alone)

• 12,903 spouses (12,786 opposite-sex spouses), 1,317 unmarried partners, (1,288 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,220 children (16,006 natural, 287 adopted, 932 stepchildren), 882 grandchildren, 887 brothers or sisters, 751 parents, 0 foster children, 1,029 other relatives, 2,289 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 925

Size of family households: 7,236 2-persons, 3,494 3-persons, 2,767 4-persons, 1,224 5-persons, 900 6-persons, 236 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,623 1-person, 1,452 2-persons, 307 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 93 5-persons.

11,168 married couples with children.
2,421 single-parent households (538 men, 1,883 women).

73.0% of residents of Garfield speak English at home.
24.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $147,347,000 ($3,038 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,179,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,030,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,118,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $178,000
Federal grants: $28,327,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,730,000 ($32,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,965,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $354,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,694,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,913,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.08 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

• Year house built in Garfield County, Colorado
• 8212014 or later
• 5572010 to 2013
• 6,3782000 to 2009
• 4,9611990 to 1999
• 4,0691980 to 1989
• 3,3131970 to 1979
• 1,0061960 to 1969
• 1,1471950 to 1959
• 4531940 to 1949
• 1,5951939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Garfield County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garfield County, Colorado
• 741 room
• 222 rooms
• 3623 rooms
• 1,7234 rooms
• 3,1265 rooms
• 3,6206 rooms
• 2,1547 rooms
• 1,6168 rooms
• 2,3259+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield County, Colorado
• 3121 room
• 3482 rooms
• 1,0763 rooms
• 2,0354 rooms
• 1,8595 rooms
• 6236 rooms
• 5427 rooms
• 1548 rooms
• 2659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Garfield County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Garfield County, Colorado
• 91no bedroom
• 1991 bedroom
• 2,2252 bedrooms
• 7,3143 bedrooms
• 4,0924 bedrooms
• 1,0695+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield County, Colorado
• 335no bedroom
• 1,0621 bedroom
• 2,9272 bedrooms
• 2,0923 bedrooms
• 6164 bedrooms
• 1825+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 139no vehicle
• 2,5441 vehicle
• 6,0092 vehicles
• 3,4913 vehicles
• 1,9534 vehicles
• 1,0445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield County in renter-occupied apartments
• 497no vehicle
• 2,5771 vehicle
• 2,6982 vehicles
• 9723 vehicles
• 3864 vehicles
• 1815+ vehicles

85.6% of Garfield County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 25,707
• Other state: 25,311
• Northeast: 3,725
• Midwest: 8,783
• South: 5,168
• West: 7,609

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 260
• Number of aged recipients: 32
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 228
• Number of recipients under 18: 33
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 168
• Number of recipients older than 64: 59
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 101
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 111

Garfield County on our top lists:

• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"