Colorado City, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0815935, place: Colorado City CDP, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,453 (100%)
In labor force: 863 (59.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 863 (59.39%)
----Employed: 826 (56.85%)
----Unemployed: 37 (2.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 590 (40.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 745 (51.27%)
In labor force: 437 (30.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 437 (30.08%)
----Employed: 414 (28.49%)
Own children under 6 years: 129 (8.88%)
All parents in family in labor force: 85 (5.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 826 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 648 (78.45%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 114 (13.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (0.85%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 57 (6.9%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 826 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 241 (29.18%)
Service occupations: 140 (16.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 206 (24.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 84 (10.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 155 (18.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (3.03%)
Construction: 66 (7.99%)
Manufacturing: 66 (7.99%)
Wholesale trade.: 37 (4.48%)
Retail trade: 99 (11.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 110 (13.32%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 62 (7.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (4.36%)
Educational, health and social services: 167 (20.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 75 (9.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 36 (4.36%)
Public administration: 47 (5.69%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 613 (74.21%)
Government workers: 92 (11.14%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 112 (13.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (1.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 749 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 52 (6.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (9.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 120 (16.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 99 (13.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 156 (20.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 167 (22.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 63 (8.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.8%)
Median household income: $37,331

With earnings: 563 (75.17%)
--Mean earnings: $46,746
With Social Security income: 220 (29.37%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,729
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (2.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,333
With public assistance income: 6 (0.8%)
--Mean public assistance income: $333
With retirement income: 176 (23.5%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,209

Families: 560 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9 (1.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (4.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 88 (15.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 73 (13.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 136 (24.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 156 (27.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 52 (9.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.07%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.07%)
Median family income: $44,758

Per capita income: $17,247

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,396
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 32 (5.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (4.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (2.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (0.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (0.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (0.71%)
Individuals: 177 (31.61%)
--18 years and over: 129 (23.04%)
----65 years and over: 22 (3.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 48 (8.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 32 (5.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 53 (9.46%)

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