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People QuickFacts |
Saguache County |
Colorado |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
7,006 | 4,753,377 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
18.4% | 10.5%2 |
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Population, 2000 |
5,917 | 4,301,261 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.4% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.3% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
10.6% | 10.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.8% | 49.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
95.9% | 90.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 4.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.0% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
45.4% | 19.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
52.0% | 71.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.8% | 44.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
14.5% | 8.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
36.5% | 15.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
70.0% | 86.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.6% | 32.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,158 | 638,654 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.8 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
3,698 | 2,094,898 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.3% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
6.8% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$73,900 | $166,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,300 | 1,658,238 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$23,638 | $50,105 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$13,121 | $24,049 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
22.7% | 10.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Saguache County |
Colorado |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
149 | 151,0701 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
870 | 1,936,2641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
30.4% | 1.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
659 | 401,092 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
747 | 464,982 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 29.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 34,661,144 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
57,845 | 92,092,155 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
29,445 | 52,226,983 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,551 | $11,611 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,728 | 8,808,846 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
76 | 38,343 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
35,826 | 30,060,3291 |
