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County:

Delta County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8029

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

25% to 30%

Percent Land in NF:

26.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

191,673

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

237,691

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.74

Gunnison NF

100,141

% Water:

0.6

Grand Mesa NF

91,529

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Uncompahgre NF

3

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,286

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,225

38.9%

36.3%

2.5%

1990:

20,980

-1.2%

-4.2%

3.0%

2000:

27,834

32.7%

32.5%

0.1%

2005:

29,947

7.6%

7.6%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

23,945

86.0%

0-to-19:

7,291

26.2%

Black:

135

0.5%

20-to-39:

5,629

20.2%

Hispanic:

3,171

11.4%

40-to-59:

7,875

28.3%

American Indian:

150

0.5%

60-plus:

7,039

25.3%

Other:

433

1.6%

Median Age:

42.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

24.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.6%

Median Family Income:

$37,748

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.5%

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