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County:

El Paso County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8041

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

100,433

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

213,344

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Pike NF

100,433

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

235,972

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

309,424

31.1%

13.8%

17.3%

1990:

397,014

28.3%

11.9%

16.4%

2000:

516,929

30.2%

17.1%

13.1%

2005:

565,582

9.4%

3.9%

5.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

393,819

76.2%

0-to-19:

158,148

30.6%

Black:

32,393

6.3%

20-to-39:

162,000

31.3%

Hispanic:

58,401

11.3%

40-to-59:

135,877

26.3%

American Indian:

3,296

0.6%

60-plus:

60,904

11.8%

Other:

29,020

5.6%

Median Age:

33.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

243.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

91.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

31.8%

Median Family Income:

$53,995

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.7%

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