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County:

Pueblo County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8101

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

32,761

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

174,763

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

San Isabel NF

32,761

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Considerable Relief Table

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

118,238

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

125,972

6.5%

-1.2%

7.8%

1990:

123,051

-2.3%

-8.2%

5.8%

2000:

141,472

15.0%

10.8%

4.1%

2005:

151,322

6.9%

4.9%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

81,624

57.7%

0-to-19:

40,756

28.8%

Black:

2,391

1.7%

20-to-39:

36,867

26.1%

Hispanic:

53,710

38.0%

40-to-59:

36,453

25.8%

American Indian:

917

0.6%

60-plus:

27,396

19.4%

Other:

2,830

2.0%

Median Age:

36.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

59.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.3%

Median Family Income:

$40,130

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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