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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $345 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Conejos County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $716 a month.
Cities in this county include: Manassa
, La Jara
, Antonito
, Sanford
, Romeo
, Central Jefferson
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Neighboring
counties: Alamosa County
, Archuleta County
, Costilla County
, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
, Taos County, New Mexico
, Rio Grande County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Conejos County: Phillips
University Camp
(A),
Pikes Stockade
(B),
Rainbow Trout Lodge
(C),
Alamosa Campground
(D),
Alamosa Guard Station
(E),
River Springs Ranger Station
(F),
Rocky Mountain Lodge
(G),
Braiden Cow Camp
(H),
Conejos Campground
(I),
Shawcroft Cow Camp
(J),
Shortys Cabin
(K),
Spectacle Lake Campground
(L),
Stunner Cabin
(M),
Stunner Campground
(N),
Aspen Glade Campground
(O),
T Bone Ranch
(P),
Thomas Ranch
(Q),
Three Forks
(R),
Trail Gulch Cow Camp
(S),
Trujillo Meadows Campground
(T)
Church in Conejos County: Las
Mesitas Church
(A).
Cemeteries: Lobatos
Cemetery
(1),
New Manassa Cemetery
(2),
Sanford Cemetery
(3),
Capulin Cemetery
(4),
Fox Creek Cemetery
(5),
Lasauses Cemetery
(6),
Ortiz Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: No
Name Lake
(A),
Twin Lakes
(B),
Trail Lake
(C),
Grulla Lake, La
(D),
Annella, Lake
(E),
Venado, Laguna
(F),
Alverjones Lake
(G),
Victoria Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams
Fork Conejos River
(A),
Alum Creek
(B),
Apache Creek
(C),
Arkansas Creek
(D),
Asiatic Creek
(E),
Bear Creek
(F),
Beaver Creek
(G),
Beaver Lake Creek
(H),
Bighorn Creek
(I)
Park in Conejos County: Sego
Springs State Wildlife Area
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 320
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 248 (24% naturalized citizens)
| Conejos
County: |
3.0% | | Whole
state: | 8.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 55
- 1990
to 1994: 43
- 1985
to 1989: 35
- 1980
to 1984: 17
- 1975
to 1979: 33
- 1970
to 1974: 26
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 31
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Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,799
- One,
attached: 59
- Two:
80
- 3
or 4: 52
- 5
to 9: 46
- 10
to 19: 19
- 20
or more: 10
- Mobile
homes: 816
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Conejos County with a mortgage: 551 (23 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 782 Agriculture
in Conejos County
Average size of farms: 542 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46259
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $230.70
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $40861
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.42%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.66%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91533
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.22
All wheat for grain: 902 harvested acresConejos
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 9.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction
(16%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (5%)
- Public
administration (3%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (25%)
- Educational
services (17%)
- Food
and beverage stores (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(84%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Other
Northern Europe (2%)
- Spain
(2%)
- Ecuador
(2%)
- Portugal
(1%)
- Poland
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Conejos County:
|
- English
(10%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- German
(5%)
- Danish
(4%)
- Irish
(2%)
- European
(1%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,207 (72%)
- Carpooled:
493 (16%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
110 (4%)
- Other
means: 17 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 211 (7%)
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People
in group quarters in Conejos County, Colorado
- 33
people in nursing homes
- 8
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 7
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 5
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,450.
5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,550 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.40% | | Colorado
average: | 10.77% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($19,962 average AGI)
1.77% relocated from other states ($13,588 average AGI)
| Conejos
County: |
1.77% | | Colorado
average: | 4.67% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Alamosa County, CO
|
0.99% ($33,292 average AGI) |
| from
Rio Grande County, CO
|
0.54% ($28,769) |
| from
Denver County, CO
|
0.45% ($22,545) |
7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,819 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.58% | | Colorado
average: | 10.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.40% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($18,702 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($8,117 average AGI)
| Conejos
County: |
2.18% | | Colorado
average: | 3.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Alamosa County, CO
|
2.38% ($24,847 average AGI) |
| to
Pueblo County, CO
|
0.52% ($31,538) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1
Births
per 1000 population in Conejos County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Conejos County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Conejos County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,474 (1,222 aged, 252 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,348
- In
family households: 7,517 (1,736 male householders, 485 female householders)
1,633
spouses, 3,177 children (3,006 natural, 66 adopted, 105 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 82 other relatives, 100 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 831 (399 male householders (366 living alone)), 361 female householders (331 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 52 (45 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 865 2-persons, 449 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 244 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 697 1-person, 58 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
1,841 married couples with children.
588 single-parent households (146 men, 442 women).
57.9% of residents of Conejos County speak English at home.
41.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,157,000 ($7044 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $632,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,588,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,828,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $894,000
Federal grants: $26,535,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,075,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,237,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $540,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $915,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,731,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 625
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: | 76
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 369
| Here: |
43 per 1000 residents | | State: |
32 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +31
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: | +24
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -166
| Here: |
-20 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Conejos County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 86
- 1995
to 1998: 389
- 1990
to 1994: 303
- 1980
to 1989: 524
- 1970
to 1979: 652
- 1960
to 1969: 324
- 1950
to 1959: 329
- 1940
to 1949: 324
- 1939
or earlier: 955
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Conejos County, Colorado: |
- 1
room: 17
- 2
rooms: 35
- 3
rooms: 168
- 4
rooms: 293
- 5
rooms: 586
- 6
rooms: 551
- 7
rooms: 287
- 8
rooms: 212
- 9
or more rooms: 194
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Conejos County, Colorado: |
- 1
room: 17
- 2
rooms: 66
- 3
rooms: 99
- 4
rooms: 161
- 5
rooms: 133
- 6
rooms: 110
- 7
rooms: 30
- 8
rooms: 11
- 9
or more rooms: 10
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Conejos County: |
- no
bedroom: 23
- 1
bedroom: 131
- 2
bedrooms: 582
- 3
bedrooms: 1,124
- 4
bedrooms: 388
- 5
or more bedrooms: 95
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Conejos County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 158
- 2
bedrooms: 211
- 3
bedrooms: 204
- 4
bedrooms: 36
- 5
or more bedrooms: 9
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Conejos County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 152
- 1
vehicle: 571
- 2
vehicles: 846
- 3
vehicles: 468
- 4
vehicles: 202
- 5
or more vehicles: 104
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Conejos County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 104
- 1
vehicle: 266
- 2
vehicles: 181
- 3
vehicles: 64
- 4
vehicles: 9
- 5
or more vehicles: 13
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69% of Conejos County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Colorado.
| Conejos
County: |
69.1% | | State
average: |
45.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6733
- Northeast:
84
- Midwest:
275
- South:
221
- West:
797
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (43%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood
(22%)
- Electricity
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (54%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Electricity
(14%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 13
| Here: |
5.2% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
Conejos
County government finances in 2002:
- Construction
- Welfare - Other: $184,000
Regular Highways: $95,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $3,252,000
Regular Highways: $1,191,000
Health Services - Other: $1,101,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $509,000
Central Staff Services: $499,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $414,000
Police Protection: $323,000
Corrections - Other: $323,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $257,000
Libraries: $126,000
Financial Administration: $116,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $93,000
General Public Buildings: $76,000
Parks & Recreation: $31,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $563,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $182,000
Public Welfare: $31,000
Highways: $23,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $90,000
General Revenue, NEC: $46,000
Rents: $13,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $147,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,033,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,421,000
Highways: $1,585,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,176,000
All Other: $44,000
General Support: $3,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,146,000
Motor Vehicle License: $104,000
NEC: $35,000
Other Selective Sales: $15,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,528,000
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