Chaffee County, Colorado (CO)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,222
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,824
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,092 (it was 1,760 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 34% |
Land area: 1013 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (18.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.9%), Retail trade (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 16,42283.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,03110.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 5923.0%Two or more races
- 2061.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2051.0%Asian alone
- 760.4%Some other race alone
- 640.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 250.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 48.3 years |
| Colorado median age: | 37.7 years |
| Males: 10,331 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 9,467 |  (47.8%) |
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| Chaffee County: | 2.0 people |
| Colorado: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,981 ($34,368 in 1999)
| This county: | $66,981 |
| Colorado: | $89,302 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,252 (lower quartile is $766, upper quartile is $1,658)
| This county: | $1252 |
| State: | $1513 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $586,957 (it was $146,500 in 2000)
| Chaffee: | $586,957 |
| Colorado: | $531,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,722
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $514
Institutionalized population: 1,389
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 14
- Thefts: 23
- Auto thefts: 12
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 15
- Thefts: 61
- Auto thefts: 21
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 273 buildings, average cost: $298,300
- 2021: 347 buildings, average cost: $259,200
- 2020: 155 buildings, average cost: $256,100
- 2019: 143 buildings, average cost: $258,000
- 2018: 144 buildings, average cost: $264,900
- 2017: 132 buildings, average cost: $264,900
- 2016: 115 buildings, average cost: $264,900
- 2015: 105 buildings, average cost: $265,200
- 2014: 95 buildings, average cost: $263,500
- 2013: 99 buildings, average cost: $272,400
- 2012: 93 buildings, average cost: $235,800
- 2011: 69 buildings, average cost: $237,200
- 2010: 101 buildings, average cost: $249,700
- 2009: 91 buildings, average cost: $268,000
- 2008: 135 buildings, average cost: $231,000
- 2007: 220 buildings, average cost: $221,000
- 2006: 162 buildings, average cost: $210,000
- 2005: 155 buildings, average cost: $142,900
- 2004: 168 buildings, average cost: $143,300
- 2003: 190 buildings, average cost: $139,800
- 2002: 230 buildings, average cost: $106,200
- 2001: 219 buildings, average cost: $97,100
- 2000: 227 buildings, average cost: $91,500
- 1999: 214 buildings, average cost: $85,700
- 1998: 187 buildings, average cost: $84,400
- 1997: 160 buildings, average cost: $83,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,679 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,697 (0.3%)
| Chaffee County: | 11.6% |
| Colorado: | 9.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 48.3 years old
(Males: 46.8 years old, Females: 50.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51.4 years old, Black residents: 40.6 years old, American Indian residents: 35.6 years old, Asian residents: 64.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.4 years old, Other race residents: 29.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chaffee County is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $909 a month.
Cities in this county include: Salida, Buena Vista, Poncha Springs, Johnson Village, Maysville, Smeltertown, Garfield.
Local government website: www.chaffee-county.com
Neighboring counties: Braxton County, West Virginia 
, Cape May County, New Jersey , Talbot County, Maryland , Fairfax County, Virginia , Johnson County, Missouri , Monroe County, Indiana , Madison County, Illinois , Osage County, Missouri , Trego County, Kansas .
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Colorado: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 507
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 686 (40.5% naturalized citizens)
| Chaffee County: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 902010 or later
- 1532000 to 2009
- 1801990 to 1999
- 591980 to 1989
- 241970 to 1979
- 166Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,861
- One, attached: 510
- Two: 220
- 3 or 4: 364
- 5 to 9: 242
- 10 to 19: 33
- 20 to 49: 100
- 50 or more: 27
- Mobile homes: 976
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Chaffee County with a mortgage: 3,483 (129 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
| Here: | 12.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Chaffee County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,290 | 21 |
| Catholic | 2,024 | 2 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,024 | 8 |
| Other | 446 | 5 |
| None | 10,025 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
| Chaffee County: | 4.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
| Chaffee County: | 11.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
| This county: | 20.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Chaffee County: | 5.2% |
| Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Chaffee County: | 15.5% |
| State: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 3.8% |
| State: | 9.6% |
Agriculture in Chaffee County:
Average size of farms: 336 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $40,266
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $264.52
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.27%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,793
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.66%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $122,687
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.26
Earthquake activity:
Chaffee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 879% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 471.8 miles away from Chaffee County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 548.0 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 136.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 140.2 miles away from Chaffee County center
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 259.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
- Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Chaffee County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,752 (62.6%)
- Carpooled: 771 (8.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 130 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 213 (2.3%)
- Walked: 348 (3.8%)
- Worked at home: 2,037 (22.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (20%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (32%)
- Korea (21%)
- Oceania, n.e.c. (9%)
- Germany (6%)
- Russia (5%)
- Italy (4%)
- Netherlands (3%)
- German (21%)
- English (14%)
- American (7%)
- Italian (6%)
- Dutch (6%)
- Irish (5%)
- European (4%)
People in group quarters in Chaffee County, Colorado in 2010:
- 1,235 people in state prisons
- 91 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 63 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 24 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 15 people in group homes intended for adults
- 8 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Chaffee County, Colorado in 2000:
- 1,238 people in state prisons
- 82 people in nursing homes
- 27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12.51% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($86,480 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.51% |
| Colorado average: | 11.28% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.28% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($47,446 average AGI)
5.24% relocated from other states ($39,035 average AGI)
Chaffee County: 5.24% Colorado average: 5.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Denver County, CO |  1.07% ($99,589 average AGI) |
| from Jefferson County, CO | 0.85% ($119,395) |
| from El Paso County, CO | 0.82% ($82,384) |
| from Fremont County, CO | 0.43% ($43,579) |
| from Summit County, CO | 0.38% ($90,412) |
| from Boulder County, CO | 0.37% ($79,939) |
| from Larimer County, CO | 0.37% ($73,697) |
9.38% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,192 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.38% |
| Colorado average: | 11.05% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.49% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($24,856 average AGI)
4.89% relocated to other states ($37,335 average AGI)
Chaffee County: 4.89% Colorado average: 4.80%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Fremont County, CO | 0.72% ($40,306 average AGI) |
| to El Paso County, CO | 0.41% ($44,886) |
| to Denver County, CO | 0.31% ($37,852) |
| to Jefferson County, CO | 0.27% ($88,348) |
| to Larimer County, CO | 0.24% ($40,286) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 1.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,522 (3,111 aged, 411 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 366 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Chaffee County, Colorado in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (84)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (77)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (58)
- Unspecified dementia (38)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (37)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 232.7. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 189.6
- Other - 43.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,798- Male householders: 4,560 (1,311 living alone), Female householders: 4,935 (1,457 living alone)
4,452 spouses (4,419 opposite-sex spouses), 603 unmarried partners, (562 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,018 children (2,816 natural, 143 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 241 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 0 foster children, 58 other relatives, 580 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,456
Size of family households: 3,533 2-persons, 961 3-persons, 794 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 31 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,768 1-person, 1,029 2-persons, 109 3-persons, 162 4-persons.
1,658 married couples with children.
990 single-parent households (233 men, 757 women).
95.7% of residents of Chaffee speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 79% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $85,625,000 ($5,056 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,234,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,058,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,746,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $56,000
Federal grants: $13,399,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,247,000 ($37,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,119,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $411,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,289,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,382,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 760| Here: | 45 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 76 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 745
| Here: | 44 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 32 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +42
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +24 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +690
| Here: | +41 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.58 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Chaffee County, Colorado
- 772020 or later
- 1,9782010 to 2019
- 2,1802000 to 2009
- 1,8381990 to 1999
- 9061980 to 1989
- 1,4241970 to 1979
- 4621960 to 1969
- 7561950 to 1959
- 2621940 to 1949
- 1,4101939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chaffee County, Colorado
- 01 room
- 402 rooms
- 2733 rooms
- 8374 rooms
- 1,3585 rooms
- 1,5916 rooms
- 9207 rooms
- 6338 rooms
- 9699+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chaffee County, Colorado
- 851 room
- 3182 rooms
- 6573 rooms
- 5694 rooms
- 4595 rooms
- 5056 rooms
- 267 rooms
- 898 rooms
- 1509+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chaffee County, Colorado
- 0no bedroom
- 1731 bedroom
- 1,5472 bedrooms
- 3,8823 bedrooms
- 8554 bedrooms
- 1535+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chaffee County, Colorado
- 87no bedroom
- 5671 bedroom
- 9412 bedrooms
- 1,0713 bedrooms
- 1834 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chaffee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 177no vehicle
- 1,3291 vehicle
- 3,1712 vehicles
- 1,2173 vehicles
- 5144 vehicles
- 2275+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chaffee County in renter-occupied apartments
- 212no vehicle
- 1,1291 vehicle
- 9512 vehicles
- 5183 vehicles
- 584 vehicles
- 105+ vehicles
89.6% of Chaffee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Colorado.
| Chaffee County: | 89.6% |
| State average: | 83.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7,636
- Other state: 11,196
- Northeast: 1,742
- Midwest: 4,822
- South: 2,768
- West: 1,868
- 42.9%Utility gas
- 28.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.3%Electricity
- 8.5%Wood
- 2.3%Solar energy
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 61.9%Utility gas
- 24.1%Electricity
- 12.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.7%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 368
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Colorado: | 11.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Colorado: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Colorado: | 14.0% |
Chaffee County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,325,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,301,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,126,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,070,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,379,000
Health - Other: $5,178,000
Health - Other: $4,059,000
Regular Highways: $3,672,000
Police Protection: $2,733,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,405,000
Police Protection: $2,110,000
Central Staff Services: $2,084,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,791,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,635,000
Financial Administration: $1,523,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,278,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,003,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $759,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $659,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $353,000
Public Welfare - Other: $296,000
Parks and Recreation: $286,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
General Public Buildings: $232,000
Air Transportation: $185,000
Air Transportation: $127,000
General - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $66,000
Highways: $61,000
Highways: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Air Transportation: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Interest on Debt: $121,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $767,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $606,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $371,000
Other - General - Other: $240,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $226,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $93,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $140,000
Other: $50,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,776,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,047,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $459,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $266,000
Rents: $223,000
Rents: $112,000
Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
General Revenue - Other: $76,000
Interest Earnings: $62,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
General Revenue - Other: $23,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,572,000
Cash and Securities: $11,690,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,049,000
Public Welfare: $5,547,000
Highways: $2,313,000
Highways: $1,910,000
Other: $25,000
Other: $16,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,376,000
Property: $4,302,000
Property: $3,676,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,588,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,152,000
Other: $303,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,331,000
: $7,885,000
Chaffee County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,325,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,301,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,126,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,070,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,379,000
Health - Other: $5,178,000
Health - Other: $4,059,000
Regular Highways: $3,672,000
Police Protection: $2,733,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,405,000
Police Protection: $2,110,000
Central Staff Services: $2,084,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,791,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,635,000
Financial Administration: $1,523,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,278,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,003,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $759,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $659,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $353,000
Public Welfare - Other: $296,000
Parks and Recreation: $286,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
General Public Buildings: $232,000
Air Transportation: $185,000
Air Transportation: $127,000
General - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $66,000
Highways: $61,000
Highways: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Air Transportation: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Interest on Debt: $121,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $767,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $606,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $371,000
Other - General - Other: $240,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $226,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $93,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $140,000
Other: $50,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,776,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,047,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $459,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $266,000
Rents: $223,000
Rents: $112,000
Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
General Revenue - Other: $76,000
Interest Earnings: $62,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
General Revenue - Other: $23,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,572,000
Cash and Securities: $11,690,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,049,000
Public Welfare: $5,547,000
Highways: $2,313,000
Highways: $1,910,000
Other: $25,000
Other: $16,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,376,000
Property: $4,302,000
Property: $3,676,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,588,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,152,000
Other: $303,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,331,000
: $7,885,000
Chaffee County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,325,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,301,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,126,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,070,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,379,000
Health - Other: $5,178,000
Health - Other: $4,059,000
Regular Highways: $3,672,000
Police Protection: $2,733,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,405,000
Police Protection: $2,110,000
Central Staff Services: $2,084,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,791,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,635,000
Financial Administration: $1,523,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,278,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,003,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $759,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $659,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $353,000
Public Welfare - Other: $296,000
Parks and Recreation: $286,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
General Public Buildings: $232,000
Air Transportation: $185,000
Air Transportation: $127,000
General - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $66,000
Highways: $61,000
Highways: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Air Transportation: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Interest on Debt: $121,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $767,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $606,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $371,000
Other - General - Other: $240,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $226,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $93,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $140,000
Other: $50,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,776,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,047,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $459,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $266,000
Rents: $223,000
Rents: $112,000
Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
General Revenue - Other: $76,000
Interest Earnings: $62,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
General Revenue - Other: $23,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,572,000
Cash and Securities: $11,690,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,049,000
Public Welfare: $5,547,000
Highways: $2,313,000
Highways: $1,910,000
Other: $25,000
Other: $16,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,376,000
Property: $4,302,000
Property: $3,676,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,588,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,152,000
Other: $303,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,331,000
: $7,885,000
Chaffee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,325,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,301,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,126,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,070,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,379,000
Health - Other: $5,178,000
Health - Other: $4,059,000
Regular Highways: $3,672,000
Police Protection: $2,733,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,405,000
Police Protection: $2,110,000
Central Staff Services: $2,084,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,791,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,635,000
Financial Administration: $1,523,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,278,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,003,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $759,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $659,000
General Public Buildings: $582,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $353,000
Public Welfare - Other: $296,000
Parks and Recreation: $286,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
General Public Buildings: $232,000
Air Transportation: $185,000
Air Transportation: $127,000
General - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $66,000
Highways: $61,000
Highways: $30,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Air Transportation: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Interest on Debt: $121,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $767,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $606,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $371,000
Other - General - Other: $240,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $226,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $93,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $140,000
Other: $50,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,776,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,047,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $459,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $436,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $266,000
Rents: $223,000
Rents: $112,000
Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
General Revenue - Other: $76,000
Interest Earnings: $62,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
General Revenue - Other: $23,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,572,000
Cash and Securities: $11,690,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,049,000
Public Welfare: $5,547,000
Highways: $2,313,000
Highways: $1,910,000
Other: $25,000
Other: $16,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,376,000
Property: $4,302,000
Property: $3,676,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,588,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,152,000
Other: $303,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,331,000
: $7,885,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 203
- Number of aged recipients: 27
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 176
- Number of recipients under 18: 23
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 136
- Number of recipients older than 64: 44
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 99
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 83
| Most common first names in Chaffee County, CO among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 120 | 75.6 years |
| Mary | 98 | 82.2 years |
| Robert | 86 | 69.6 years |
| William | 84 | 75.4 years |
| Frank | 64 | 77.9 years |
| Charles | 58 | 73.8 years |
| Helen | 52 | 82.6 years |
| James | 50 | 70.8 years |
| George | 46 | 77.2 years |
| Dorothy | 45 | 78.4 years |
| Most common last names in Chaffee County, CO among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 39 | 75.0 years |
| Johnson | 29 | 78.6 years |
| Williams | 24 | 74.8 years |
| Martinez | 22 | 73.2 years |
| Brown | 20 | 83.4 years |
| Miller | 17 | 78.0 years |
| Martin | 17 | 79.5 years |
| Post | 16 | 80.4 years |
| Davis | 16 | 74.9 years |
| Wilson | 16 | 78.8 years |
| Businesses in Chaffee County, CO | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| Alco Stores | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 | |
| Best Western | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Big O Tires | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Safeway | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Curves | 2 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
| FedEx | 2 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Ford | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Vans | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Vons | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kroger | 3 | |||