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El Paso County, Colorado (CO)

County population in 2022: 740,567 (91% urban, 9% rural); it was 516,929 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 123,013
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 29,280
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 124,443
Renter-occupied apartments: 83,666 (it was 67,966 in 2000)
% of renters here:

35%
State:

34%

Land area: 2126 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 348 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in El Paso County: 100.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.8%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 23%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in El Paso County, CO (2022)
    • 484,81465.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 140,17818.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 47,1966.4%Two or more races
    • 39,5205.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 20,1332.7%Asian alone
    • 5,1270.7%Some other race alone
    • 2,1040.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 1,4950.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

35.2 years
Colorado median age:

37.7 years
Males: 379,024  (51.2%)
Females: 361,543  (48.8%)
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Average household size:
El Paso County:

2.0 people
Colorado:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $82,389 ($46,844 in 1999)
This county:

$82,389
Colorado:

$89,302

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,404 (lower quartile is $1,059, upper quartile is $1,818)
This county:

$1404
State:

$1513


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $464,300 (it was $143,600 in 2000)
El Paso:

$464,300
Colorado:

$531,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $351,900 - $646,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $535,696
Here:

$535,696
State:

$676,667

Townhouses or other attached units: $381,161
Here:

$381,161
State:

$526,340

In 2-unit structures: $406,006
Here:

$406,006
State:

$431,509

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $554,292
Here:

$554,292
State:

$385,502

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $266,423
Here:

$266,423
State:

$417,586

Mobile homes: $79,761
Here:

$79,761
State:

$115,510

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $4,596
Here:

$4,596
State:

$70,094

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,931
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $568

Institutionalized population: 4,431

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 14
  • Rapes: 104
  • Robberies: 39
  • Assaults: 396
  • Burglaries: 409
  • Thefts: 1504
  • Auto thefts: 378

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 9
  • Rapes: 131
  • Robberies: 45
  • Assaults: 360
  • Burglaries: 389
  • Thefts: 1618
  • Auto thefts: 327
El Paso County, CO map from a distance

Health of residents in El Paso County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
78.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
57.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in El Paso County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
81.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
45.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
78.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
72.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.
33.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 3501 buildings, average cost: $388,300
  • 2021: 4925 buildings, average cost: $379,000
  • 2020: 4928 buildings, average cost: $372,300
  • 2019: 3931 buildings, average cost: $376,300
  • 2018: 4081 buildings, average cost: $384,400
  • 2017: 3742 buildings, average cost: $394,500
  • 2016: 3526 buildings, average cost: $406,500
  • 2015: 2939 buildings, average cost: $368,900
  • 2014: 2594 buildings, average cost: $410,600
  • 2013: 2839 buildings, average cost: $393,000
  • 2012: 2373 buildings, average cost: $350,200
  • 2011: 1561 buildings, average cost: $337,700
  • 2010: 1634 buildings, average cost: $309,700
  • 2009: 1317 buildings, average cost: $315,100
  • 2008: 1553 buildings, average cost: $194,000
  • 2007: 2679 buildings, average cost: $178,200
  • 2006: 4129 buildings, average cost: $168,400
  • 2005: 6250 buildings, average cost: $144,100
  • 2004: 6175 buildings, average cost: $140,500
  • 2003: 5061 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2002: 4999 buildings, average cost: $120,200
  • 2001: 5254 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2000: 5086 buildings, average cost: $124,200
  • 1999: 4375 buildings, average cost: $120,100
  • 1998: 4234 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 1997: 3797 buildings, average cost: $105,600
Number of permits per 10,000 El Paso, CO residents
Average permit cost in El Paso, CO

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,859 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,516 (0.3%)

Distribution of median household income in El Paso, CO in 2022
Distribution of house value in El Paso, CO in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in El Paso, CO in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.3%
El Paso County:

8.3%
Colorado:

9.4%
(6.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.2% for Black residents, 13.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.6% for American Indian residents, 3.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 14.2% for other race residents, 8.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 35.2 years old
(Males: 33.7 years old, Females: 36.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.7 years old, Black residents: 30.8 years old, American Indian residents: 34.7 years old, Asian residents: 38.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.8 years old, Other race residents: 30.5 years old)

Area name: Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in El Paso County is $601 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $759 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1083 a month.

Cities in this county include: Colorado Springs, Black Forest-Peyton, Security-Widefield, Elsmere, Fountain, Cimarron Hills, Black Forest, Southeastern El Paso, Fort Carson, Cheyenne Mountain.

El Paso County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in El Paso County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 5.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear El Paso County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in El Paso County: Manitou Experimental Forest Headquarters (A), Sky High Girl Scout Camp (B), Woodland Park Filtration Plant (C), Woodland Park Ranger Station (D), Turkey Rock Ranch (E), Pecks Camp (F), Lost Valley Ranch (G), Rideout Ranch (H), Old Phantom Creek Ranger Station (I), Transmission Line and Blue River Pipe Line (J), B Lazy M Ranch (K), W Snare Ranch (L), Witcher Ranch (M), Clyde (N), Tenderfoot Ski Area (O), Silver Springs Ranch (P), Aspen Valley Ranch (Q), Hidden Valley Ranch (R), Silver Spur Ranch (S), Glen Cove (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mount Pisgah Cemetery (1), Fourmile Cemetery (2), Divide Cemetery (3), Florissant Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dead Lake (A), Ute Lake (B), Moonlight Pond (C), Starlight Pond (D), Sunrise Pond (E), North Catamount Reservoir (F), Mason Reservoir (G), Rule Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mule Creek (A), Little Creek (B), Phantom Creek (C), Manchester Creek (D), Rule Creek (E), Fish Creek (F), Grape Creek (G), Hay Creek (H), South Catamount Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in El Paso County include: Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area (1), Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (2), High Park (3), Manitou Park Recreation Area (4), Cathedral Park (5), Lower Beaver Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Prince George's County, Maryland , Culpeper County, Virginia , Preble County, Ohio , Pottawatomie County, Kansas , Thomas County, Kansas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Colorado:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in El Paso, CO
County total employment by year in El Paso, CO
County average yearly wages by year in El Paso, CO

Current college students: 33,737
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 47,912 (57.6% naturalized citizens)

El Paso County:

6.5%
Whole state:

9.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 14,2922010 or later
  • 9,7282000 to 2009
  • 10,4771990 to 1999
  • 6,7301980 to 1989
  • 4,9671970 to 1979
  • 8,623Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

El Paso County marital status for males El Paso County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 201,411
  • One, attached: 24,499
  • Two: 5,195
  • 3 or 4: 8,736
  • 5 to 9: 11,789
  • 10 to 19: 15,254
  • 20 to 49: 15,342
  • 50 or more: 10,660
  • Mobile homes: 10,899
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 464

Housing units in El Paso County with a mortgage: 132,378 (12,722 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 11,048 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,546

Here:

98.5% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for El Paso County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant95,284265
Catholic52,31023
Mainline Protestant33,69761
Other22,77562
Black Protestant2,68611
Orthodox9474
None414,564-
El Paso County Religion Details
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: 57
El Paso County:

0.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
Here:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
This county:

0.34 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 168
El Paso County:

2.87 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 389
This county:

6.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
El Paso County:

5.5%
Colorado:

5.3%

Adult obesity rate:
El Paso County:

19.8%
State:

18.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

7.0%
State:

9.6%

Agriculture in El Paso County:

Average size of farms: 691 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,204
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $916.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.23%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30,551
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57,564
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.47%
All wheat for grain: 1390 harvested acres
Vegetables: 9 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

El Paso County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 52726315.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

El Paso County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 712% 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 498.2 miles away from El Paso 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 124.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 132.8 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 134.6 miles away from the 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 247.9 miles away from El Paso County center
On 8/22/2011 at 23:30:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 127.3 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 16, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4229: July 16, 2015, FEMA Id: 4229, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3365: September 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 3365, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Black Forest Wildfire, Incident Period: June 11, 2013 to June 21, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4134: July 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4134, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire, Incident Period: June 23, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 24, 2012, FEMA Id: 2984, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado High Park And Waldo Canyon Wildfires, Incident Period: June 09, 2012 to July 12, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4067: June 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 4067, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3270: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3270, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • 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
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in El Paso County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Fires: 4, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 4, Snows: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - El Paso

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 263,096 (68.3%)
  • Carpooled: 31,501 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 1,257 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,275 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 2,266 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 14,956 (3.9%)
  • Worked at home: 67,923 (17.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (5%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (24%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • India (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in El Paso County


  • German (12%)
  • English (10%)
  • American (9%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • European (5%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in El Paso County, Colorado in 2010:

  • 10,678 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 2,577 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,657 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,291 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 1,230 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 652 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 379 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 255 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 191 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 85 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 84 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 43 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 19 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in El Paso County, Colorado in 2000:

  • 8,320 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 1,832 people in nursing homes
  • 1,748 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,096 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 827 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 381 people in halfway houses
  • 200 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 126 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 125 people in religious group quarters
  • 115 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 110 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 90 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 82 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 71 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 68 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 58 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 56 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 51 people in other group homes
  • 27 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 27 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 7 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 5 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $83,319.

9.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,463 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.81%
Colorado average:

11.28%


0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,844 average AGI)
El Paso County:

0.28%
Colorado average:

0.05%

2.08% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($13,478 average AGI)
7.45% relocated from other states ($49,141 average AGI)
El Paso County:

7.45%
Colorado average:

5.04%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Arapahoe County, CO  0.30% ($64,372 average AGI)
from Douglas County, CO  0.27% ($96,718)
from Denver County, CO  0.27% ($60,941)
from Pueblo County, CO  0.20% ($55,034)
from Jefferson County, CO  0.19% ($66,836)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.17% ($83,345)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.17% ($73,277)


9.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.66%
Colorado average:

11.05%


0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,409 average AGI)
El Paso County:

0.19%
Colorado average:

0.03%

2.25% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($15,080 average AGI)
7.23% relocated to other states ($45,664 average AGI)
El Paso County:

7.23%
Colorado average:

4.80%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Pueblo County, CO  0.33% ($49,775 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO  0.28% ($54,415)
to Douglas County, CO  0.26% ($111,796)
to Arapahoe County, CO  0.24% ($54,684)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.20% ($87,789)
to Teller County, CO  0.15% ($74,331)
to Jefferson County, CO  0.15% ($56,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in El Paso County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.6

Deaths per 1000 population in El Paso County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in El Paso County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in El Paso County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 63,504 (53,489 aged, 10,015 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 18,975 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in El Paso County, Colorado in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,314)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (4,270)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,738)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,456)
  • Unspecified dementia (2,448)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,377)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,331)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,975)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,333)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,164)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 43.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 24.7
  • Cut/Pierce - 6.5
  • Other - 11.9

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 166.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 83.8
  • Poisoning - 42.6
  • Suffocation - 34.0
  • Other - 6.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 740,567
  • Male householders: 155,199 (32,933 living alone), Female householders: 137,871 (40,396 living alone)
  • 152,819 spouses (150,537 opposite-sex spouses), 17,751 unmarried partners, (16,247 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 203,149 children (184,460 natural, 7,574 adopted, 11,115 stepchildren), 12,816 grandchildren, 5,451 brothers or sisters, 5,728 parents, 193 foster children, 7,085 other relatives, 20,723 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 21,782

Size of family households: 90,758 2-persons, 40,773 3-persons, 35,445 4-persons, 15,595 5-persons, 7,461 6-persons, 3,646 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 73,329 1-person, 20,488 2-persons, 4,189 3-persons, 1,267 4-persons, 119 5-persons.

117,733 married couples with children.
35,560 single-parent households (10,674 men, 24,886 women).

89.4% of residents of El Paso speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $5,477,888,000 ($9,878 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,456,855,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,584,547,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $376,423,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,978,000
Federal grants: $374,550,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,699,316,000 ($1,537,655,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,441,074,000 ($1,310,760,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,987,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,306,922,000
Federal Government insurance: $248,221,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 44,851
Here:

79 per 1000 residents
State:

76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 16,709
Here:

30 per 1000 residents
State:

32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +7,124
Here:

+13 per 1000 residents
State:

+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +9,924
Here:

+18 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in El Paso County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 114.22 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.0

Year house built in El Paso County, Colorado
  • Year house built in El Paso County, Colorado
  • 7,4842020 or later
  • 46,3262010 to 2019
  • 52,2862000 to 2009
  • 40,0911990 to 1999
  • 49,4451980 to 1989
  • 46,6061970 to 1979
  • 25,9251960 to 1969
  • 18,8661950 to 1959
  • 3,1591940 to 1949
  • 14,0611939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in El Paso County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Colorado
  • 7451 room
  • 3842 rooms
  • 4,8913 rooms
  • 12,3464 rooms
  • 22,5085 rooms
  • 26,7796 rooms
  • 30,9577 rooms
  • 30,7828 rooms
  • 59,4309+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Colorado
  • 4,5971 room
  • 8,7152 rooms
  • 18,7203 rooms
  • 26,0364 rooms
  • 16,6015 rooms
  • 11,5746 rooms
  • 6,1457 rooms
  • 4,5258 rooms
  • 7,3359+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in El Paso County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Colorado
  • 745no bedroom
  • 2,6371 bedroom
  • 21,1022 bedrooms
  • 67,1753 bedrooms
  • 60,4074 bedrooms
  • 36,7565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Colorado
  • 5,308no bedroom
  • 22,6271 bedroom
  • 38,6222 bedrooms
  • 22,3793 bedrooms
  • 10,8144 bedrooms
  • 4,4985+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,060no vehicle
  • 41,6561 vehicle
  • 85,7702 vehicles
  • 40,0443 vehicles
  • 14,8184 vehicles
  • 4,4745+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,550no vehicle
  • 44,9401 vehicle
  • 40,3392 vehicles
  • 8,4963 vehicles
  • 3,3084 vehicles
  • 6155+ vehicles

81.3% of El Paso County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Colorado.

El Paso County:

81.3%
State average:

83.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 233,418
  • Other state: 434,368
  • Northeast: 54,886
  • Midwest: 128,480
  • South: 132,022
  • West: 118,980
Year householders moved into unit in El Paso County, CO
Most commonly used house heating fuel in El Paso County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 78.3%Utility gas
  • 16.0%Electricity
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Solar energy
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 55.1%Utility gas
  • 38.9%Electricity
  • 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9,377
Here:

12.3%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,577
Here:

9.0%
Colorado:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,321
Here:

16.5%
Colorado:

14.0%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

El Paso County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,726,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,309,000
  • Charges - Other: $51,815,000
    Other: $38,117,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,149,000
    Housing and Community Development: $856,000
    Regular Highways: $357,000
    Housing and Community Development: $152,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $11,675,000
    General - Other: $9,487,000
    Regular Highways: $4,971,000
    Regular Highways: $2,567,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $89,432,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $83,359,000
    Police Protection: $75,495,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $72,794,000
    General - Other: $57,290,000
    General - Other: $32,705,000
    Health - Other: $31,216,000
    Health - Other: $28,114,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,824,000
    Regular Highways: $21,196,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,766,000
    Financial Administration: $16,432,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,549,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,400,000
    Regular Highways: $11,400,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,134,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,082,000
    Financial Administration: $7,946,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,126,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,646,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,203,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,528,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,114,000
    Local Fire Protection: $983,000
    Local Fire Protection: $495,000
    Housing and Community Development: $332,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $221,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,659,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $201,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $199,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,297,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $212,244,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,030,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,495,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,640,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,390,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,105,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,453,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,877,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $576,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,129,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $15,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,969,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,105,000
    Interest Earnings: $962,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $664,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
    Sale of Property: $335,000
    Sale of Property: $234,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,343,000
    General - Other: $396,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,007,000
    Cash and Securities: $60,605,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $258,658,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,448,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $58,441,000
    Public Welfare: $52,417,000
    General Local Government Support: $26,160,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,654,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,217,000
    Highways: $17,804,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,013,000
    Highways: $13,203,000
    Other: $2,407,000
    Other: $2,264,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $122,759,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,346,000
    Property: $63,941,000
    Property: $55,099,000
    Other License: $2,436,000
    Other License: $2,106,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $811,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,397,000
    : $302,000

El Paso County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,726,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,309,000
  • Charges - Other: $51,815,000
    Other: $38,117,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,149,000
    Housing and Community Development: $856,000
    Regular Highways: $357,000
    Housing and Community Development: $152,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $11,675,000
    General - Other: $9,487,000
    Regular Highways: $4,971,000
    Regular Highways: $2,567,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $89,432,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $83,359,000
    Police Protection: $75,495,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $72,794,000
    General - Other: $57,290,000
    General - Other: $32,705,000
    Health - Other: $31,216,000
    Health - Other: $28,114,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,824,000
    Regular Highways: $21,196,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,766,000
    Financial Administration: $16,432,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,549,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,400,000
    Regular Highways: $11,400,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,134,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,082,000
    Financial Administration: $7,946,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,126,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,646,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,203,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,528,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,114,000
    Local Fire Protection: $983,000
    Local Fire Protection: $495,000
    Housing and Community Development: $332,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $221,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,659,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $201,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $199,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,297,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $212,244,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,030,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,495,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,640,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,390,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,105,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,453,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,877,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $576,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,129,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $15,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,969,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,105,000
    Interest Earnings: $962,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $664,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
    Sale of Property: $335,000
    Sale of Property: $234,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,343,000
    General - Other: $396,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,007,000
    Cash and Securities: $60,605,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $258,658,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,448,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $58,441,000
    Public Welfare: $52,417,000
    General Local Government Support: $26,160,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,654,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,217,000
    Highways: $17,804,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,013,000
    Highways: $13,203,000
    Other: $2,407,000
    Other: $2,264,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $122,759,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,346,000
    Property: $63,941,000
    Property: $55,099,000
    Other License: $2,436,000
    Other License: $2,106,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $811,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,397,000
    : $302,000

El Paso County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,726,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,309,000
  • Charges - Other: $51,815,000
    Other: $38,117,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,149,000
    Housing and Community Development: $856,000
    Regular Highways: $357,000
    Housing and Community Development: $152,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $11,675,000
    General - Other: $9,487,000
    Regular Highways: $4,971,000
    Regular Highways: $2,567,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $89,432,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $83,359,000
    Police Protection: $75,495,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $72,794,000
    General - Other: $57,290,000
    General - Other: $32,705,000
    Health - Other: $31,216,000
    Health - Other: $28,114,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,824,000
    Regular Highways: $21,196,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,766,000
    Financial Administration: $16,432,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,549,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,400,000
    Regular Highways: $11,400,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,134,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,082,000
    Financial Administration: $7,946,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,126,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,646,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,203,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,528,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,114,000
    Local Fire Protection: $983,000
    Local Fire Protection: $495,000
    Housing and Community Development: $332,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $221,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,659,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $201,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $199,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,297,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $212,244,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,030,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,495,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,640,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,390,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,105,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,453,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,877,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $576,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,129,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $15,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,969,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,105,000
    Interest Earnings: $962,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $664,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
    Sale of Property: $335,000
    Sale of Property: $234,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,343,000
    General - Other: $396,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,007,000
    Cash and Securities: $60,605,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $258,658,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,448,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $58,441,000
    Public Welfare: $52,417,000
    General Local Government Support: $26,160,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,654,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,217,000
    Highways: $17,804,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,013,000
    Highways: $13,203,000
    Other: $2,407,000
    Other: $2,264,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $122,759,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,346,000
    Property: $63,941,000
    Property: $55,099,000
    Other License: $2,436,000
    Other License: $2,106,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $811,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,397,000
    : $302,000

El Paso County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,726,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,309,000
  • Charges - Other: $51,815,000
    Other: $38,117,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,149,000
    Housing and Community Development: $856,000
    Regular Highways: $357,000
    Housing and Community Development: $152,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $11,675,000
    General - Other: $9,487,000
    Regular Highways: $4,971,000
    Regular Highways: $2,567,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $89,432,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $83,359,000
    Police Protection: $75,495,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $72,794,000
    General - Other: $57,290,000
    General - Other: $32,705,000
    Health - Other: $31,216,000
    Health - Other: $28,114,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,824,000
    Regular Highways: $21,196,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,766,000
    Financial Administration: $16,432,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,549,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,400,000
    Regular Highways: $11,400,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,134,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,082,000
    Financial Administration: $7,946,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,126,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,646,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,203,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,528,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,114,000
    Local Fire Protection: $983,000
    Local Fire Protection: $495,000
    Housing and Community Development: $332,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $221,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,659,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,520,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $201,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $199,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $250,297,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $212,244,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,030,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,495,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,640,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,390,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,105,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,453,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,877,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $576,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,129,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $15,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,969,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,105,000
    Interest Earnings: $962,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $664,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
    Sale of Property: $335,000
    Sale of Property: $234,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,343,000
    General - Other: $396,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,007,000
    Cash and Securities: $60,605,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $258,658,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,448,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $58,441,000
    Public Welfare: $52,417,000
    General Local Government Support: $26,160,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,654,000
    General Local Government Support: $21,217,000
    Highways: $17,804,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,013,000
    Highways: $13,203,000
    Other: $2,407,000
    Other: $2,264,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $122,759,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $88,346,000
    Property: $63,941,000
    Property: $55,099,000
    Other License: $2,436,000
    Other License: $2,106,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $811,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,397,000
    : $302,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 6,050
  • Number of aged recipients: 601
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,449
  • Number of recipients under 18: 958
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,000
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,092
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,160
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,734
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 111 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5,943$196,3963,212$199,78720,185$215,060848$63,82823$3,062,3911,446$153,258327$134,786
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED361$191,014250$206,3161,796$217,032133$38,2561$1,350,000156$150,21847$135,872
APPLICATIONS DENIED538$177,777421$198,0434,499$219,403726$33,6605$3,352,400421$148,632131$105,206
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN658$188,573396$206,0303,362$217,642206$82,0581$26,275,000244$150,97162$132,161
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS66$164,97040$244,575723$219,11324$104,0002$178,00044$148,4557$112,000
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 106 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED543$224,002642$238,91618$162,4440$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED112$224,259186$228,23713$170,6151$150,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED165$221,885233$207,1898$173,6251$203,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN65$222,07787$223,7477$118,1431$203,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS27$201,40717$209,6473$205,3330$0
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans in El Paso, CO
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in El Paso, CO - Value
Most common first names in El Paso County, CO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,56773.4 years
Mary1,47179.5 years
William1,38974.4 years
Robert1,37070.7 years
James1,19271.5 years
Charles88674.1 years
George81576.3 years
Helen73280.6 years
Dorothy72378.9 years
Margaret65780.0 years
Most common last names in El Paso County, CO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith67276.1 years
Johnson53276.3 years
Brown38575.7 years
Miller36675.0 years
Jones32375.1 years
Davis31773.9 years
Williams31673.6 years
Wilson27476.2 years
Anderson26676.7 years
Martinez22768.5 years
Businesses in El Paso County, CO
NameCountNameCount
24 Hour Fitness3Kmart2
7-Eleven51Kohl's4
AT&T29Kroger33
Ace Hardware6La Quinta3
Advance Auto Parts10La-Z-Boy2
Aeropostale2Lane Bryant1
Albertsons5Lane Furniture5
American Eagle Outfitters2LensCrafters4
Ann Taylor1Little Caesars Pizza10
Apple Store1Lowe's5
Applebee's5Macy's1
Arby's9Marriott10
Audi1Marshalls1
AutoZone10MasterBrand Cabinets41
BMW1Maurices1
Bally Total Fitness2Mazda3
Banana Republic1McDonald's31
Barnes & Noble3Men's Wearhouse3
Baskin-Robbins8Microtel1
Bath & Body Works4Motel 62
Bed Bath & Beyond4Motherhood Maternity5
Best Western4New Balance7
Big O Tires8Nike34
Blockbuster14Nissan3
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards1Office Depot5
Budget Car Rental2OfficeMax4
Buffalo Wild Wings3Old Navy3
Burger King17Olive Garden3
CarMax1On The Border3
Carl\s Jr.12Outback3
Casual Male XL1Outback Steakhouse3
Catherines1Pac Sun3
Charlotte Russe1Panda Express7
Chevrolet4Panera Bread5
Chick-Fil-A5Papa John's Pizza8
Chico's1Payless7
Chipotle9Penske6
Chuck E. Cheese's2PetSmart6
Circle K1Pier 1 Imports2
Clarion2Pizza Hut15
Clarks1Plato's Closet1
Cold Stone Creamery5Popeyes8
Coldwater Creek1Pottery Barn1
Comfort Inn5Pottery Barn Kids1
Comfort Suites1Qdoba Mexican Grill5
Costco2Quality3
Cracker Barrel2Quiznos5
Cricket Wireless21RadioShack12
Crossland Economy Studios1Ramada2
Curves12Red Lobster3
DHL8Red Robin3
Dairy Queen10Rodeway Inn3
Days Inn6Ruby Tuesday4
Deb2Rue211
Decora Cabinetry1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Dennys4SAS Shoes2
Discount Tire7SONIC Drive-In14
Domino's Pizza17Safeway14
DressBarn2Sam's Club3
Dressbarn2Sears9
Dunkin Donuts3Sephora1
Econo Lodge4Sleep Inn2
Ethan Allen1Soma Intimates1
Express2Spencer Gifts3
Extended Stay America1Sprint Nextel7
Famous Footwear7Staples4
Fashion Bug1Starbucks41
FedEx109Subaru2
Finish Line2Subway55
Firestone Complete Auto Care9Super 88
Foot Locker3T-Mobile32
Ford3T.G.I. Driday's1
GNC11T.J.Maxx1
GameStop10Taco Bell18
Gap1Talbots1
Goodwill6Target6
Gymboree2The Room Place2
H&R Block28Toyota3
Hilton11Toys"R"Us4
Hobby Lobby4Travelodge2
Holiday Inn7U-Haul27
Hollister Co.1UPS106
Home Depot6Vans7
Honda2Verizon Wireless7
Hot Topic3Victoria's Secret4
Howard Johnson3Village Inn8
Hyatt2Volkswagen2
IHOP5Vons15
J. Jill1Waffle House3
JCPenney4Walgreens25
Jack In The Box1Walmart9
Jamba Juice2Wendy's18
JoS. A. Bank1Wet Seal1
Jones New York12Whole Foods Market2
Journeys2Wingate1
Justice2World Gym1
KFC13YMCA9
Kincaid3

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