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West Colfax Colorado
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Demographics
POPULATION BIRTHS
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1990 Population 8,910 467,568 Births in 2001 298 10,371
2000 Population 10,825 554,636 01RiskBirth 10.74% 8.99%
Households in 2000 3,581 238,651 Births to teen mothers under 18 6.00% 5.20%
Persons per Household 3.02 2.31 Births to Unwed Mothers 2001 44.97% 32.29%
Births to Mothers with less than a HS diploma 56.71% 38.10%

AGE DISTRIBUTION FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
Population under 5 years old 10.39% 6.81% Number of families 2,184 119,300
Population aged 5 to 18 21.16% 15.14% Families headed by husband and wife 56.00% 68.90%
Population aged 19 to 64 59.15% 66.79% Families headed by single female 32.20% 21.60%
Population aged 65 and older 9.29% 11.26%

Race
US CENSUS DPS ENROLLMENT BIRTH
Anglo population 23.50% 51.90% Anglo DPS students in 2002 6.40% 21.30% Births to anglo mothers in 2001 14.40% 34.50%
Hispanic population 67.90% 31.70% Hispanic DPS students in 2002 84.90% 54.10% Births to hispanic mothers in 2001 79.50% 50.00%
Black population 3.00% 10.80% Black DPS students in 2002 4.90% 20.20% Births to black mothers in 2001 2.40% 10.90%
Other ethnic groups population 5.60% 5.60% Other DPS students in 2002 3.80% 4.40% Births to other mothers in 2001 3.70% 4.60%

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
DPS ENROLLMENT
DPS students enrolled in 2002 1,519 62,914 DPS graduates in 2002 12.10% 15.60%
Enrollment rate in 2000 75.10% 73.16% Students scoring in bottom 25th percentile on ITBS 48.60% 38.10%
00Public/Priv 83.96% 85.94% Students scoring in top 75th percentile on ITBS 6.60% 16.90%
DPS dropouts in 2002 12.40% 7.20% Students not english proficient in 2002 36.00% 22.50%

EMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT-1990
Jobs in 2001 4,054 502,546 Residents with no HS diploma 45.01% 21.11%
Unemployment in 2000 14.10% 5.70% Residents with HS diploma 54.99% 78.89%
Residents with college degrees 14.98% 39.37%

INCOME
INCOME AND POVERTY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Mean Household Income in 2000 $34,930.16 $55,128.62 Persons in 2002 on TANF 317 7,380
Persons in poverty 28.85% 14.19% Children in 2002 on TANF 249 5,886
Children in poverty 36.01% 20.14% Children in 2002 on Medicaid 1,076 27,651
DPS students receiving free lunch in 2002 85.90% 58.20%


CRIME
Burglaries in 2002 116 6068 Nbhd rank in 2002, burglaries 9 5
Gang acts in 2002 3 82 Nbhd rank in 2002, gang acts 4
Nbhd rank in 2002, crime vs persons 10 1 Crimes vs persons in 2002 82 2,995

HOUSING
CHARACTERISTICS
Vacancy rates in 2000 5.10% 4.80% Housing units with more than 1 person per room 23.91% 7.71%
Board-Ups in April 2003 5 0 Persons in the same house more than 5 years 34.20% 42.70%
Percentage of renters paying more than 35% of income on housing 33.74% 35.68%


DWELLING UNITS
Housing units in 2002 3787 258946
Houses demolished in 2002 3 207 Houses built before 1940 0 0
New housing permits in 2002 3 4,894 Percentage of owners paying more than 35% of income on housing 0 0


HOUSING PRICES SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Average rent $477.00 $605.00 Residential Care Facilities in 2000 3 146
Average price per square foot in 2002 $174.26 $187.63 Percentage of residents in care in 2000 0.66% 0.78%
Average home price in 2002 $181,572.00 $254,919.00

These forms provide information on 135 census tracts in the City and County of Denver. The source for the 2000 data is the 2000 U.S. Census. Data for other years and from other sources is denoted by a label with the year (i.e. "99 Births"). For comparison purposes, data for the city as a whole is provided next to the census tract data in bold type. Since the data comes from a variety of sources, the Planning and Development Office cannot be responsible for the accuracy or limitations of the data.


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