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West Highland Colorado
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Demographics
POPULATION BIRTHS
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1990 Population 8,595 467,568 Births in 2001 129 10,371
2000 Population 8,531 554,636 01RiskBirth 6.98% 8.99%
Households in 2000 3,944 238,651 Births to teen mothers under 18 4.70% 5.20%
Persons per Household 2.16 2.31 Births to Unwed Mothers 2001 22.48% 32.29%
Births to Mothers with less than a HS diploma 21.71% 38.10%

AGE DISTRIBUTION FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
Population under 5 years old 5.45% 6.81% Number of families 1,867 119,300
Population aged 5 to 18 11.98% 15.14% Families headed by husband and wife 71.50% 68.90%
Population aged 19 to 64 69.68% 66.79% Families headed by single female 19.40% 21.60%
Population aged 65 and older 12.89% 11.26%

Race
US CENSUS DPS ENROLLMENT BIRTH
Anglo population 64.50% 51.90% Anglo DPS students in 2002 32.80% 21.30% Births to anglo mothers in 2001 63.10% 34.50%
Hispanic population 30.90% 31.70% Hispanic DPS students in 2002 61.60% 54.10% Births to hispanic mothers in 2001 33.10% 50.00%
Black population 1.10% 10.80% Black DPS students in 2002 3.10% 20.20% Births to black mothers in 2001 0.00% 10.90%
Other ethnic groups population 3.50% 5.60% Other DPS students in 2002 2.50% 4.40% Births to other mothers in 2001 3.80% 4.60%

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
DPS ENROLLMENT
DPS students enrolled in 2002 524 62,914 DPS graduates in 2002 13.90% 15.60%
Enrollment rate in 2000 63.96% 73.16% Students scoring in bottom 25th percentile on ITBS 28.30% 38.10%
00Public/Priv 82.53% 85.94% Students scoring in top 75th percentile on ITBS 24.50% 16.90%
DPS dropouts in 2002 7.00% 7.20% Students not english proficient in 2002 9.70% 22.50%

EMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT-1990
Jobs in 2001 1,564 502,546 Residents with no HS diploma 14.38% 21.11%
Unemployment in 2000 4.70% 5.70% Residents with HS diploma 85.62% 78.89%
Residents with college degrees 43.01% 39.37%

INCOME
INCOME AND POVERTY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Mean Household Income in 2000 $50,109.63 $55,128.62 Persons in 2002 on TANF 67 7,380
Persons in poverty 9.27% 14.19% Children in 2002 on TANF 39 5,886
Children in poverty 13.85% 20.14% Children in 2002 on Medicaid 207 27,651
DPS students receiving free lunch in 2002 44.10% 58.20%


CRIME
Burglaries in 2002 116 6068 Nbhd rank in 2002, burglaries 9 5
Gang acts in 2002 0 82 Nbhd rank in 2002, gang acts 40
Nbhd rank in 2002, crime vs persons 43 1 Crimes vs persons in 2002 31 2,995

HOUSING
CHARACTERISTICS
Vacancy rates in 2000 4.30% 4.80% Housing units with more than 1 person per room 2.51% 7.71%
Board-Ups in April 2003 0 0 Persons in the same house more than 5 years 49.20% 42.70%
Percentage of renters paying more than 35% of income on housing 25.86% 35.68%


DWELLING UNITS
Housing units in 2002 4352 258946
Houses demolished in 2002 2 207 Houses built before 1940 1 0
New housing permits in 2002 18 4,894 Percentage of owners paying more than 35% of income on housing 0 0


HOUSING PRICES SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Average rent $554.00 $605.00 Residential Care Facilities in 2000 2 146
Average price per square foot in 2002 $211.60 $187.63 Percentage of residents in care in 2000 1.22% 0.78%
Average home price in 2002 $244,527.00 $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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