Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
451,760 |
2,437,975 |
2,889,735 |
| 1990 |
474,931 |
2,819,463 |
3,294,394 |
| 2000 |
624,576 |
3,676,685 |
4,301,261 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
672,347 |
4,189,168 |
4,861,515 |
More information on Colorado population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
31,282 |
40,038 |
38,813 |
| 2006 |
32,258 |
40,658 |
39,491 |
| Percent change |
3.1 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
32,764 |
50,502 |
47,937 |
| 2006 |
32,716 |
50,417 |
47,832 |
| Percent change |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
13.9 |
9.4 |
10.1 |
| 1989 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
| 1999 |
12.3 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.0 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
More information on Colorado poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
28.5 |
20.0 |
21.4 |
| 1990 |
21.4 |
14.6 |
15.6 |
| 2000 |
16.5 |
12.5 |
13.1 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
36.0 |
34.4 |
34.6 |
| 1990 |
31.1 |
25.7 |
26.5 |
| 2000 |
27.8 |
22.4 |
23.2 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
18.7 |
21.6 |
21.1 |
| 1990 |
27.6 |
31.5 |
31.0 |
| 2000 |
30.7 |
31.1 |
31.0 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
17.2 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
| 1990 |
19.8 |
28.2 |
27.0 |
| 2000 |
25.0 |
34.0 |
32.7 |
More information on Colorado education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
445,356 |
2,634,492 |
3,079,848 |
| 2006 |
463,693 |
2,711,575 |
3,175,268 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
| 2007 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
More information on Colorado unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| 2005-2006 |
4.7 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
20.5 |
12.0 |
13.2 |
| Production |
6.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
| Farm inputs |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
11.9 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
66.39 |
66.39 |
66.38 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
33.98 |
32.35 |
31.09 |
| Percent of total land area |
51.2 |
48.7 |
46.8 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
10.93 |
10.79 |
11.53 |
| Percent of total farmland |
32.2 |
33.3 |
37.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
10.8 |
6.4 |
15.6 |
| Percent irrigated |
24.2 |
25.3 |
18.9 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
5.53 |
6.10 |
4.35 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.18 |
1.14 |
1.35 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
79.1 |
56.7 |
73.9 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
21.31 |
19.42 |
17.34 |
| Percent of total farmland |
62.7 |
60.0 |
55.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.55 |
1.01 |
0.88 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.6 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
1.33 |
1.57 |
1.74 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.9 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
1,252 |
1,071 |
991 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
35.9 |
40.8 |
43.8 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
27.6 |
27.5 |
27.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
11.7 |
10.3 |
9.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
10.1 |
8.9 |
7.9 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
14.6 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
44.2 |
50.7 |
60.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
27.0 |
25.0 |
20.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
10.6 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
14.7 |
12.4 |
9.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
14,707 |
18,121 |
20,809 |
| Percent of total |
54.2 |
60.0 |
66.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
8,711 |
8,512 |
8,131 |
| Percent of total |
32.1 |
28.2 |
25.9 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,734 |
3,564 |
2,429 |
| Percent of total |
13.8 |
11.8 |
7.7 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
22,359 |
25,023 |
27,280 |
| Percent of total |
82.3 |
82.9 |
87.0 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,417 |
1,752 |
1,458 |
| Percent of total |
5.2 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,890 |
2,892 |
2,109 |
| Percent of total |
10.6 |
9.6 |
6.7 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
232 |
208 |
171 |
| Percent of total |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
254 |
322 |
351 |
| Percent of total |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.9 |
53.5 |
54.5 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
59.6 |
52.3 |
58.4 |
| Men (persons) |
24,654 |
26,449 |
26,152 |
| Women (persons) |
2,498 |
3,748 |
5,217 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
30,500 |
30,700 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,477,572 |
1,527,939 |
| + Final animal output |
4,126,125 |
4,120,458 |
| + Services and forestry |
736,118 |
769,740 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
6,339,815 |
6,418,137 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,050,808 |
4,476,737 |
| + Net government transactions |
245,763 |
83,968 |
| = Gross value added |
2,534,770 |
2,025,368 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
431,198 |
452,437 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,103,572 |
1,572,931 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
798,695 |
838,938 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
445,129 |
499,864 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
82,932 |
32,185 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
270,634 |
306,889 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,304,877 |
733,993 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
3,270,592 |
58.3 |
6.7 |
| 2. Dairy products |
326,820 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
310,000 |
5.5 |
1.8 |
| 4. Corn |
288,432 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
| 5. Hay |
254,590 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
| |
| All commodities |
5,614,394 |
|
2.3 |
| |
More information on Colorado's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Wheat and products |
8 |
336.9 |
| 2. Live animals and meat |
12 |
192.5 |
| 3. Feed grains and products |
15 |
145.9 |
| 4. Hides and skins |
5 |
133.8 |
| 5. Other |
21 |
83.1 |
| |
| Overall rank |
25 |
1,118.6 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Weld County |
24.9 |
1,127.9 |
| 2. Yuma County |
12.0 |
542.7 |
| 3. Morgan County |
9.9 |
448.0 |
| 4. Logan County |
7.7 |
350.1 |
| 5. Kit Carson County |
4.5 |
205.6 |
| |
| State total |
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4,525.2 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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