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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
679,447 |
4,260,009 |
4,939,456 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,906 |
42,005 |
40,740 |
| 2007 |
33,979 |
42,350 |
41,192 |
| Percent change |
6.5 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
34,094 |
52,562 |
49,873 |
| 2007 |
34,775 |
52,126 |
49,594 |
| Percent change |
4.0 |
-1.7 |
-1.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
13.9 |
9.4 |
10.1 |
| 1989 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
| 1999 |
12.3 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
12.8 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2006 |
456,846 |
2,681,883 |
3,138,729 |
| 2007 |
469,208 |
2,746,695 |
3,215,903 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
| 2008 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
| 2007-2008 |
-1.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
66,386,460 |
66,379,218 |
66,327,849 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
32,349,832 |
31,093,336 |
31,604,911 |
| Percent of total land area |
48.7 |
46.8 |
47.6 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
10,787,080 |
11,530,700 |
11,483,936 |
| Percent of total farmland |
33.3 |
37.1 |
36.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
6.4 |
15.6 |
10.8 |
| Percent irrigated |
25.3 |
18.9 |
20.0 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
6,099,357 |
4,346,955 |
5,888,926 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,137,890 |
1,345,230 |
1,381,543 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.5 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
| Percent in pasture |
56.7 |
73.9 |
64.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
19,417,709 |
17,341,749 |
17,830,125 |
| Percent of total farmland |
60.0 |
55.8 |
56.4 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,007,153 |
875,657 |
909,307 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
1,569,916 |
1,735,353 |
2,489,360 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
1,071 |
991 |
853 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
40.8 |
43.8 |
48.5 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
27.5 |
27.1 |
26.0 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
10.3 |
9.6 |
8.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
8.9 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
12.5 |
11.5 |
10.1 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
50.7 |
60.4 |
63.9 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
25.0 |
20.1 |
16.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
12.4 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
18,121 |
20,809 |
26,486 |
| Percent of total |
60.0 |
66.3 |
71.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
8,512 |
8,131 |
8,174 |
| Percent of total |
28.2 |
25.9 |
22.1 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,564 |
2,429 |
2,394 |
| Percent of total |
11.8 |
7.7 |
6.5 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
25,023 |
27,280 |
30,164 |
| Percent of total |
82.9 |
87.0 |
81.4 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,752 |
1,458 |
2,103 |
| Percent of total |
5.8 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,892 |
2,109 |
3,762 |
| Percent of total |
9.6 |
6.7 |
10.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
208 |
171 |
239 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
322 |
351 |
786 |
| Percent of total |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.5 |
54.5 |
57.0 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
52.3 |
58.4 |
40.4 |
| Men |
26,449 |
26,152 |
30,112 |
| Women |
3,748 |
5,217 |
6,942 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
30,700 |
31,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,597,860 |
2,156,640 |
| + Final animal output |
4,168,490 |
4,331,883 |
| + Services and forestry |
788,195 |
837,564 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
6,554,545 |
7,326,087 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,503,271 |
4,521,773 |
| + Net government transactions |
83,950 |
12,183 |
| = Gross value added |
2,135,224 |
2,816,497 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
451,703 |
467,572 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,683,521 |
2,348,925 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
805,187 |
813,561 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
481,640 |
492,023 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
33,845 |
9,024 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
289,702 |
312,514 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
878,334 |
1,535,364 |
| |
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, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
3,174,908 |
50.5 |
6.4 |
| 2. Dairy products |
515,503 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
| 3. Wheat |
418,612 |
6.7 |
3.9 |
| 4. Corn |
382,489 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
| 5. Hay |
362,562 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
| |
| All commodities |
6,290,113 |
|
2.2 |
| |
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 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Wheat and products |
15 |
345.4 |
| 2. Live animals and meat |
12 |
292.8 |
| 3. Feed grains and products |
14 |
237.4 |
| 4. Hides and skins |
5 |
146.6 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
10 |
117.8 |
| |
| Overall rank |
26 |
1,424.6 |
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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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Weld County |
25.4 |
1,539,072 |
| 2. Yuma County |
11.7 |
711,391 |
| 3. Morgan County |
8.1 |
493,863 |
| 4. Logan County |
7.3 |
442,107 |
| 5. Kit Carson County |
5.6 |
336,986 |
| |
| State total |
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6,061,134 |
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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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