Fort Garland, CO
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None of the households in Fort Garland, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
94.4% of the residents in Fort Garland, CO are U.S. citizens.
In 2023, the median property value in Fort Garland, CO was $239,600, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.
Fort Garland, CO is home to a population of 426 people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.69% of Fort Garland, CO residents were born outside of the country (37 people).
In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Fort Garland, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Garland, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fort Garland, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Fort Garland, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.
The economy of Fort Garland, CO employs 146 people. The largest industries in Fort Garland, CO are Utilities (32 people), Construction (29 people), and Retail Trade (25 people), and the highest paying industries are .
Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Garland, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (51 people), Management Occupations (31 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (25 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Garland, CO.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Garland, CO, are Utilities (32 people), Construction (29 people), and Retail Trade (25 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Garland, CO, though some of these residents may live in Fort Garland, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($41,058).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,886).
As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).
Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
The median property value in Fort Garland, CO was $239,600 in 2023, which is 0.79 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $211,800 to $239,600, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Garland, CO is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Garland, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Garland, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in Fort Garland, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Fort Garland, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Fort Garland, CO have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Garland, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Garland, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Fort Garland, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Garland, CO have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Garland, CO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Garland, CO is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
93% of the population of Fort Garland, CO has health coverage, with 13.6% on employee plans, 64.1% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 3.05% on non-group plans, and 1.88% on military or VA plans.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.9% were men and 56.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fort Garland, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
