Chaffee County, CO

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US Senator

N/AMichael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

47.6

0.418% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

9.97%

15.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,909

7.92% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,099

3.96% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chaffee County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.4%), White (Hispanic) (4.22%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.45%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.961%).

None of the households in Chaffee County, 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.

98.4% of the residents in Chaffee County, CO are U.S. citizens.

Chaffee County, CO borders Fremont County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Lake County, CO, Park County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, and Saguache County, CO.

United States Colorado

Population & Diversity

Chaffee County, CO is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.82% of Chaffee County, CO residents were born outside of the country (560 people).

In 2023, there were 19.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.8k people) in Chaffee County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 874 Two+ (Hispanic) and 838 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

97.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chaffee County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chaffee County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.8k ± 93
Two+ (Hispanic)
874 ± 298
White (Hispanic)
838 ± 245

9.73%

Hispanic Population

1.93k people

9.73% of the people in Chaffee County, CO are hispanic (1.93k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Chaffee County, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

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.

Foreign-Born Population

2.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

560 people

3.45%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

674 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chaffee County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
377 ± 117
Gulf War (1990s)
185 ± 119
Korea
154 ± 105

Chaffee County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Chaffee County, CO employs 9.1k people. The largest industries in Chaffee County, CO are Accommodation & Food Services (1,259 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,245 people), and Construction (1,000 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($79,091), Finance & Insurance ($76,771), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,337).

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.

Employment

Occupations

9.1k

2023 Value

± 755

3.96%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chaffee County, CO, are Management Occupations (1,342 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (936 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (907 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chaffee County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.1k

2023 Value

± 755

3.96%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chaffee County, CO, are Accommodation & Food Services (1,259 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,245 people), and Construction (1,000 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chaffee County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Chaffee County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,063), Information ($78,295), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,091).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($80,875), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,141), and Public Administration ($65,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

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.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$67.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$50k
Retail Trade
$49.2k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Chaffee County, CO went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.38%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

N/AJoseph R Biden Jr. (52.2%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (45.4%)
Republican Party
N/AJo Jorgensen (1.38%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Chaffee County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

N/AMichael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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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.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Chaffee County, CO is $70,909. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Chaffee County, CO was Census Tract 3 with a value of $81,250, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 1, with respective values of $77,258 and $56,328.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

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71.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chaffee County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3
Census Tract 2
Census Tract 1

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Chaffee County, CO was Census Tract 3 with a value of $81,250, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 1, with respective values of $77,258 and $56,328.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Chaffee County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,909

Median Household Income

± $4,462

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Chaffee County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chaffee County, CO is from Colorado.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

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 1. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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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.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chaffee County, CO have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 4.28% of the workforce in Chaffee County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chaffee County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chaffee County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chaffee County, CO have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chaffee County, CO (1.84k out of 18.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chaffee County, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 12.8% of the children was living in poverty in Chaffee County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.7% of the population of Chaffee County, CO has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 22% on Medicare, 15.6% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Chaffee County, CO see 1377 patients per year on average, which represents a 21.8% increase from the previous year (1131 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1544 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 358 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,377 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Chaffee County, CO

Primary care physicians in Chaffee County, CO see an average of 1,377 patients per year. This represents a 21.8% increase from the previous year (1,131 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Chaffee County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.2% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.3%

Uninsured

37.7%

Employer Coverage

16.3%

Medicaid

22%

Medicare

15.6%

Non-Group

1.01%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chaffee County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.