Chaffee County Information
Chaffee in
Colorado occupies
1,015 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,918, a change from a 2000 population of
16,242 and
12,684 in 1990.
12.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.5% percent is 25-35, and
13.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
44 acts of violent crime reported in
Chaffee in 2004, a change from
35 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
364 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.3%.
Read more about
Chaffee, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Chaffee | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 1,015 sq. miles | Ranked 751 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,918 | Ranked 1,973 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,879 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,242 | Ranked 2,007 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,684 | Ranked 2,167 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.1% | |
| African American | 1.7% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | 1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 9.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 44 | 35 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 12 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 32 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 475 | 420 |
| Burglaries | 60 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 400 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 15 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 8,220 | 7,362 |
| Unemployed Population | 364 | 243 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.3% |
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