La Plata County Information
La Plata in
Colorado occupies
1,700 square miles and has a 2006 population of
47,936, a change from a 2000 population of
43,941 and
32,284 in 1990.
18.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.7% percent is 25-35, and
13.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
71 acts of violent crime reported in
La Plata in 2004, a change from
119 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,031 people:
3.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
La Plata, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | La Plata | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 1,700 sq. miles | Ranked 392 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 47,936 | Ranked 988 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 47,230 | |
| Population 2000 | 43,941 | Ranked 1,017 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 32,284 | Ranked 1,206 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 91.4% | |
| African American | .6% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | 5.8% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 18.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 71 | 119 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 12 | |
| Robberies | 6 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 52 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,298 | 1,446 |
| Burglaries | 228 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 992 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 78 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 30,510 | 24,521 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,031 | 711 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.4% | 2.9% |
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