Pitkin County Information
Pitkin in
Colorado occupies
973 square miles and has a 2006 population of
14,798, a change from a 2000 population of
14,872 and
12,661 in 1990.
8.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.8% percent is 25-35, and
18.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
28 acts of violent crime reported in
Pitkin in 2004, a change from
36 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
366 people:
3.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
Pitkin, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Pitkin | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 973 sq. miles | Ranked 808 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 14,798 | Ranked 2,118 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 14,822 | |
| Population 2000 | 14,872 | Ranked 2,102 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,661 | Ranked 2,170 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97% | |
| African American | .7% | |
| Asian American | 1.5% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 8.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 8.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 18.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 18.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 28 | 36 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 11 | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 16 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 643 | 969 |
| Burglaries | 80 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 528 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 35 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 11,386 | 10,067 |
| Unemployed Population | 366 | 288 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 2.9% |
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