Colorado County Information
Colorado in
Texas occupies
974 square miles and has a 2006 population of
20,824, a change from a 2000 population of
20,390 and
18,383 in 1990.
16% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.9% percent is 25-35, and
11.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
54 acts of violent crime reported in
Colorado in 2004, a change from
76 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
476 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.7%.
Read more about
Colorado, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Colorado | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 974 sq. miles | Ranked 807 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 20,824 | Ranked 1,769 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 20,701 | |
| Population 2000 | 20,390 | Ranked 1,768 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 18,383 | Ranked 1,770 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 84.6% | |
| African American | 14.2% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 54 | 76 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 5 | |
| Robberies | 2 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 46 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 378 | 474 |
| Burglaries | 100 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 253 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 25 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 10,804 | 9,890 |
| Unemployed Population | 476 | 363 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.7% |
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