Prowers County, Colorado QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Prowers County Colorado
?  Population, 2000 14,4834,301,261
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 8.5%30.6%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.9%6.9%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 30.0%25.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.6%9.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 78.6%82.8%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%3.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2%1.0%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%2.2%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 17.2%7.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.3%2.8%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.7%49.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 32.9%17.1%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 65.1%74.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 5,6861,779,016
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 984568,256
?  Housing units, 2000 5,9771,808,037
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 66.2%67.3%
?  Households, 2000 5,3071,658,238
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.672.53
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 40.8%35.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $28,881$40,853
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 20.4%10.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 27.9%14.6%

Business QuickFacts Prowers County Colorado
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 450130,354
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 4,3091,757,628
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 39.8%40.8%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 842303,196
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) D40,012,820
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 112,85040,536,034
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,261$10,417
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA23,463
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 384121,659
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 9349,313
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 67,59521,755,430
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 852153,146

Geography QuickFacts Prowers County Colorado
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,640103,718
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 8.841.5
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown