Colorado County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:20,816more
Census 2010:20,874more
Census 2000:20,390more
Population of the County Seat (Columbus)
Census 2010:3,655 
Census 2000:3,916 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN COLORADO COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Colorado County:20,874more
Columbus city (part):3,655more
Eagle Lake city:3,639more
Weimar city:2,151more
Balance of Colorado County:11,429more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:960.3more
Water Area:13.4more
Total Area:973.7more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:21.74more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:27.0%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:83.7%more
Percent African American Alone:13.6%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.9%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.6%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%more
Percent Multi-Racial:1.2%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:23.6%more
65 and Older:19.4%more
85 and Older:2.8%more
Median Age:43.7more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$36,525more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$754,236,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$41,395more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:17.3%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:27.6%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$34,073more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$31,894 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$32,545 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$32,018 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$29,307 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:7.1more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:7.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:6.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:4.0 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:3.6 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.482060more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$3,605,847,890more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$1,610,732,004more
Total Actual Levy:$7,764,695more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$1,207,772more
CY 2010:$839,899 
CY 2009:$1,172,188 
CY 2008:$932,773 
CY 2007:$941,465 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$224,570more
County Roads, Maintenance:$269,709more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$167,844more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$7,160more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$22,580more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$0more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$691,863more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):324 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):410 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:734more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):648 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):821 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:1,469more

Special Districts in Colorado County.
School Districts in Colorado County.
History of City Tax Rates in Colorado County.

Airports in Colorado County.
Hospitals in Colorado County.
Prisons in Colorado County.