Pueblo County, Colorado

Pueblo County is one of the 63 county of Colorado, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 141472 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 156737, It is Colorado's tenth most populous county. It covers total area of 2397.73 mi˛ (6210.09 square kilometre), of which, 2388.69 square miles (6186.68 square kilometre) of it is land and 9.04 square miles (23.41 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 13th largest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.

Pueblo County Colorado
Map of Pueblo County, Colorado

As of the census of 2000, there were 141472 residents, 54579 households, and 37332 families in the county. The population density was 59.2 people per square mile (22.86/km˛), it is the ninth most populated county in terms of population density. There were 58926 housing units at an average density of 24.7 per square mile (9.54/km˛). The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04. In the Pueblo County, 25.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.4% were 18 to 24, 27.2% were 25 to 44, 22.4% were 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 156737, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 92.91% White, 2.54% Black or African American, 1.99% American Indian, 0.82% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 1.63% from two or more races.

Pueblo County Colorado Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Pueblo County Colorado School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Pueblo County Colorado GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32775, making its Colorado's 41st highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $40130, making its Colorado's 39th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17163, it would be the 39th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Colorado.

In 2000, 37564 pupils and students, of which 18939 are male and 18625 are female, 26.55% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2460 nursery or pri school, 2145 kindergarten, 16600 elementary school, 8278 high school and 8081 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Avondale CdpPueblo County3.763.670.08754205.21052933229
2Beulah Valley CdpPueblo County110.22110.220116410.62325246369
3Boone TownPueblo County0.450.450323719.71862826250
4Colorado City CdpPueblo County34.5634.480.08201858.51724737331
5Pueblo CityPueblo County45.3745.080.31021212265.51602629650
6Pueblo West CdpPueblo County77.4977.480.0116899218.12064548121
7Rye TownPueblo County0.10.102022016.51568133750
8Salt Creek CdpPueblo County0.410.4106481567.81259130234
YearPopulation
April 2000 census141472
April 2000 Estimate141472
July 2000 Estimate141833
July 2001 Estimate144119
July 2002 Estimate146726
July 2003 Estimate147930
July 2004 Estimate148597
July 2005 Estimate149703
July 2006 Estimate151698
July 2007 Estimate154678
July 2008 Estimate156737
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school130311572460
Kindergarten105310922145
Elementary school8570803016600
High school440438748278
College or graduate school360944728081
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Pueblo County, Colorado$32775$40130$17163
Colorado, United States$47203$55883$24049
United States$41994$50046$21587