El Paso County CO Background Checks & Criminal Records

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El Paso County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	17820
Fips County Code	08041
County Name	El Paso
State	Colorado

This table provides the FIPS code for El Paso County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	576,884	103
Population 2005	564,857	N/A
Population 2000	516,929	107
Population 1990	397,014	125

Represents population information for El Paso County CO for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	2,480	439.05
Murder	17	3.01
Forcible Rape	341	60.37
Robbery	376	66.57
Aggravated Assault	1,746	309.10
Total Property Crimes	23,939	4,238.06
Burglary	4,592	812.95
Larceny Theft	16,956	3,001.82
Motor Vehicle Theft	2,391	423.29

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to El Paso County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	7.7%
Retail Trade	6.4%
Professional & Technical Services	11.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance	7.1%
Government	30.6%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in El Paso County CO in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	138 Million
% From Groundwater	12.2%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	114 Million

This table displays how much water El Paso County CO used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	298,840	265,275	33,565
Unemployed Population	13,744	7,744	6,000
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	2.9%	1.7

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for El Paso County CO. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.7%	43,494
Age 5 to 14	15.0%	84,729
Age 15 to 24	14.9%	84,164
Age 25 to 34	15.5%	87,553
Age 35 to 44	15.2%	85,858
Age 45 to 54	13.9%	78,515
Age 55 to 64	8.7%	49,143
Age 65 to 74	5.0%	28,243
Age 75 and up	4.1%	23,159

This table provides the breakdown of El Paso County CO's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	85.8%	484,647
African American	6.7%	37,845
Asian American	2.8%	15,816
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0%	5,649
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.3%	1,695

This table provides the breakdown of El Paso County CO's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$7.34 Million
Farm Count	1,175
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	35.7%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	23.1%
Total Farm Acres	811,931
Avg Farm Acres	691
Total Value of Farms	$31.96 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$27,203
% From Crops	43.7%
% From Livestock	56.3%

Provides data reguarding El Paso County CO's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.