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Ouray County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 3,742
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 36 / 27 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,399.807 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.506 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 108,000.000 acres (436.968 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 96
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 39.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 30.20%
Farm earnings (2005): $3,249,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 82,000,000 / 81,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 0.40%
Physicians (2004): 18
Medicare Recipients (2005): 532
Federal Spending (2004): $17,992

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	414	5.43%
Rural, Non-farm	7,208	94.57%

Ouray County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Employment Information Back to top
Ouray County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	1,237	1,116	120	9.74%	97
1991	1,259	1,163	96	7.63%	76
1992	1,322	1,220	102	7.74%	78
1993	1,394	1,327	67	4.77%	49
1994	1,564	1,498	65	4.17%	42
1995	1,694	1,611	83	4.91%	49
1996	1,722	1,618	104	6.02%	61
1997	1,794	1,704	89	4.99%	50
1998	1,840	1,748	92	5.02%	50
1999	1,871	1,800	71	3.78%	38
2000	2,202	2,145	58	2.63%	27
2001	2,339	2,269	69	2.97%	30
2002	2,443	2,343	100	4.07%	41
2003	2,446	2,336	110	4.50%	46
2004	2,681	2,573	108	4.03%	41
2005	2,958	2,854	104	3.53%	36
2006	3,042	2,946	96	3.15%	32
2007	3,089	2,995	93	3.02%	30
2008	3,187	3,076	111	3.50%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	1,215	1,060	155	12.76%	128
Feb 1990	1,242	1,062	180	14.49%	145
Mar 1990	1,294	1,080	214	16.54%	165
Apr 1990	1,272	1,093	179	14.07%	141
May 1990	1,246	1,134	112	8.99%	90
Jun 1990	1,289	1,176	113	8.77%	88
Jul 1990	1,249	1,172	77	6.16%	62
Aug 1990	1,245	1,171	74	5.94%	59
Sep 1990	1,209	1,149	60	4.96%	50
Oct 1990	1,200	1,134	66	5.50%	55
Nov 1990	1,177	1,082	95	8.07%	81
Dec 1990	1,200	1,080	120	10.00%	100

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	1,247	1,082	165	13.23%	132
Feb 1991	1,231	1,089	142	11.54%	115
Mar 1991	1,212	1,094	118	9.74%	97
Apr 1991	1,231	1,137	94	7.64%	76
May 1991	1,267	1,183	84	6.63%	66
Jun 1991	1,296	1,223	73	5.63%	56
Jul 1991	1,290	1,253	37	2.87%	29
Aug 1991	1,232	1,185	47	3.81%	38
Sep 1991	1,270	1,208	62	4.88%	49
Oct 1991	1,281	1,207	74	5.78%	58
Nov 1991	1,304	1,174	130	9.97%	100
Dec 1991	1,242	1,116	126	10.14%	101

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	1,293	1,117	176	13.61%	136
Feb 1992	1,288	1,123	165	12.81%	128
Mar 1992	1,273	1,119	154	12.10%	121
Apr 1992	1,230	1,129	101	8.21%	82
May 1992	1,304	1,207	97	7.44%	74
Jun 1992	1,371	1,278	93	6.78%	68
Jul 1992	1,363	1,299	64	4.70%	47
Aug 1992	1,401	1,324	77	5.50%	55
Sep 1992	1,365	1,291	74	5.42%	54
Oct 1992	1,369	1,274	95	6.94%	69
Nov 1992	1,330	1,246	84	6.32%	63
Dec 1992	1,281	1,233	48	3.75%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	1,237	1,135	102	8.25%	82
Feb 1993	1,235	1,146	89	7.21%	72
Mar 1993	1,208	1,140	68	5.63%	56
Apr 1993	1,360	1,277	83	6.10%	61
May 1993	1,402	1,337	65	4.64%	46
Jun 1993	1,502	1,436	66	4.39%	44
Jul 1993	1,516	1,460	56	3.69%	37
Aug 1993	1,514	1,466	48	3.17%	32
Sep 1993	1,480	1,430	50	3.38%	34
Oct 1993	1,433	1,392	41	2.86%	29
Nov 1993	1,419	1,365	54	3.81%	38
Dec 1993	1,418	1,342	76	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	1,470	1,351	119	8.10%	81
Feb 1994	1,456	1,361	95	6.52%	65
Mar 1994	1,457	1,350	107	7.34%	73
Apr 1994	1,450	1,392	58	4.00%	40
May 1994	1,523	1,472	51	3.35%	33
Jun 1994	1,630	1,574	56	3.44%	34
Jul 1994	1,663	1,615	48	2.89%	29
Aug 1994	1,681	1,625	56	3.33%	33
Sep 1994	1,651	1,610	41	2.48%	25
Oct 1994	1,633	1,582	51	3.12%	31
Nov 1994	1,588	1,535	53	3.34%	33
Dec 1994	1,561	1,514	47	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	1,639	1,532	107	6.53%	65
Feb 1995	1,631	1,540	91	5.58%	56
Mar 1995	1,644	1,547	97	5.90%	59
Apr 1995	1,637	1,559	78	4.76%	48
May 1995	1,693	1,616	77	4.55%	45
Jun 1995	1,761	1,682	79	4.49%	45
Jul 1995	1,787	1,708	79	4.42%	44
Aug 1995	1,766	1,700	66	3.74%	37
Sep 1995	1,727	1,653	74	4.28%	43
Oct 1995	1,703	1,645	58	3.41%	34
Nov 1995	1,677	1,590	87	5.19%	52
Dec 1995	1,667	1,562	105	6.30%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	1,680	1,536	144	8.57%	86
Feb 1996	1,645	1,527	118	7.17%	72
Mar 1996	1,659	1,524	135	8.14%	81
Apr 1996	1,642	1,525	117	7.13%	71
May 1996	1,712	1,597	115	6.72%	67
Jun 1996	1,759	1,657	102	5.80%	58
Jul 1996	1,809	1,707	102	5.64%	56
Aug 1996	1,798	1,707	91	5.06%	51
Sep 1996	1,751	1,685	66	3.77%	38
Oct 1996	1,787	1,698	89	4.98%	50
Nov 1996	1,726	1,640	86	4.98%	50
Dec 1996	1,690	1,612	78	4.62%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	1,754	1,584	170	9.69%	97
Feb 1997	1,694	1,589	105	6.20%	62
Mar 1997	1,726	1,623	103	5.97%	60
Apr 1997	1,742	1,637	105	6.03%	60
May 1997	1,800	1,702	98	5.44%	54
Jun 1997	1,843	1,764	79	4.29%	43
Jul 1997	1,862	1,797	65	3.49%	35
Aug 1997	1,862	1,787	75	4.03%	40
Sep 1997	1,853	1,778	75	4.05%	40
Oct 1997	1,842	1,780	62	3.37%	34
Nov 1997	1,792	1,721	71	3.96%	40
Dec 1997	1,752	1,687	65	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	1,794	1,683	111	6.19%	62
Feb 1998	1,727	1,654	73	4.23%	42
Mar 1998	1,794	1,680	114	6.35%	64
Apr 1998	1,790	1,690	100	5.59%	56
May 1998	1,818	1,739	79	4.35%	43
Jun 1998	1,893	1,793	100	5.28%	53
Jul 1998	1,895	1,806	89	4.70%	47
Aug 1998	1,935	1,839	96	4.96%	50
Sep 1998	1,895	1,804	91	4.80%	48
Oct 1998	1,887	1,790	97	5.14%	51
Nov 1998	1,848	1,770	78	4.22%	42
Dec 1998	1,803	1,723	80	4.44%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	1,882	1,781	101	5.37%	54
Feb 1999	1,845	1,754	91	4.93%	49
Mar 1999	1,842	1,745	97	5.27%	53
Apr 1999	1,909	1,790	119	6.23%	62
May 1999	1,912	1,820	92	4.81%	48
Jun 1999	1,936	1,864	72	3.72%	37
Jul 1999	1,928	1,879	49	2.54%	25
Aug 1999	1,907	1,870	37	1.94%	19
Sep 1999	1,863	1,813	50	2.68%	27
Oct 1999	1,831	1,790	41	2.24%	22
Nov 1999	1,804	1,764	40	2.22%	22
Dec 1999	1,790	1,731	59	3.30%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	1,872	1,798	74	3.95%	40
Feb 2000	1,914	1,842	72	3.76%	38
Mar 2000	1,941	1,874	67	3.45%	35
Apr 2000	1,924	1,871	53	2.75%	28
May 2000	2,107	2,054	53	2.52%	25
Jun 2000	2,515	2,462	53	2.11%	21
Jul 2000	2,631	2,579	52	1.98%	20
Aug 2000	2,612	2,558	54	2.07%	21
Sep 2000	2,443	2,394	49	2.01%	20
Oct 2000	2,304	2,256	48	2.08%	21
Nov 2000	2,087	2,028	59	2.83%	28
Dec 2000	2,078	2,018	60	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	2,023	1,951	72	3.56%	36
Feb 2001	2,070	1,999	71	3.43%	34
Mar 2001	2,084	2,010	74	3.55%	36
Apr 2001	2,083	2,019	64	3.07%	31
May 2001	2,256	2,196	60	2.66%	27
Jun 2001	2,595	2,531	64	2.47%	25
Jul 2001	2,717	2,660	57	2.10%	21
Aug 2001	2,726	2,669	57	2.09%	21
Sep 2001	2,620	2,556	64	2.44%	24
Oct 2001	2,436	2,363	73	3.00%	30
Nov 2001	2,222	2,135	87	3.92%	39
Dec 2001	2,234	2,144	90	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	2,193	2,086	107	4.88%	49
Feb 2002	2,179	2,084	95	4.36%	44
Mar 2002	2,174	2,082	92	4.23%	42
Apr 2002	2,210	2,104	106	4.80%	48
May 2002	2,298	2,203	95	4.13%	41
Jun 2002	2,716	2,612	104	3.83%	38
Jul 2002	2,782	2,687	95	3.41%	34
Aug 2002	2,832	2,743	89	3.14%	31
Sep 2002	2,661	2,567	94	3.53%	35
Oct 2002	2,542	2,449	93	3.66%	37
Nov 2002	2,354	2,240	114	4.84%	48
Dec 2002	2,369	2,259	110	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	2,236	2,117	119	5.32%	53
Feb 2003	2,167	2,048	119	5.49%	55
Mar 2003	2,166	2,037	129	5.96%	60
Apr 2003	2,211	2,094	117	5.29%	53
May 2003	2,408	2,287	121	5.02%	50
Jun 2003	2,773	2,659	114	4.11%	41
Jul 2003	2,814	2,707	107	3.80%	38
Aug 2003	2,782	2,684	98	3.52%	35
Sep 2003	2,647	2,545	102	3.85%	39
Oct 2003	2,486	2,388	98	3.94%	39
Nov 2003	2,344	2,244	100	4.27%	43
Dec 2003	2,318	2,221	97	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	2,400	2,280	120	5.00%	50
Feb 2004	2,367	2,247	120	5.07%	51
Mar 2004	2,363	2,251	112	4.74%	47
Apr 2004	2,349	2,239	110	4.68%	47
May 2004	2,542	2,434	108	4.25%	42
Jun 2004	3,095	2,990	105	3.39%	34
Jul 2004	3,100	2,999	101	3.26%	33
Aug 2004	3,013	2,925	88	2.92%	29
Sep 2004	2,918	2,823	95	3.26%	33
Oct 2004	2,784	2,679	105	3.77%	38
Nov 2004	2,624	2,504	120	4.57%	46
Dec 2004	2,615	2,503	112	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	2,529	2,418	111	4.39%	44
Feb 2005	2,518	2,408	110	4.37%	44
Mar 2005	2,542	2,433	109	4.29%	43
Apr 2005	2,542	2,430	112	4.41%	44
May 2005	2,748	2,643	105	3.82%	38
Jun 2005	3,352	3,247	105	3.13%	31
Jul 2005	3,433	3,334	99	2.88%	29
Aug 2005	3,370	3,278	92	2.73%	27
Sep 2005	3,305	3,207	98	2.97%	30
Oct 2005	3,196	3,089	107	3.35%	33
Nov 2005	3,015	2,901	114	3.78%	38
Dec 2005	2,948	2,858	90	3.05%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	2,735	2,632	103	3.77%	38
Feb 2006	2,745	2,644	101	3.68%	37
Mar 2006	2,826	2,725	101	3.57%	36
Apr 2006	2,838	2,728	110	3.88%	39
May 2006	2,994	2,888	106	3.54%	35
Jun 2006	3,399	3,297	102	3.00%	30
Jul 2006	3,518	3,421	97	2.76%	28
Aug 2006	3,325	3,232	93	2.80%	28
Sep 2006	3,216	3,130	86	2.67%	27
Oct 2006	3,060	2,984	76	2.48%	25
Nov 2006	2,913	2,822	91	3.12%	31
Dec 2006	2,934	2,850	84	2.86%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,878	2,779	99	3.44%	34
Feb 2007	2,836	2,747	89	3.14%	31
Mar 2007	2,883	2,792	91	3.16%	32
Apr 2007	2,858	2,771	87	3.04%	30
May 2007	3,050	2,960	90	2.95%	30
Jun 2007	3,480	3,383	97	2.79%	28
Jul 2007	3,531	3,435	96	2.72%	27
Aug 2007	3,397	3,309	88	2.59%	26
Sep 2007	3,272	3,180	92	2.81%	28
Oct 2007	3,041	2,950	91	2.99%	30
Nov 2007	2,911	2,811	100	3.44%	34
Dec 2007	2,925	2,825	100	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,925	2,824	101	3.45%	35
Feb 2008	2,833	2,724	109	3.85%	38
Mar 2008	2,866	2,759	107	3.73%	37
Apr 2008	2,847	2,739	108	3.79%	38
May 2008	3,105	2,987	118	3.80%	38
Jun 2008	3,575	3,454	121	3.38%	34
Jul 2008	3,611	3,495	116	3.21%	32
Aug 2008	3,555	3,442	113	3.18%	32
Sep 2008	3,368	3,258	110	3.27%	33
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Ouray County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	602	29.34%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	166	8.09%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	166	8.09%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	154	7.50%
5.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	104	5.07%
6.	Educational Services	92	4.48%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	80	3.90%
8.	Public Administration	68	3.31%
9.	Health Care	58	2.83%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	52	2.53%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	36	1.75%
12.	Finance and Insurance	26	1.27%
13.	Other Transportation	26	1.27%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	26	1.27%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	24	1.17%
16.	Food Manufacturing	24	1.17%
17.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	24	1.17%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	24	1.17%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	22	1.07%
20.	Mining	20	0.97%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	218	13.76%
2.	Health Care	146	9.22%
3.	Educational Services	142	8.96%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	132	8.33%
5.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	96	6.06%
6.	Public Administration	86	5.43%
7.	Construction	74	4.67%
8.	Finance and Insurance	60	3.79%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	50	3.16%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	50	3.16%
11.	Social Assistance	48	3.03%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	40	2.53%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	36	2.27%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	34	2.15%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	30	1.89%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	26	1.64%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	26	1.64%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	24	1.52%
19.	Food Manufacturing	24	1.52%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	18	1.14%

Ouray County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	216	10.53%
2.	Carpenters	180	8.77%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	130	6.34%
4.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	94	4.58%
5.	Farmers and Farm Managers	78	3.80%
6.	Other Construction Trades	74	3.61%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	68	3.31%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	66	3.22%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	62	3.02%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	44	2.14%
11.	Construction Laborers	42	2.05%
12.	Architects / Surveyors / Cartographers	40	1.95%
13.	Other Production Occupations	40	1.95%
14.	Top Executives	40	1.95%
15.	Food Processing Workers	38	1.85%
16.	Agricultural Workers	34	1.66%
17.	Art and Design Workers	32	1.56%
18.	Computer Specialists	30	1.46%
19.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	30	1.46%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	30	1.46%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	134	8.46%
2.	Other Management Occupations	116	7.32%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	88	5.56%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	78	4.92%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	78	4.92%
6.	Registered Nurses	68	4.29%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	64	4.04%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	62	3.91%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	48	3.03%
10.	Waiters and Waitresses	48	3.03%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	46	2.90%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	36	2.27%
13.	Art and Design Workers	34	2.15%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	32	2.02%
15.	Other Healthcare Support	32	2.02%
16.	Child Care Workers	30	1.89%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	28	1.77%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	26	1.64%
19.	Accountants and Auditors	24	1.52%
20.	Cashiers	24	1.52%

Ouray County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	3,233	52.88%
15-35 hours	952	15.57%
1-14 hours	237	3.88%
No regular hours	1,692	27.67%

Ouray County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	64	2.05%
5 AM-5:29 AM	32	1.03%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	111	3.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM	297	9.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	197	6.31%
7 AM-7:29 AM	552	17.69%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	504	16.15%
8 AM-8:29 AM	511	16.38%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	110	3.53%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	294	9.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	116	3.72%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	75	2.40%
Noon-3:59 PM	125	4.01%
4 PM-11:59 PM	132	4.23%

Ouray County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	462	14.81%
5-9	553	17.72%
10-14	388	12.44%
15-19	285	9.13%
20-24	309	9.90%
25-29	64	2.05%
30-34	293	9.39%
35-39	46	1.47%
40-44	98	3.14%
45-59	280	8.97%
60-89	288	9.23%
At least 90	54	1.73%

Ouray County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	6	0.19%	2,055	65.87%
30-44	0	0.00%	437	14.01%
45-59	0	0.00%	280	8.97%
At least 60	6	0.19%	336	10.77%

Ouray County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	14	0.39%
Car / truck / van, carpool	496	13.65%
Car / truck / van, solo	2,140	58.87%
Motorcycle	12	0.33%
Other	40	1.10%
Public transportation	12	0.33%
Walked	406	11.17%
Worked at home	515	14.17%

Ouray County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Family Information Back to top
: 3,154 (7,448 people)
: 2,254 (6,292 people)
: 917
: 3,383
Ouray County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	235	7.30%
$10,000-$14,999	168	5.22%
$15,000-$19,999	202	6.28%
$20,000-$24,999	255	7.93%
$25,000-$29,999	267	8.30%
$30,000-$34,999	158	4.91%
$35,000-$39,999	211	6.56%
$40,000-$44,999	207	6.43%
$45,000-$49,999	151	4.69%
$50,000-$59,999	337	10.48%
$60,000-$74,999	364	11.31%
$75,000-$99,999	268	8.33%
$100,000-$124,999	144	4.48%
$125,000-$149,999	66	2.05%
$150,000-$199,999	80	2.49%
$200,000 or more	104	3.23%

Ouray County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	371	23.54%
Family, 2 people	631	40.04%
Nonfamily, 2 people	72	4.57%
Family, 3 people	212	13.45%
Nonfamily, 3 people	6	0.38%
Family, 4 people	173	10.98%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1	0.06%
Family, 5 people	70	4.44%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.13%
Family, 6 people	31	1.97%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	6	0.38%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.06%

Ouray County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	2,667	28.89%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,497	16.21%
Public Assistance	56	0.61%
Retirement	573	6.21%
Self Employment	979	10.60%
Social Security	718	7.78%
Supplemental Security	86	0.93%
Wage / Salary	2,369	25.66%
Other	288	3.12%

Ouray County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,285	63.49%
With children under 18	739	36.51%

Ouray County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	333	10.64%
Married	2,084	66.58%
Never Married	682	21.79%
Widowed	31	0.99%

Ouray County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	371	12.01%
Married	2,068	66.93%
Never Married	425	13.75%
Widowed	226	7.31%

Ouray County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Education Information Back to top
Ouray County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	138	2.33%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	387	6.54%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,291	21.80%
Some college, no degree	1,662	28.07%
Associate degree	365	6.16%
Bachelors degree	1,331	22.48%
Graduate or professional degree	747	12.62%

Ouray County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	102	2.73%	18	0.48%	120	3.21%
Kindergarten	78	2.08%	8	0.21%	86	2.30%
Grades 1-4	388	10.37%	8	0.21%	396	10.58%
Grades 5-8	398	10.64%	8	0.21%	406	10.85%
Grades 9-12	446	11.92%	8	0.21%	454	12.13%
Undergrad college	42	1.12%	26	0.69%	68	1.82%
Graduate or professional school	34	0.91%	12	0.32%	46	1.23%
Total	1,488	39.76%	88	2.35%	1,576	42.12%

Ouray County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Business Information Back to top
: $2,279,000
: $18,364,000
: $15,314,000
: 540
Ouray County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	0	1	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	2	2
1999 - Construction	9	5	8	7	7
1999 - Educational Services	2	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	1	2
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	2	1	1
1999 - Information	2	0	1	1	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	1	2
1999 - Mining	1	1	0	2	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	1	0	3	5
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	2	4	6
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	3	1	3	5
1999 - Retail Trade	3	3	8	8	11
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	0	0	0
1999 - Total	28	15	29	34	45
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	1	0	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	2	4
2000 - Construction	6	5	11	7	7
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	1	3
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	0	1	4
2000 - Information	0	0	0	1	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	1	1	2	2	1
2000 - Mining	0	1	1	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	5	0	6
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	3	3	7
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	2	5
2000 - Retail Trade	7	0	7	9	14
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	1
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Total	27	13	36	28	62
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	0	1	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	3	2	3
2001 - Construction	8	2	12	10	8
2001 - Educational Services	1	1	0	1	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	1	1	3
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	2	0	0	6
2001 - Information	1	0	2	0	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	1	0	4	1	1
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	1	4	7
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	6	5	1	6
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	2	0	1	7
2001 - Retail Trade	1	6	11	5	16
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Unclassified	0	1	1	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	0	0
2001 - Total	28	25	41	28	63
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	0	0	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	1	3
2002 - Construction	7	7	10	11	8
2002 - Educational Services	2	1	1	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	0	2	4
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	2	1	6
2002 - Information	1	0	3	2	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	1	0	4	2
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	4	1	8
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	3	1	4	5
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	3	1	7
2002 - Retail Trade	5	3	9	5	14
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	3	0	0	1	0
2002 - Total	30	24	37	33	62
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	0	0	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	2	3
2003 - Construction	10	5	6	15	11
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	0	1	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	4	0	3
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	4	2	2	5
2003 - Information	2	2	2	2	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	1	2
2003 - Mining	2	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	1	1	3	8
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	0	2	4	9
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	1	1	5
2003 - Retail Trade	4	4	5	5	19
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	3
2003 - Total	35	19	26	37	78
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	1	2
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	1	4
2004 - Construction	8	11	6	11	13
2004 - Educational Services	1	1	0	1	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	3	0	3
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	3	0	6
2004 - Information	2	1	3	2	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	0	1	2	3
2004 - Mining	1	2	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	5	2	7
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	0	4	5	12
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	3	0	6
2004 - Retail Trade	8	2	11	8	13
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	0	0
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	0	0	3
2004 - Total	29	25	42	34	76
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	0	1	0	3
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	0	5
2005 - Construction	13	5	18	2	14
2005 - Educational Services	1	1	1	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	0	2	4
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	5	1	3
2005 - Information	3	2	2	1	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	2	1	3	3	0
2005 - Mining	0	1	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	5	2	7
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	8	8	2	8
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	5	1	1
2005 - Retail Trade	4	5	7	11	16
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	0	2
2005 - Total	33	27	58	26	69

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ouray County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	7,031	92.76%
Below Poverty Level	549	7.24%

Ouray County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$103	$0	$182	$0	$0	$43	$328	$133	$0	$143
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$178	$6	$249	$0	$0	$81	$508	$227	$0	$177
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$183	$12	$263	$0	$0	$55	$501	$251	$0	$564
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$249	$38	$475	$0	$0	$40	$764	$251	$0	$387
1982	$348	$29	$446	$0	$0	$84	$878	$311	$0	$475
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$412	$32	$457	$0	$0	$117	$986	$454	$0	$416
1985	$428	$25	$587	$0	$0	$142	$1,157	$496	$0	$501
1986	$460	$75	$781	$0	$0	$165	$1,406	$548	$0	$556
1987	$462	$139	$740	$0	$0	$155	$1,357	$583	$13	$848
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$528	$205	$696	$0	$0	$252	$1,476	$0	$0	$1,221
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$784	$427	$960	$0	$0	$337	$2,081	$438	$0	$1,220
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,065	$579	$1,157	$0	$0	$22	$2,244	$507	$0	$739

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$2	$65	$9	$5	$117	$0	$306
1972	$18	$80	$0	$0	$0	$10	$306
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$176	$13	$18	$155	$0	$482
1977	$25	$21	$0	$0	$0	$74	$482
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$195	$0	$12	$184	$4	$510
1979	$46	$62	$0	$0	$0	$7	$510
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$281	$0	$25	$384	$0	$868
1981	$58	$89	$0	$0	$0	$31	$868
1982	$0	$248	$32	$29	$427	$1	$919
1982	$64	$104	$0	$0	$0	$14	$919
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$312	$34	$30	$315	$0	$931
1984	$66	$157	$0	$0	$0	$17	$931
1985	$0	$346	$35	$36	$433	$0	$1,121
1985	$73	$179	$0	$0	$0	$19	$1,121
1986	$0	$426	$38	$55	$535	$12	$1,385
1986	$81	$213	$3	$0	$0	$22	$1,385
1987	$0	$432	$45	$37	$573	$9	$1,439
1987	$150	$163	$1	$0	$0	$29	$1,439
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$0	$0	$183	$498	$0	$1,056
1992	$0	$195	$0	$0	$0	$180	$1,056
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$420	$58	$173	$670	$20	$2,381
1997	$377	$408	$0	$0	$0	$255	$2,381
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$769	$53	$205	$832	$0	$3,282
2002	$494	$483	$0	$0	$0	$446	$3,282

Ouray County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Ouray County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	420	11.22%
10-19 Years	493	13.17%
20-29 Years	252	6.73%
30-39 Years	473	12.64%
40-49 Years	739	19.75%
50-59 Years	679	18.15%
60-69 Years	397	10.61%
70-79 Years	210	5.61%
80-89 Years	69	1.84%
90+ Years	10	0.27%

Ouray County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	1,890	50.51%
Female	1,852	49.49%

Ouray County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	3,487	93.19%
Hispanic/Latino	152	4.06%
Multiracial	52	1.39%
Amerindian	32	0.86%
Asian	13	0.35%
African-American	3	0.08%
Pacific Islander	2	0.05%
Other Race	1	0.03%

Ouray County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	1,761	21.83%
2.	English	1,398	17.33%
3.	Irish	1,207	14.96%
4.	United States Or American	598	7.41%
5.	Swedish	361	4.47%
6.	Italian	336	4.16%
7.	Scottish	299	3.71%
8.	French Non-Basque	284	3.52%
9.	Scotch Irish	224	2.78%
10.	Dutch	202	2.50%

Ouray County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	6,840	94.32%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	286	3.94%
3.	German	36	0.50%
4.	French	28	0.39%
5.	Scandinavian	14	0.19%
6.	Thai	12	0.17%
7.	Italian	10	0.14%
8.	Russian	10	0.14%
9.	Other West Germanic	8	0.11%
10.	Polish	4	0.06%

Ouray County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	7,377	96.79%
Naturalized immigrant	137	1.80%
Not a citizen	108	1.42%

Ouray County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ouray County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Loghill Village

Ouray

Ridgway

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.