Parachute, Colorado - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,242
Male Share of the Population	52.2%
Female Share of the Population	47.8%
Senior Citizens	7.6%
Employed Population 16+	530
Age of the Population	30

Families

% of people married	53%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	3.1%
Median Earnings25+	$30,197
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$36,458
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,094

Wealth

Median Family Income	$54,231
% Above Poverty Level	79.6%
% Below Poverty Level	20.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	2.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.7%
% Using Public Transportation	0.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.6%
Median Gross Rent	$892
Median House Value	$166,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	50.3%
German	17.8%
Irish	16%
English	4.8%
Italian	4.1%
Swedish	2.7%
Scottish	2.3%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Dutch	1%
Polish	0.9%
Russian	0.6%
Norwegian	0.6%
Welsh	0.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
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Parachute Almanac

Category	Value
County	Garfield County
Standard Zip Codes	81635
P.O. Box Zip Codes	81636
Phone Area Codes	970
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	39.44
Approximate Longitude	-108.05

Parachute Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	RIFLE
Distance	14.6 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 37 F
Apr Temp	30 to 64 F
Jul Temp	52 to 90 F
Oct Temp	31 to 68 F
Annual Precip	12.7 inches

Station	COLLBRAN
Distance	14.7 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 37 F
Apr Temp	30 to 60 F
Jul Temp	52 to 87 F
Oct Temp	31 to 65 F
Annual Precip	14.3 inches

Station	ALTENBERN
Distance	18 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 36 F
Apr Temp	30 to 62 F
Jul Temp	50 to 89 F
Oct Temp	32 to 65 F
Annual Precip	17 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Collbran	626	$47,500
De Beque	459	$64,643
Rifle	9,600	$67,083
Silt	3,091	$58,843

Parachute Public Schools

Bea Underwood Elementary School
0741 Tamarisk Trail
ZIP: 81635
Primary
Total Enrollment 293

Grand Valley Center For Family Learning
100 East Second Street
ZIP: 81635
Primary
Total Enrollment 225

Grand Valley High School
800 Cardinal Way
ZIP: 81635
High
Total Enrollment 280

Grand Valley Middle School
0364 Siprelle Drive
ZIP: 81635
Middle
Total Enrollment 240

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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