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South Fork, Colorado, in Rio Grande county, is 117 miles W of Pueblo, Colorado (center to center) and 127 miles SW of Colorado Springs, Colorado. As of the year 2000 census, 604 people lived in South Fork.
In South Fork, about 67% of adults are married.
In 2000, South Fork had a median family income of $45,417. South Fork doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Colorado. In South Fork, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.
South Fork residents donated more money ($500) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 66% of living spaces in South Fork are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the town. The housing stock in South Fork is younger than in most places.
In South Fork, 81% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing South Fork to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Colorado (State):
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