1998 Indicators in Southeast Colorado
Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers Counties
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Region

Colorado

Land

Total Square Miles

9,600

104,247

Percent Public Lands

16%

42%

Population

1997 Population

52,082

3,935,332

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

7%

16%

Rank in 12 regions: Total Population

10th of 12 regions

Rank in 12 regions: Population Growth

10th of 10 rankins

1997 People per Square Mile

5

49

Income

1995 Annual Payroll

$176m

$40,4b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1995

27%

32%

1996 Per Capita Income

$17,126

$20,688

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

8%

23%

Development

1996 Building Permits

103

41,203

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

992%

261%

1996 Well Permit Applications

215

11,073

Percent Change from 1992 to 1996

33%

39%

1997 Total Assessed Value

$293m

$38.5b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

12%

33%

1997 Agriculture Assessed Value

$85m

$740m

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

1%

-15%

Agriculture

1992 Number of Farms

2,382

27,152

Percent Change from 1987 to 1992

-2%

-4%

Percent Change in Farm Acreage 1978 to 1992

-5%

-4%

**1998 Indicators in Southeast Colorado**
Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers Counties
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	Region	Colorado
Land
Total Square Miles	9,600	104,247
Percent Public Lands	16%	42%

Population
1997 Population	52,082	3,935,332
Percent Change from 1990 to 1997	7%	16%
Rank in 12 regions: Total Population	10th of 12 regions
Rank in 12 regions: Population Growth	10th of 10 rankins
1997 People per Square Mile	5	49

Income
1995 Annual Payroll	$176m	$40,4b
Percent Change from 1990 to 1995	27%	32%
1996 Per Capita Income	$17,126	$20,688
Percent Change from 1990 to 1996	8%	23%

Development
1996 Building Permits	103	41,203
Percent Change from 1990 to 1996	992%	261%
1996 Well Permit Applications	215	11,073
Percent Change from 1992 to 1996	33%	39%
1997 Total Assessed Value	$293m	$38.5b
Percent Change from 1990 to 1997	12%	33%
1997 Agriculture Assessed Value	$85m	$740m
Percent Change from 1990 to 1997	1%	-15%

Agriculture
1992 Number of Farms	2,382	27,152
Percent Change from 1987 to 1992	-2%	-4%
Percent Change in Farm Acreage 1978 to 1992	-5%	-4%

Environment

Land Trusts and Open Space Dedicated Revenue Sources:

None

Some Endangered/Threatened Wildlife Species
in the Area

Lesser prairie chicken, piping plover, bald eagle, Arkansas darter, least tern, gray wolf

Other notes about the region:

This region experienced the second-highest rate of increase in the issuance of building permits

While the state is characterized with significant decreases in the valuation of agricultural lands, this region experienced a stable valuation of such lands at a rate of 1%. This is only one of two regions that did not experience a decrease

This region has the second-lowest rate of public ownership of land at 16%

The region experienced the lowest percentage increase in per capita income from 1990 through 1996

In 1995 this region had the second-lowest annual payroll in the state, after the San Luis Valley

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Environment
Land Trusts and Open Space Dedicated Revenue Sources:	None
Some Endangered/Threatened Wildlife Species in the Area	Lesser prairie chicken, piping plover, bald eagle, Arkansas darter, least tern, gray wolf