Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, Colorado
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| Males: 1,251 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 1,177 |  (48.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.1 years |
| Colorado median age: | 34.3 years |
Zip code: 81526
| Whitewater-Kahnah Creek: | $77,746 |
| CO: | $89,302 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,693 (it was $18,438 in 2000)
Whitewater-Kahnah Creek CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $510,691 (it was $155,600 in 2000)
| Whitewater-Kahnah Creek: | $510,691 |
| CO: | $531,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $431,132; detached houses: $473,102; townhouses or other attached units: $380,587; in 2-unit structures: $197,044; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $312,086; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $230,633; mobile homes: $115,059
Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, CO residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, CO
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- 1,79787.1%White alone
- 21910.6%Hispanic
- 241.2%Two or more races
- 60.3%American Indian alone
- 70.3%Asian alone
- 50.2%Black alone
- 30.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.10%Other race alone
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 186.8 square miles.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Whitewater-Kahnah Creek CCD: | 0.5% ($770) |
| Colorado: | 0.7% ($1,132) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO 
(179.0 miles , pop. 94,673).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (180.7 miles , pop. 450,166).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (433.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Fruitvale, CO (2.8 miles ),
), Orchard Mesa, CO (3.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 39.03 N, Longitude: 108.36 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 970
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Colorado: | 3.2% |
- Construction (12.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.7%)
- Health care (7.6%)
- Educational services (6.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.4%)
- Construction (20.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.0%)
- Educational services (4.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.4%)
- Public administration (4.2%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.8%)
- Health care (14.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.7%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.4%)
- Construction (4.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.7%)
Average climate in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, Colorado
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 50.5. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 50.5 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 37.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 37.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 23.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 23.4 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 4.18. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.18 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 0.0120. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0120 |
| U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Earthquake activity:
Whitewater-Kahnah Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 1403% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 401.0 miles away from Whitewater-Kahnah Creek center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 496.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 448.6 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 299.1 miles away from Whitewater-Kahnah Creek center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 563.7 miles away from Whitewater-Kahnah Creek center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 3/18/2020 at 13:09:31, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 7.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 230.6 miles away from Whitewater-Kahnah Creek center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Mesa County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 2, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- PALISADE LIVING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; PALISADE, CO)
- PALISADE NH (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; PALISADE, CO)
- GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
- EAGLE RIDGE AT GRAND VALLEY (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
- GRAND JUNCTION CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
- MANTEY HEIGHTS REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
- HOME CARE OF THE GRAND VALLEY (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
Amtrak station near Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- 12 miles: GRAND JUNCTION (339 S. 1ST ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- Colorado Mesa University (about 11 miles; Grand Junction, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,671)
- Colorado Mountain College (about 66 miles; Glenwood Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 3,463)
- Western State Colorado University (about 85 miles; Gunnison, CO; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- Fort Lewis College (about 125 miles; Durango, CO; FT enrollment: 3,631)
- San Juan College (about 157 miles; Farmington, NM; FT enrollment: 5,112)
- Adams State University (about 172 miles; Alamosa, CO; FT enrollment: 2,805)
- Snow College (about 175 miles; Ephraim, UT; FT enrollment: 3,224)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek: Cross Barr Cross Ranch (A), Deer Run (B), Orchard Mesa Rifle Range (C), Lands End Fire Protection District (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Whitewater Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Whiskers Pond (A), Hallenbeck Reservoir Number 1 (B), Palisade Cabin Reservoir (C), Phylcon Number 1 Reservoir (D), Palisade Reservoir Number 1 (E), Cabin Reservoir (F), Palisade Reservoir Number 1 (G), Guild Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Juniata Ditch (A), Windy Creek (B), Shirtail Creek (C), Two Creek (D), Deer Creek (E), King Creek (F), Callow Creek (G), Indian Creek (H), Kannah Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 74.8% |
| Whole state: | 63.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 12.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.3% |
| This place: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
3 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
People in group quarters in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek in 2000:
- 53 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 28 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in other group homes
For population 15 years and over in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 67.4%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 9.0%
For population 25 years and over in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- High school or higher: 90.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.4 |
| Colorado average: | 11.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, CO (based on Mesa County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 25,054 | 91 |
| Other | 10,593 | 30 |
| Catholic | 7,939 | 5 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,062 | 21 |
| Orthodox | 80 | 1 |
| None | 95,995 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 22
| Mesa County: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Mesa County: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
| This county: | 3.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 101
| This county: | 7.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Mesa County: | 5.6% |
| Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 19.9% |
| Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.1% |
| State: | 9.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
- KEXO (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KTMM (1340 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KDTA (1400 AM; 1 kW; DELTA, CO; Owner: MONUMENT MEDIA LLC)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
Strongest FM radio stations in Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KJYE (92.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKNN (95.1 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSTR-FM (96.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: LEGGETT BROADCASTING, INC)
- KPRU (103.3 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC)
- KEKB (99.9 FM; FRUITA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KBKL (107.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMXY (104.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMGJ (93.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M.B.C. GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMOZ-FM (100.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING INC)
- KMSA (91.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MESA STATE COLLEGE)
- KPRN (89.5 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC.)
- KLFV (90.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KAFM (88.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: GRAND VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO CO, INC)
- KZKS-FM1 (105.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- K276AI (103.1 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Whitewater-Kahnah Creek:
- KRMJ (Channel 18; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KJCT (Channel 8; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KREX-TV (Channel 5; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KKCO (Channel 11; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: EAGLE III BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KFQX (Channel 4; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: JOHN HARVEY REES)
- KGJT-LP (Channel 27; GRAND JUCTION, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- K25FZ (Channel 25; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 47.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.3%Utility gas
- 7.6%Electricity
- 7.6%Wood
- 2.3%Coal or coke
- 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Solar energy
- 36.3%Utility gas
- 23.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.6%Wood
- 10.8%Coal or coke
- 9.8%Electricity
Whitewater-Kahnah Creek compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Whitewater-Kahnah Creek on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in unknown juvenile institutions (population 1,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 1,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in United Kingdom (population 500+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Yugoslavia (population 500+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Asia, n.e.c. (population 500+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Melanesia (population 500+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Micronesia (population 500+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Polynesia (population 500+)"
- #95 (81526) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scottish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"