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Population (year 2000): 2,681. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,007 (+12.2% change)
Males: 1,397 (52.1%), Females: 1,284 (47.9%)
Eagle County
Zip code:
81621
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $67,200 (year 2000)
Median house value: $417,400 (year 2000)
Races in Basalt:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.2%)
- Hispanic (11.7%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (21.2%), German (20.7%),
Irish (11.5%), Italian (7.5%), United States (4.1%), Scottish
(4.1%).
Elevation: 6620 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Basalt
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Basalt town
- Never married: 35.1%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 0.8%
- Divorced: 12.8%
14.0% Foreign born (8.4% Latin America, 3.2%
Europe, 1.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,383
(+106.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Basalt:
- ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ASPEN, CO)
- VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL ASSN (about 23 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO)
- VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 50 miles; VAIL,
CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Basalt:
- ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 16 miles; ASPEN,
CO; ID: ASE)
- EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; EAGLE, CO;
ID: EGE)
- GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 58 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Basalt:
- GLENWOOD SPRINGS MUNI (about 21 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; ID: GWS)
- GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; RIFLE, CO;
ID: RIL)
- LAKE COUNTY (about 51 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; ID: LXV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Basalt:
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 47 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 107 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 126 miles;
BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
- COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 131 miles; GOLDEN,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles;
LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
Public high school in Basalt:
- BASALT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location:
600 SOUTHSIDE DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Basalt:
- BASALT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 537;
Location: 151 EAST COTTONWOOD DRIVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- BASALT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 472;
Location: 151 COTTONWOOD DRIVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Basalt:
- ALPINE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 145;
Location: 20449 HIGHWAY 82; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Basalt:
- BASALT REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating
income: $274,117; Location: 99 MIDLAND AVE; 26,692
books; 1,023 audio materials; 356 video materials; 104
serial subscriptions)
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