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Population (year 2000): 391. Estimated
population in July 2005: 372 (-4.9% change)
Males: 202 (51.7%), Females: 189 (48.3%)
Costilla County
Zip code:
81123
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $22,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,700 (year 2000)
Races in Blanca:
- Hispanic (67.0%)
- Other race (39.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.6%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Japanese (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Filipino (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.2%), German (6.6%),
Irish (4.1%), Swedish (2.0%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.0%).
Elevation: 7749 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blanca
- High school or higher: 57.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blanca town
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 69.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 2.8%
22.8% Foreign born (21.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+44.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blanca:
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 23 miles;
ALAMOSA, CO)
- CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 40 miles; LA
JARA, CO)
- SPANISH PEAKS REG HLTH CTR - CAH (about 51 miles;
WALSENBURG, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blanca:
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 24
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 92 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 109 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blanca:
- BLANCA (about 4 miles; BLANCA, CO; ID: 05V)
- CUCHARA VALLEY AT LA VETA (about 36 miles; LA VETA,
CO; ID: 07V)
- MONTE VISTA MUNI (about 37 miles; MONTE VISTA, CO;
ID: MVI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blanca:
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 88 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
109 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 118 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
Public high school in Blanca:
- SIERRA GRANDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
74; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blanca:
- SIERRA GRANDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
165; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: PK - 06)
- SIERRA GRANDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
48; Location: 17523 EAST HIGHWAY 160; Grades: 07 - 08)
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