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Basin Roundtables
Basin Roundtable
North Platte
Title
Water Supply & Needs Report for the North Platte Basin
Date
6/1/2006
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CDM
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Needs Assessment Documents
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<br />Section 2 <br />Statewide Demographic, Economic, and Social Setting <br />'.IlL <br /> <br />Additional detail regarding the population projections and <br />their use in developing estimates of future water use is <br />included in Section 5. <br /> <br />2.1.2 Additional Demographic <br /> <br />Information <br /> <br />Historical demographic data are compiled by DOLA and <br />the U.S. Census Bureau. Beyond basic population <br />figures, demographic factors influence the rates and <br />patterns of water use. To characterize recent trends and <br />current conditions, the following data were examined for <br />Colorado, and where available data allowed, aggregated <br />on a major river basin basis: <br /> <br />. Households and family size <br />. Age <br />. Employment <br />. Median household income <br /> <br />Table 2-2 summarizes current (2000) conditions and <br />changes in the number of households, housing units, and <br />families. While Colorado's population increased from <br />1990 to 2000 by about 31 percent, the number of <br />households, families, and housing units increased at <br />slightly lower rates, indicating an increase in the average <br />household and family size. <br /> <br />Table 2-2 Statewide Demographic Trends 1990 to 2000 <br /> <br />Parameter I-~~II :.lII1I1-"~It:III'[~ <br />Total households 1 ,282,489 I 1,658,238 I 29.3% <br />Total housing units 1,477,349 1,808,037 22.4% <br />Total families 854~084,461 I 27.0% <br />Average household 2.51 2.53 0.9% <br />size <br />Average family size 3.07 I 3.09 I 0.7% <br /> <br />Source: Colorado DOLA Profile of General Demographic <br />Characteristics 1990-2000 <br /> <br />Trends in the age of Colorado's population were also <br />evident in the 1990s, as indicated in Figure 2-1. These <br />data suggest that the state's population follows the <br />national trend of an aging populace as the "baby <br />boomers" advance in age and average life expectancies <br />increase. This in turn could have implications on water <br />use patterns as they relate to movement to multi-unit <br />dwellings, changes in recreational activities, and <br />associated water use quantities and patterns. <br /> <br />CONI <br /> <br />2-2 <br /> <br />90% <br /> <br />80% <br /> <br />_ Population increase <br />1 990,2000 <br /> <br />70% <br /> <br />- Average for all age <br />groups <br /> <br />60% <br /> <br />50% <br /> <br />40% <br /> <br />30% <br /> <br />20% <br /> <br /> <br />10% <br /> <br />0% <br /> <br />~ m ~ m ~ ~ ~ ~ m ~ ~ ~ + <br />6 ~ 6 ~ 6 ~ ~ ~ ~ 6 ~ ~ ~ <br />~ ~ N N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ <br /> <br />Source: Colorado DOLA Profile of General Demographic <br />Characteristics 1990-2000 <br />Figure 2-1 <br />Colorado Population Increase by Age Group, <br />1990-2000 <br /> <br />Colorado's economy is dependent on a diverse set of <br />employment sectors. In 2000, about 2.2 million civilians <br />over the age of 16 were employed in the state. County- <br />level DOLA employment data for 2000 were aggregated <br />into major basins. The North Platte Basin makes up less <br />than one percent of the State's total employment Table <br />2-3, below, shows employment in the North Platte Basin <br />by industry. <br /> <br />Table 2-3 2000 Employment by Industry as a Percentage of <br />Total Jobs in the North Platte Basin <br /> <br />Em 10 ment b Indust <br /> <br />-.. <br />. . <br /> <br />Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting & <br />Mining <br />Construction <br />Manufacturing <br />Wholesale Trade <br />Retail Trade <br />Transportation, Warehousing, and <br />Utilities <br />Information <br />Finance, Insurance, & Real <br />Estate <br />Professional, Scientific, <br />Management, and Administrative <br />Education, Health, and Social <br />Services <br />Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, <br />Lodg~g and Food Services <br />Other SerVices <br />Public Administration <br />Total <br /> <br /> <br />113 <br /> <br />21% <br /> <br /> <br />S:\1177\Basin Reports\North Platte\S2_North Platte.doc <br />
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