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<br />Section 2 <br />Statewide Demographic, Economic, and Social Setting <br />IJIII <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 />.:... . . . . . I lUll ... .[~ <br />Total households I 1,282,489 I 1,658,238 I 29.30/0 <br />Total housing units 1,477,349 1,808,037 22.4 0/0 <br />Total families I 854,214 I 1,084,461 I 27.00/0 <br />A verage household 2.51 2.53 0.90/0 <br />size <br />A verage family size I 3.07 I 3.09 I 0.70/0 <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 />o :\SHAWN\ARKANSAS\S2_ARKANSAS. DOC <br /> <br />90% <br /> <br />80% <br /> <br />_ Population increase <br />1990-2000 <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 />o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ <br /> <br />~ ~ N N M ~ ~ m m ~ <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 Arkansas basin makes up <br />17 percent of the State's total employment. Table 2-3 on <br />the following page shows employment in the Arkansas <br />basin by industry. <br /> <br />Table 2-3 2000 Employment by Industry as a Percentage of <br />Total Jobs in the Arkansas Basin <br /> <br /> <br />Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting & <br />Mining <br />Construction <br />Manufacturing <br />Wholesale Trade <br />Retai I 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 />20/0 <br /> <br />90/0 <br />100/0 <br />20/0 <br />130/0 <br /> <br /> <br />40/0 <br />40/0 <br />70/0 <br /> <br /> <br />100/0 <br /> <br />190/0 <br /> <br /> <br />90/0 <br /> <br />60/0 <br />60/0 <br />1 000/0 <br /> <br />CDIVI <br /> <br />2-2 <br />