Plaza's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
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Housing -
B
Job Market -
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Diversity -
A-
Crime -
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Commute -
D-
Education -
C+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Plaza, CO
Plaza, CO is located in Rio Grande County in the state of Colorado.
The total City Population for Plaza is about 3,231 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $130,300, which is roughly 60% lower than the Average Home Value of $325,204 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 40% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $34,800, which is roughly 50% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,131 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 46% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.43Male Population Estimate: 51.6%
Female Population Estimate: 48.4%
Median Age: 43.8
Male Median Age: 43.1
Female Median Age: 44.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:39.71%
Other:15.82%
Indian:3.78%
Black:0.43%
Asian:0.22%
Hawaiian:0.03%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 39.57%
Other: 1.16%
Libertarian: 1.05%
Green: 0.17%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Plaza specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Rio Grande County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Rio Grande County: About 200.856 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Rio Grande County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 30% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Plaza is about 8.3%.
Colorado is ranked #9 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 71.88 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 73.46The average living wage for the state of Colorado is $34.94/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.32/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Colorado a minimum wage score of 69.67 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.30/hr, which gives Colorado a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 68.4 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Colorado is $295.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 80.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Colorado does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Colorado does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Colorado does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Colorado does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Colorado does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Colorado does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Colorado does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Colorado does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Colorado does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Colorado does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Colorado does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Colorado does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Colorado does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Colorado does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Colorado does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 81132Latitude: 37.639914
Longitude: -106.466060
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 8371.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 719