S Ute Indian's Livability
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About S Ute Indian, CO
S Ute Indian, CO is located in La Plata County in the state of Colorado.
The total City Population for S Ute Indian is about 5,225 with about 21 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $241,100, which is roughly 9% lower than the Average Home Value of $264,378 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 22% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $53,250, which is roughly 13% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $61,414 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 7% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.58Male Population Estimate: 50.8%
Female Population Estimate: 49.2%
Median Age: 39.2
Male Median Age: 38.1
Female Median Age: 40.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:24.92%
Hispanic:23.67%
Other:7.66%
Black:1.07%
Asian:0.84%
Hawaiian:0.13%
Voting
![Michael Bennet](/assets/images/politicians/senators/michael_bennet.jpg)
![John Hickenlooper](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_hickenlooper.jpg)
![Jared Polis](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jared_polis.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 39.91%
Libertarian: 1.49%
Other: 0.64%
Green: 0.36%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of S Ute Indian specifically.
Average # of Homicides for La Plata County: About 3.11119 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for La Plata County: About 174.582 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
La Plata County is about 21% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 39% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for S Ute Indian is about 8.2%.
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.
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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): 81137Latitude: 37.107386
Longitude: -107.631608
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6434.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 970