Vroman's Livability
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About Vroman, CO
Vroman, CO is located in Otero County in the state of Colorado.
The total City Population for Vroman is about 5,670 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $80,500, which is roughly 70% lower than the Average Home Value of $264,378 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 57% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $34,518, which is roughly 44% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $61,414 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 40% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.39Male Population Estimate: 49.4%
Female Population Estimate: 50.6%
Median Age: 43.2
Male Median Age: 41.8
Female Median Age: 44.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:50.3%
Other:18.6%
Indian:3.4%
Asian:1.9%
Black:0.6%
Hawaiian:0.1%
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
Democratic: 37.65%
Other: 1.16%
Libertarian: 0.92%
Green: 0.17%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Vroman specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Otero County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Otero County: About 157.711 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Otero County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 45% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
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): 81067Latitude: 38.089700
Longitude: -103.810200
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 4193.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 719