Weston's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
D-
Education -
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F
Amenities
About Weston, CO
Weston, CO is located in Las Animas County in the state of Colorado.
The total City Population for Weston is about 23 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $221,400, which is roughly 32% lower than the Average Home Value of $325,204 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 2% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $48,500, which is roughly 31% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,131 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 25% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.18Male Population Estimate: 60.9%
Female Population Estimate: 39.1%
Median Age: 42.1
Male Median Age: 55.2
Female Median Age: 54.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:21.7%
Indian:6%
Other:4.6%
Asian:0.9%
Black:0.7%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 43.93%
Libertarian: 1.08%
Other: 0.97%
Green: 0.21%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Weston specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Las Animas County: About 10.0094 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Las Animas County: About 146.894 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Las Animas County is about 61% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 49% 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.
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): 81091Latitude: 37.146000
Longitude: -104.868300
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 7476.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 719