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Salida, CO vs Parachute, CO

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- Parachute is 0% more densely populated than Salida.
- People are 0.2% more likely to be married in Parachute.
- The Median Age is 15.3 years younger in Parachute.
 Salida, COParachute, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,607329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.538.4
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 Population - 20105,257  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,006285,036,114
 Population - 19904,737  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock999.493.4
 Land Area2.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salida, COParachute, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock9.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Salida, COParachute, COUnited States
 White75.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock4.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salida, COParachute, COUnited States
 Married Population48.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.4%50.2%
 Never Married23.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.992.60
 Households2,576  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock39880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,005  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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Reviews for Parachute    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The water rating is wrong. This water is not drinkable. I will not give it to my dog. I hate to think what it's doing to my skin and  More

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In my opinion, the Parachute area is not that great. There is nothing to do anywhere near here. I moved out here thinking I could just drive to Denver now and then to  More

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