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Appendix D: Target communities demographic information
Alamosa, CO: Alamosa is the county seat of Alamosa County, Colorado. The city had a population
of 8,780 in 2010, a 10 percent increase since the 2000 census. As of the 2000 census, the median
household income was $25,453, the median family income was $33,017, and the per capita income
was $15,405. About 18 percent of families and 25 percent of the population were below the poverty
line. The racial makeup of the city was: 68.53% White, 1.41% Black or African American, 2.20%
Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 22.36% from other races, and 4.28% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.80% of the population.
Anaconda, MT: Anaconda is the county seat of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana, which
has a consolidated city-county government. The consolidated city-county had a population of 9,298
people in 2010, a 1 percent decrease since the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, the median
household income was $34,716 and the per capita income was $20,462. As of the 2010 census, the
racial makeup of the county was: 93% white, .4 % African American, 3.1% American Indian and
Alaska Native, .3% Asian, 2.5% two or more races, and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.
Espanola, NM: Espanola is a city within Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The city had a
population of 10,495 people in 2010, a 10 percent increase since the 2000 census. As of the 2000
census, the median household income was $27,144, the median family income was $32,255, and the
per capita income for the city was $14,303. About 17 percent of families and 22 percent of the
population were below the poverty line. As of 2010, the racial makeup of the city was: 8.8% White
alone (and not Hispanic or Latino), 0.5% Black or African American, 3.4% Native American, 1.1%
Asian, 2.1% two or more races, and 87.1% Hispanics or Latinos.
Philipsburg, MT: Philipsburg is the county seat of Granite County, Montana. The town had a
population of 820 people in 2010, a decrease of 10 percent since the 2000 census. According to the
American Community Survey, in 2014 the median household income was $41,071 and the per capita
income was $25,717. About 13 percent of families and 14 percent of the population were below the
poverty line. As of the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the town was: 96.8% White, 0.1% African
American, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
Ronan, MT: Ronan is a city in Lake County, Montana, on the Flathead Indian Reservation. It had a
population of 1,871 people in 2010, a 3 percent increase from the 2000 census. As of the 2000
census, the median household income was $22,422, the median family income was $29,750, and the
per capita income was $11,678. About 20 percent of families and 25 percent of the population were
below the poverty line. The racial makeup of the city was: 62.42% White, 0.11% African American,
33.06% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 3.81%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.37% of the population.
Saguache, CO: Saguache is the county seat of Saguache County, Colorado. The town had a
population of 493 in 2010, a 16 percent decline since the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, the
median household income was $21,544, the median family income was $30,221, and the per capita
income was $14,139. About 14 percent of families and 19 percent of the population were below the
poverty line. The racial makeup of the town was 79.93% White, 2.60% Native American, 0.17%
Asian, 13.15% from other races, and 4.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 34.43% of the population.
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