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Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado

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Population in July 2007: 387.
Males: 227  (58.8%)
Females: 160  (41.2%)
Median resident age:

40.7 years
Colorado median age:

34.3 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,480 (it was $37,232 in 2000)
Maybell-Powder Wash:

$58,480
CO:

$89,302

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,610 (it was $19,292 in 2000)

Maybell-Powder Wash CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $360,947 (it was $123,200 in 2000)
Maybell-Powder Wash:

$360,947
CO:

$531,100
March 2022 cost of living index in Maybell-Powder Wash: 99.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Maybell-Powder Wash, CO (2000)
    • 29879.3%White alone
    • 6918.4%Hispanic
    • 51.3%Two or more races
    • 41.1%American Indian alone
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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 2365.9 square miles.

Population density: 0.2 people per square mile   (very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Maybell-Powder Wash CCD:

0.3% ($388)
Colorado:

0.7% ($1,132)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boulder, CO (173.4 miles , pop. 94,673).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (187.5 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (537.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Maybell, CO (4.8 miles),
Baggs, WY (6.7 miles ),
Dinosaur, CO (6.8 miles ),
East Daggett, UT (6.9 miles),
Craig, CO (6.9 miles ),
Rangely, CO (7.0 miles ),
Dixon, WY (7.1 miles),
Dutch John, UT (7.3 miles)

Latitude: 40.74 N, Longitude: 108.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 970

Distribution of median household income in Maybell-Powder Wash, CO in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.2%
Colorado:

3.2%
Most common industries in Maybell-Powder Wash, CO (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (24.2%)
  • Construction (23.5%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (13.1%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (9.2%)
  • Utilities (8.5%)
  • Truck transportation (7.2%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (35.9%)
  • Construction (29.3%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (15.2%)
  • Truck transportation (12.0%)
  • Utilities (7.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (23.0%)
  • Construction (14.8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (14.8%)
  • Finance & insurance (13.1%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (9.8%)
  • Utilities (9.8%)
  • Health care (8.2%)
Most common occupations in Maybell-Powder Wash, CO (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Farmers and farm managers (13.1%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.1%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (11.1%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.2%)
  • Extraction workers (9.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (20.7%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (18.5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (17.4%)
  • Extraction workers (15.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.0%)
  • Construction laborers (10.9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.4%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (27.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (23.0%)
  • Cashiers (11.5%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (11.5%)
  • Plant and system operators (9.8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9.8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6.6%)

Average climate in Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado average temperatures Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado average precipitation Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado humidity Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado wind speed Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado snowfall Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado sunshine Maybell-Powder Wash, Colorado clear and cloudy days

Earthquake activity:

Maybell-Powder Wash-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 1218% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 288.3 miles away from Maybell-Powder Wash center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 359.2 miles away from Maybell-Powder Wash center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 477.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 228.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from Maybell-Powder Wash center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 193.0 miles away from Maybell-Powder Wash center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Moffat County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Maybell-Powder Wash:

  • Western Wyoming Community College (about 74 miles; Rock Springs, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • Colorado Mountain College (about 101 miles; Glenwood Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 3,463)
  • Colorado Mesa University (about 116 miles; Grand Junction, CO; FT enrollment: 7,671)
  • Wyotech-Laramie (about 154 miles; Laramie, WY; FT enrollment: 2,765)
  • University of Wyoming (about 154 miles; Laramie, WY; FT enrollment: 10,810)
  • Western State Colorado University (about 172 miles; Gunnison, CO; FT enrollment: 2,023)
  • University of Colorado Boulder (about 174 miles; Boulder, CO; FT enrollment: 28,328)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Maybell-Powder Wash: Buckley Cow Camp (A), Sugarloaf Camp (B), Elk Ranch (C), Sparks (D), Station Ranch (E), Spitzie Place (F), Calloway Place (G), Watson Place (H), Sterling Place (I), Two Bar Ranch (J), Buffham Place (K), Carr Place (L), Ink Spring Ranch (M), Nipple Rim Ranch (N), Great Divide (O), Old Bassett Camp (P), Ecklund Cabin (Q), Miles Place (R), Tittle Cabin (S), Lodore Ranger Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hughes Cemetery (1), Bassett Cemetery (2), Spring Creek Cemetery (3), Fairview Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Fonce Lake (A), G Lake (B), Hog Lake (C), Irish Lakes (D), Cove Reservoir (E), Basset Reservoir Number 2 (F), Offield Reservoir (G), Miles Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Cherokee Creek (A), West Fork Cherokee Creek (B), Bar Creek (C), Skeltcher Creek (D), NS Creek (E), Canyon Creek (F), Talamantes Creek (G), Shell Creek (H), Powder Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Maybell-Powder Wash include: Dinosaur National Monument (1), Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Moffat County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.2 people
Colorado:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

58.5%
Whole state:

63.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.1%
Whole state:

6.5%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

18.9%
Whole state:

9.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

12.6%
Whole state:

4.1%
3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers in 2010
23 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms in 2000
3 people in unknown juvenile institutions in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Maybell-Powder Wash:

Marital status in Maybell-Powder Wash, CO
  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 30.2%

For population 25 years and over in Maybell-Powder Wash:

  • High school or higher: 67.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.5
Colorado average:

11.8

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Maybell-Powder Wash, CO (based on Moffat County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1,63912
Other1,3394
Catholic1,1381
Mainline Protestant1625
Orthodox1501
None9,367-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
This county:

2.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
This county:

5.88 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
Here:

10.29 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

5.5%
Colorado:

5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

19.4%
Colorado:

18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Moffat County:

7.9%
State:

9.6%

Strongest AM radio stations in Maybell-Powder Wash:

  • KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Maybell-Powder Wash:

  • KQZR (102.5 FM; CRAIG, CO; Owner: CRAIG BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KRAI-FM (93.7 FM; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Maybell-Powder Wash, CO
  • 31.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 23.0%Utility gas
  • 20.0%Wood
  • 12.6%Electricity
  • 12.6%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Maybell-Powder Wash, CO
  • 53.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 46.7%Electricity


Maybell-Powder Wash compared to Colorado state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Maybell-Powder Wash on our top lists:

  • #36 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 larger cities with the lowest real estate taxes percentage (population 50,000+)"
  • #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
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