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Parachute, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,006. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,094 (+8.7% change)
Males: 505 (50.2%), Females: 501 (49.8%)

Garfield County

Zip code: 81635

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.3 years
Median household income: $31,208
Median house value: $98,600

Population by Race

Races in Parachute:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.8%)
  • Hispanic (19.8%)
  • Other race (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (18.0%), Irish (15.4%), English (12.1%), United States (6.5%), French (2.8%), Swedish (2.1%).

Elevation: 5090 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Map of Parachute, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Parachute

  • High school or higher: 77.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 39.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parachute town

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 50.1%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 15.4%

10.9% Foreign born (8.2% Latin America, 1.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +337 (+50.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Parachute:

  • CLAGETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIFLE, CO)
  • PIONEERS HOSPITAL OF RIO BLANCO (about 42 miles; MEEKER, CO)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parachute:

  • WALKER FIELD (about 40 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Abbreviation: GJT)
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; MONTROSE, CO; Abbreviation: MTJ)
  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 80 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Parachute:

  • GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; RIFLE, CO; Abbreviation: RIL)
  • MEEKER (about 42 miles; MEEKER, CO; Abbreviation: EEO)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 46 miles; DELTA, CO; Abbreviation: 1V9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parachute:

  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 93 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 149 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 184 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 191 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 192 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)

Schools

Public high school in Parachute:

  • GRAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 210; Location: 8600 HIGHWAY 6 & 24; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Parachute:

  • BEA UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 0741 TAMARISK AVENUE; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • L W ST JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 0460 STONE QUARRY ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • GRAND VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY CENTER (Students: 128; Location: 100 EAST SECOND STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

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