POPULATION: 272,660
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 26.8%
 BLACK POPULATION: 5.6%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 8.5%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 8.3%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $11,334 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 10.3%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 7.2%
 BIRTH RATE: 21.1 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 8,669 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 15 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 22.4 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 28.8@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 71.2@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 15.4 inches
 LAND AREA: 138.2 square miles; 357.8 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 38@50'N  LONGITUDE: 104@50'W
 AREA CODE: 719  TIME ZONE: Mountain