Statistics
Grantee Services |
2008 |
2000 - 2008 |
2009 |
2000 - 2009 |
Housing |
73,458 |
540,770 |
80,971 |
621,741 |
Food/Groceries |
29,911 |
250,287 |
14,598 |
264,885 |
Transportation |
28,137 |
133,652 |
11,095 |
144,747 |
Utilities |
19,923 |
116,846 |
10,926 |
127,772 |
Health Insurance Premiums |
6,434 |
12,379 |
2,994 |
15,373 |
Other |
487 |
10,998 |
3,097 |
14,095 |
Total |
158,350 |
1,064,932 |
123,681 |
1,188,613 |
Applicants
Average age is 50.Eighty-one percent (81%) of applicants have children. Those applicants have an average of 2 children.
Average education level is 13 years.
At the time of application, applicant expenses outweigh income by an average amount of $666. Average monthly income is $1,350 or $16,200 annually, which is $3,150 below the 2005 Federal Poverty Level for a family of 4 ($19,350).
One-third of applicants are married or have a spouse or significant other; 1/3 are divorced; the remaining 1/3 are single or widowed.
Sense of Security has received applications from 48 Colorado counties.Thirty-six percent (36%) of applicants have private health insurance, 25% have no health insurance, and the remaining 39% have state- or federally-funded health insurance plans (Medicaid, Medicare, CICP).
Applicant employment status: 60% of applicants are unemployed at the time of application; 32% are able to work full- or part-time; the remainder are on leave or students.
