REACHING VAIL, EAGLE, CO
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Colorado in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	1402 Moraine Dr	GIS Latitude	39.637630	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-106.408590	
Zip Code	81657	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	High Country			

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	55,196	4,857	12,836	6,331	
2010 Households	16,077	1,802	3,890	1,975	
2010 Group Quarters	353	9	266	5	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 1068 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	1,068	59.3%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	688	38.2%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	45	2.5%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Affluent Urban Professionals segment. Approximately 499 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Affluent Urban Professionals
(80.79% unreached)	Affluent singles and couples who live in the chic high-rise neighborhoods of many big cities, owning swank condos and apartments	499	27.69%	
America's Wealthiest
(80.25% unreached)	The nation's most wealthy households are financially secure with expensive tastes, living the most luxurious of lifestyles in the most affluent and exclusive communities	142	7.88%	
Professional Urbanites
(72.30% unreached)	An upper-middle-class retirement oasis in the metropolitan sprawl containing very active empty nesting couples and older singles 	45	2.5%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	12,248	76.18%	1,420	78.78%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	3,239	20.15%	263	14.61%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,862	11.58%	322	17.87%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	7,146	44.45%	834	46.3%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	240	1%	24	1%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	3,589	22%	358	20%	
# New Churches Needed	8	1	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,519	84%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,414	78%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,387	77%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,376	76%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,368	76%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	1,313	73%	
Listening To Music	1,305	72%	

This mission site is located in the Western Colorado of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Steve Hoekstra (alpinerm@qwestoffice.net)