REACHING ASPEN, PITKIN, 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	715 E Hyman Ave	GIS Latitude	39.188090	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-106.815690	
Zip Code	81611	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	16,515	7,966	2,441	1,809	
2010 Households	7,718	3,954	1,087	887	
2010 Group Quarters	327	292	0	14	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 3505 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	3,505	88.64%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	337	8.52%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	112	2.83%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Young Cosmopolitans segment. Approximately 315 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Young Cosmopolitans
(78.30% unreached)	Residents are young, single, college educated and earning upper-middle-class incomes as white-collar professionals, managers and executives living in luxury apartments and condos in fast growing cities 	315	7.97%	
Urban Commuter Fam.
(67.14% unreached)	Upscale, college educated Baby Boomer families and couples living in comfortable, single detached homes in city neighborhoods on the metropolitan fringe	184	4.65%	
Upscale Suburbia
(83.33% unreached)	A portrait of pleasant living, consisting of affluent, middle-aged empty nesting couples and singles in established suburban neighbourhoods	182	4.6%	

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	5,913	76.61%	3,113	78.74%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,402	18.16%	719	18.19%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,091	14.13%	608	15.37%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	3,421	44.32%	1,786	45.18%	

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	57	1%	26	1%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	1,749	23%	814	21%	
# New Churches Needed	4	2	

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	3,490	88%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	3,107	79%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,997	76%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	2,983	75%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,902	73%	
Listening To Music	2,886	73%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	2,871	73%	

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)