Arizona vs. Colorado
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Arizona Colorado
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7,278,717 5,758,736
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 13.9% 14.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 6,392,288 5,029,319
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,392,017 5,029,196
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.5% 14.2%
Female persons, percent 50.3% 49.6%
White alone, percent 82.8% 87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.1% 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 5.3% 1.6%
Asian alone, percent 3.7% 3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 31.6% 21.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.4% 67.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 487,684 375,746
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 13.4% 9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,035,669 2,424,051
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.6% 64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $209,600 $313,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,394 $1,681
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $406 $458
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,009 $1,196
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.7% 25.9%
Building permits, 2018 41,664 42,627
Households, 2014-2018 2,524,300 2,113,387
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.69 2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.2% 81.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 27.2% 17.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 92.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.8% 85.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.8% 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.9% 40.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.6% 7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.7% 8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.2% 67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.5% 62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,996,635 13,617,654
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 37,055,881 29,488,161
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 51,243,473 50,447,098
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 69,437,272 77,034,971
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 84,716,542 67,815,200
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,927 $13,073
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.3 25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,213 $68,811
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,265 $36,415
Persons in poverty, percent 14.0% 9.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 143,306 169,842
Total employment, 2017 2,448,538 2,371,694
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 113,490,959 126,786,000
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 485,984 517,350
All firms, 2012 499,926 547,352
Men-owned firms, 2012 245,243 284,554
Women-owned firms, 2012 182,425 194,508
Minority-owned firms, 2012 135,313 85,849
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 344,981 442,365
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 46,780 51,722
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 427,582 469,524
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.7% 6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.1% 29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 56.3 48.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 113,594.08 103,641.89
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arizona and Colorado using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.