Utah vs. Colorado
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,205,958 5,758,736 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 16.0% 14.5% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,763,891 5,029,319 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,763,885 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent 8.0% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 29.5% 22.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.1% 14.2% Female persons, percent 49.6% 49.6% White alone, percent 90.7% 87.1% Black or African American alone, percent 1.4% 4.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.5% 1.6% Asian alone, percent 2.7% 3.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 1.1% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, percent 14.2% 21.7% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.0% 67.9% Veterans, 2014-2018 123,339 375,746 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.4% 9.8% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,108,763 2,424,051 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.9% 64.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $256,700 $313,600 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,497 $1,681 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $418 $458 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $988 $1,196 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.4% 25.9% Building permits, 2018 25,574 42,627 Households, 2014-2018 957,619 2,113,387 Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.13 2.56 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.9% 81.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 15.2% 17.0% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.4% 92.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 85.7% 85.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.0% 91.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.3% 40.1% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 7.3% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.5% 8.6% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.9% 67.6% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.0% 62.6% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,789,281 13,617,654 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 14,521,857 29,488,161 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 50,046,429 50,447,098 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 30,927,885 77,034,971 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 38,024,486 67,815,200 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,317 $13,073 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.7 25.5 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $68,374 $68,811 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,239 $36,415 Persons in poverty, percent 9.0% 9.6% Total employer establishments, 2017 80,140 169,842 Total employment, 2017 1,282,455 2,371,694 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 58,191,764 126,786,000 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.5% 2.3% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 236,794 517,350 All firms, 2012 251,419 547,352 Men-owned firms, 2012 132,163 284,554 Women-owned firms, 2012 76,269 194,508 Minority-owned firms, 2012 24,423 85,849 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 218,826 442,365 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 18,754 51,722 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 219,807 469,524 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 2.6% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.9% 29.2% Population per square mile, 2010 33.6 48.5 Land area in square miles, 2010 82,169.62 103,641.89
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Utah and Colorado using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
