Denver County vs. Jefferson County

Denver County (CO)Jefferson County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)716,492580,233
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)19.5%8.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)599,815534,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010600,158534,543
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.5%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.8%16.5%
Female persons, percent49.8%50.1%
White alone, percent80.8%91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent9.8%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.8%1.2%
Asian alone, percent4.1%3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.3%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent29.7%15.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.5%78.0%
Veterans, 2014-201829,64838,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201815.6%6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)330,862243,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201849.6%70.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$357,300$366,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,707$1,803
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$470$504
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,217$1,285
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201345.7%25.1%
Building permits, 20187,8782,138
Households, 2014-2018294,358230,153
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.0%84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201826.5%10.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.8%94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.7%88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.1%94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201847.9%44.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.5%6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.7%6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201871.6%69.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.4%64.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,884,8521,069,215
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,316,8922,717,429
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,343,8926,119,010
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,625,8183,082,119
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,111,4167,465,012
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,212$13,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.427.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,793$78,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,196$41,930
Persons in poverty, percent11.7%7.0%
Total employer establishments, 201725,69417,303
Total employment, 2017444,646198,024
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)28,205,5329,306,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201772,40957,319
All firms, 201279,09761,610
Men-owned firms, 201241,77632,687
Women-owned firms, 201228,72522,451
Minority-owned firms, 201218,0497,211
Nonminority-owned firms, 201257,07752,256
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,3295,904
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201267,98153,067
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%30.2%
Population per square mile, 20103,922.6699.5
Land area in square miles, 2010153.00764.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Denver county (CO) and Jefferson county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.