Jefferson County vs. Broomfield County
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Jefferson County (CO) Broomfield County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 580,233 69,267
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.5% 24.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 534,829 55,856
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 534,543 55,889
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.7% 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 13.8%
Female persons, percent 50.1% 50.3%
White alone, percent 91.7% 88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.4% 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 3.1% 6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 15.5% 12.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.0% 76.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 38,191 4,168
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.6% 9.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 243,009 28,937
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.4% 66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $366,800 $382,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,803 $1,947
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $504 $510
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,285 $1,583
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.1% 25.0%
Building permits, 2018 2,138 785
Households, 2014-2018 230,153 26,721
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.44 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.7% 79.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.6% 11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.0% 96.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.4% 92.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.4% 96.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 44.1% 55.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.2% 5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.8% 4.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.4% 73.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.7% 67.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,069,215 169,555
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,717,429 172,885
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 6,119,010 3,918,384
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,465,012 1,000,246
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,688 $17,157
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.7 27.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $78,943 $89,624
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $41,930 $47,016
Persons in poverty, percent 7.0% 4.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 17,303 2,158
Total employment, 2017 198,024 46,084
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,306,092 3,051,273
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.4% 7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 57,319 6,182
All firms, 2012 61,610 6,430
Men-owned firms, 2012 32,687 3,142
Women-owned firms, 2012 22,451 2,265
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,211 848
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 52,256 5,182
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,904 468
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 53,067 5,411
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 3.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.2% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 699.5 1,691.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 764.21 33.03
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson county (CO) and Broomfield county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.