Jefferson County vs. Broomfield County

Jefferson County (CO)Broomfield County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)580,23369,267
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.5%24.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)534,82955,856
Population, Census, April 1, 2010534,54355,889
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%13.8%
Female persons, percent50.1%50.3%
White alone, percent91.7%88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.8%
Asian alone, percent3.1%6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent15.5%12.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%76.6%
Veterans, 2014-201838,1914,168
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.6%9.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)243,00928,937
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.4%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, 2009-201325.1%25.0%
Building permits, 20182,138785
Households, 2014-2018230,15326,721
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.7%79.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.6%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.0%96.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.4%92.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.4%96.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.1%55.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.2%5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%4.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.4%73.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%67.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,069,215169,555
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,717,429172,885
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,119,0103,918,384
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,465,0121,000,246
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,688$17,157
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.727.8
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, percent7.0%4.9%
Total employer establishments, 201717,3032,158
Total employment, 2017198,02446,084
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,306,0923,051,273
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.4%7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201757,3196,182
All firms, 201261,6106,430
Men-owned firms, 201232,6873,142
Women-owned firms, 201222,4512,265
Minority-owned firms, 20127,211848
Nonminority-owned firms, 201252,2565,182
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,904468
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201253,0675,411
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%3.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010699.51,691.9
Land area in square miles, 2010764.2133.03

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.