Jefferson County vs. Denver County

Jefferson County (CO)Denver County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)580,233716,492
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.5%19.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)534,829599,815
Population, Census, April 1, 2010534,543600,158
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%11.8%
Female persons, percent50.1%49.8%
White alone, percent91.7%80.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%1.8%
Asian alone, percent3.1%4.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent15.5%29.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%54.5%
Veterans, 2014-201838,19129,648
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.6%15.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)243,009330,862
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.4%49.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$366,800$357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,803$1,707
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$504$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,285$1,217
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.1%45.7%
Building permits, 20182,1387,878
Households, 2014-2018230,153294,358
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.7%79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.6%26.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.0%91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.4%83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.4%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.1%47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.2%6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.4%71.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%66.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,069,2152,884,852
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,717,4297,316,892
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,119,0105,343,892
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,082,11914,625,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,465,0127,111,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,688$11,212
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.725.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,943$63,793
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,930$41,196
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%11.7%
Total employer establishments, 201717,30325,694
Total employment, 2017198,024444,646
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,306,09228,205,532
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.4%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201757,31972,409
All firms, 201261,61079,097
Men-owned firms, 201232,68741,776
Women-owned firms, 201222,45128,725
Minority-owned firms, 20127,21118,049
Nonminority-owned firms, 201252,25657,077
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,9046,329
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201253,06767,981
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%4.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010699.53,922.6
Land area in square miles, 2010764.21153.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

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