Jefferson County vs. Denver County
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Jefferson County (CO) Denver County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 580,233 716,492
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.5% 19.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 534,829 599,815
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 534,543 600,158
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.7% 19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 11.8%
Female persons, percent 50.1% 49.8%
White alone, percent 91.7% 80.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.4% 9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 1.8%
Asian alone, percent 3.1% 4.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 15.5% 29.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.0% 54.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 38,191 29,648
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.6% 15.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 243,009 330,862
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.4% 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, 2009-2013 25.1% 45.7%
Building permits, 2018 2,138 7,878
Households, 2014-2018 230,153 294,358
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.44 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.7% 79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.6% 26.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.0% 91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.4% 83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.4% 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 44.1% 47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.2% 6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.8% 10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.4% 71.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.7% 66.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,069,215 2,884,852
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,717,429 7,316,892
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 6,119,010 5,343,892
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,082,119 14,625,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,465,012 7,111,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,688 $11,212
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.7 25.4
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, percent 7.0% 11.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 17,303 25,694
Total employment, 2017 198,024 444,646
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,306,092 28,205,532
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.4% 1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 57,319 72,409
All firms, 2012 61,610 79,097
Men-owned firms, 2012 32,687 41,776
Women-owned firms, 2012 22,451 28,725
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,211 18,049
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 52,256 57,077
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,904 6,329
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 53,067 67,981
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 4.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.2% 30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 699.5 3,922.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 764.21 153.00
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.