Jefferson County vs. Teller County

Jefferson County (CO)Teller County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)580,23325,083
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.5%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)534,82923,359
Population, Census, April 1, 2010534,54323,350
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%21.9%
Female persons, percent50.1%49.2%
White alone, percent91.7%94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%1.4%
Asian alone, percent3.1%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent15.5%6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%88.5%
Veterans, 2014-201838,1913,073
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.6%3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)243,00913,349
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.4%80.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$366,800$279,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,803$1,491
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$504$408
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,285$1,070
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.1%5.3%
Building permits, 20182,138148
Households, 2014-2018230,15310,183
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.7%82.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.6%4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.0%94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.4%87.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.4%95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.1%34.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.2%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.4%61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,069,215110,822
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,119,0106,521
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,082,11913,345
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,465,012207,796
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,688$8,884
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.732.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,943$65,382
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,930$34,392
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%7.4%
Total employer establishments, 201717,303720
Total employment, 2017198,0245,898
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,306,092211,639
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.4%-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201757,3192,689
All firms, 201261,6102,898
Men-owned firms, 201232,6871,329
Women-owned firms, 201222,4511,061
Minority-owned firms, 20127,211151
Nonminority-owned firms, 201252,2562,635
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,904488
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201253,0672,281
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%31.0%
Population per square mile, 2010699.541.9
Land area in square miles, 2010764.21557.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

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