Adams County vs. Arapahoe County

	Adams County (CO)	Arapahoe County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	511,868	651,215
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.9%	13.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	441,698	572,130
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	441,603	572,003
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	13.1%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	50.4%
White alone, percent	86.0%	76.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.9%	11.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.4%	19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.6%	59.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,733	38,984
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.4%	15.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	175,616	254,242
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.2%	63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$273,000	$327,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,621	$1,740
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$510
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,270	$1,307
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.9%	34.4%
Building permits, 2018	2,797	3,592
Households, 2014-2018	164,353	237,559
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.00	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	81.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	23.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	88.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.0%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	42.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.2%	71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	65.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	705,841	1,235,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,732,092	2,888,882
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	7,311,352	1,672,601
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,918,646	17,863,911
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,548,735	9,404,716
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,073	$15,792
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,575	$73,925
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,897	$38,972
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	8.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,053	19,014
Total employment, 2017	173,553	293,379
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,514,347	17,793,853
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.6%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	34,988	59,968
All firms, 2012	34,447	61,297
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,398	31,732
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,562	22,462
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,916	13,912
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,016	44,785
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,478	6,119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,493	52,103
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.0%	6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	378.2	716.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,167.65	798.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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