Arapahoe County vs. Elbert County

Arapahoe County (CO)Elbert County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)651,21526,282
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.8%13.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)572,13023,088
Population, Census, April 1, 2010572,00323,086
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%16.4%
Female persons, percent50.4%49.5%
White alone, percent76.7%94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent11.4%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.8%
Asian alone, percent6.5%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.0%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.5%7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.9%88.2%
Veterans, 2014-201838,9842,379
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201815.0%2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)254,2429,784
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.1%89.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$327,800$425,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,740$2,124
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$510$530
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,307$1,038
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201334.4%1.3%
Building permits, 20183,592217
Households, 2014-2018237,5599,046
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.2%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201823.0%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%95.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.2%89.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.4%96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201842.2%35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.5%7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201871.1%68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.4%62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,235,5699,297
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,888,8828,194
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,404,716105,690
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,792$4,520
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.939.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$73,925$96,658
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,972$43,349
Persons in poverty, percent8.1%5.0%
Total employer establishments, 201719,014622
Total employment, 2017293,3792,595
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)17,793,853103,972
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.1%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201759,9682,859
All firms, 201261,2972,585
Men-owned firms, 201231,7321,457
Women-owned firms, 201222,462800
Minority-owned firms, 201213,912110
Nonminority-owned firms, 201244,7852,438
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,119257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201252,1032,213
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.4%26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010716.712.5
Land area in square miles, 2010798.101,850.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

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