Boulder County vs. Weld County

Boulder County (CO)Weld County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)326,078314,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.7%24.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)294,561252,847
Population, Census, April 1, 2010294,567252,825
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.0%26.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.3%12.2%
Female persons, percent49.7%49.6%
White alone, percent90.2%92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.6%
Asian alone, percent5.0%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.9%29.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.6%65.4%
Veterans, 2014-201814,24316,487
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.8%8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)137,435112,465
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.0%72.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$462,200$269,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,955$1,578
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$556$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,411$1,014
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201328.9%16.2%
Building permits, 20182,9544,107
Households, 2014-2018125,894102,101
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.4%82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201816.0%19.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.5%92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.6%83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.1%88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201860.8%26.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.4%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.6%68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.2%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)842,241273,945
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,129,555893,068
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,061,4625,991,440
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,498,3402,707,571
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,733$10,268
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.827.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,642$70,908
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,831$30,626
Persons in poverty, percent9.7%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 201712,5516,274
Total employment, 2017153,69085,076
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,308,1024,277,886
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201740,01223,109
All firms, 201244,18322,381
Men-owned firms, 201222,56411,009
Women-owned firms, 201215,8958,221
Minority-owned firms, 20124,0783,432
Nonminority-owned firms, 201238,26518,038
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,3742,181
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201238,45019,120
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010405.663.4
Land area in square miles, 2010726.293,987.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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