El Paso County vs. Elbert County

El Paso County (CO)Elbert County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)713,85626,282
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.7%13.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)622,25023,088
Population, Census, April 1, 2010622,26323,086
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.8%16.4%
Female persons, percent49.5%49.5%
White alone, percent83.3%94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%0.8%
Asian alone, percent3.1%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent17.5%7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.9%88.2%
Veterans, 2014-201883,9732,379
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)275,3969,784
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%89.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$254,300$425,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,554$2,124
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$435$530
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,119$1,038
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.3%1.3%
Building permits, 20185,586217
Households, 2014-2018253,3799,046
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.5%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.9%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.8%95.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.3%89.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.7%96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.9%35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,443,1579,297
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,929,252105,690
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,294$4,520
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.439.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,334$96,658
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,348$43,349
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%5.0%
Total employer establishments, 201717,542622
Total employment, 2017242,1252,595
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)11,293,550103,972
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.8%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201752,8372,859
All firms, 201254,2472,585
Men-owned firms, 201226,9031,457
Women-owned firms, 201220,043800
Minority-owned firms, 20128,463110
Nonminority-owned firms, 201243,3512,438
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,593257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201244,0122,213
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010292.612.5
Land area in square miles, 20102,126.801,850.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

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