Arizona vs. Colorado

	Arizona	Colorado
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,278,717	5,758,736
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.9%	14.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,392,288	5,029,319
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,392,017	5,029,196
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.5%	14.2%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	49.6%
White alone, percent	82.8%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.1%	4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	5.3%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	3.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.6%	21.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.4%	67.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	487,684	375,746
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,035,669	2,424,051
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.6%	64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$209,600	$313,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,394	$1,681
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$406	$458
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,009	$1,196
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.7%	25.9%
Building permits, 2018	41,664	42,627
Households, 2014-2018	2,524,300	2,113,387
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	81.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	27.2%	17.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	92.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.8%	85.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.8%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.9%	40.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,996,635	13,617,654
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	37,055,881	29,488,161
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	51,243,473	50,447,098
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	69,437,272	77,034,971
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	84,716,542	67,815,200
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,927	$13,073
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,213	$68,811
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,265	$36,415
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	9.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	143,306	169,842
Total employment, 2017	2,448,538	2,371,694
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	113,490,959	126,786,000
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	485,984	517,350
All firms, 2012	499,926	547,352
Men-owned firms, 2012	245,243	284,554
Women-owned firms, 2012	182,425	194,508
Minority-owned firms, 2012	135,313	85,849
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	344,981	442,365
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	46,780	51,722
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	427,582	469,524
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.7%	6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	56.3	48.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	113,594.08	103,641.89

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arizona and Colorado using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.