Colorado vs. Nebraska

	Colorado	Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,758,736	1,934,408
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.5%	5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,029,319	1,826,305
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,029,196	1,826,341
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.2%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	50.1%
White alone, percent	87.1%	88.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.6%	5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.5%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.7%	11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.9%	78.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	375,746	120,290
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	7.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,424,051	845,042
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.9%	66.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$313,600	$147,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,681	$1,352
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$458	$510
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,196	$805
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.9%	19.6%
Building permits, 2018	42,627	7,866
Households, 2014-2018	2,113,387	754,063
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.7%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.0%	11.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.8%	88.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.4%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.1%	31.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.6%	69.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.6%	64.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,617,654	3,094,498
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	29,488,161	12,869,418
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	50,447,098	57,499,177
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,034,971	42,618,995
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,815,200	30,470,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,073	$16,422
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	18.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,811	$59,116
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,415	$31,101
Persons in poverty, percent	9.6%	11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	169,842	54,954
Total employment, 2017	2,371,694	833,472
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	126,786,000	36,415,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	-5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	517,350	137,380
All firms, 2012	547,352	164,089
Men-owned firms, 2012	284,554	83,696
Women-owned firms, 2012	194,508	51,936
Minority-owned firms, 2012	85,849	14,571
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	442,365	144,122
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	51,722	16,693
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	469,524	137,254
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	1.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	25.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	48.5	23.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	103,641.89	76,824.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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