Arapahoe County vs. Jefferson County

	Arapahoe County (CO)	Jefferson County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	651,215	580,233
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.8%	8.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	572,130	534,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	572,003	534,543
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.1%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.1%
White alone, percent	76.7%	91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.4%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	6.5%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	15.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.9%	78.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,984	38,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	254,242	243,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.1%	70.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$327,800	$366,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,740	$1,803
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$510	$504
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,307	$1,285
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.4%	25.1%
Building permits, 2018	3,592	2,138
Households, 2014-2018	237,559	230,153
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.2%	84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.0%	10.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.6%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.2%	44.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.1%	69.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	64.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,235,569	1,069,215
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,888,882	2,717,429
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,672,601	6,119,010
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,863,911	3,082,119
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,404,716	7,465,012
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,792	$13,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$73,925	$78,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,972	$41,930
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	7.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,014	17,303
Total employment, 2017	293,379	198,024
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,793,853	9,306,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	59,968	57,319
All firms, 2012	61,297	61,610
Men-owned firms, 2012	31,732	32,687
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,462	22,451
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,912	7,211
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	44,785	52,256
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,119	5,904
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	52,103	53,067
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.4%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	716.7	699.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	798.10	764.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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