Arapahoe County vs. Washington County

	Arapahoe County (CO)	Washington County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	651,215	4,909
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.8%	2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	572,130	4,812
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	572,003	4,814
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.1%	20.7%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.0%
White alone, percent	76.7%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.4%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	6.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.9%	86.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,984	327
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	254,242	2,473
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.1%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$327,800	$138,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,740	$1,201
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$510	$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,307	$693
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.4%	7.2%
Building permits, 2018	3,592	9
Households, 2014-2018	237,559	2,030
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.2%	77.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.0%	5.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.6%	87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.2%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	9.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.1%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	56.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,235,569	1,013
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,888,882	1,702
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,863,911	209,791
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,404,716	31,591
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,792	$6,628
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$73,925	$49,375
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,972	$26,680
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,014	115
Total employment, 2017	293,379	530
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,793,853	19,138
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	59,968	388
All firms, 2012	61,297	308
Men-owned firms, 2012	31,732	124
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,462	94
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	44,785	287
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,119	28
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	52,103	232
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	716.7	1.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	798.10	2,518.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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