Chaffee County vs. Lake County

	Chaffee County (CO)	Lake County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,027	7,824
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.5%	7.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,809	7,310
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,809	7,310
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.7%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.0%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.4%	14.3%
Female persons, percent	47.2%	46.2%
White alone, percent	93.9%	93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.7%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	2.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.1%	35.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.2%	60.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,945	476
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.2%	8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,353	4,431
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.7%	62.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$335,900	$214,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,535	$1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$363	$359
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$800	$955
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.3%	12.2%
Building permits, 2018	162	51
Households, 2014-2018	7,958	3,353
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	18.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.9%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.5%	34.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.7%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.2%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	67.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,868	13,108
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	76,269	18,286
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	249,260	37,400
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,733	$5,097
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.3	29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,580	$46,918
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,365	$28,062
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	956	213
Total employment, 2017	6,310	1,322
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	220,315	36,897
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.0%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,484	659
All firms, 2012	2,847	959
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,208	539
Women-owned firms, 2012	945	236
Minority-owned firms, 2012	118	241
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,526	672
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	282	62
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,292	836
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.8%	26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.6	19.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,013.40	376.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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