Colorado vs. Kansas
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Colorado Kansas
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5,758,736 2,913,314 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.5% 2.1% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 5,029,319 2,853,123 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,029,196 2,853,118 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 24.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.2% 15.9% Female persons, percent 49.6% 50.2% White alone, percent 87.1% 86.4% Black or African American alone, percent 4.6% 6.1% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 1.2% Asian alone, percent 3.5% 3.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 3.1% 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, percent 21.7% 12.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 67.9% 75.7% Veterans, 2014-2018 375,746 181,453 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 7.1% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,424,051 1,280,774 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 64.9% 66.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $313,600 $145,400 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,681 $1,349 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $458 $495 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,196 $831 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.9% 17.7% Building permits, 2018 42,627 9,478 Households, 2014-2018 2,113,387 1,124,549 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.56 2.52 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.7% 83.6% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 17.0% 11.7% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.8% 88.4% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 85.7% 79.6% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.4% 90.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 40.1% 32.9% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.3% 9.0% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.6% 10.3% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.6% 65.7% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.6% 61.2% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,617,654 4,873,411 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 29,488,161 18,248,370 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 50,447,098 86,076,260 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 77,034,971 60,226,324 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 67,815,200 38,276,461 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,073 $13,263 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.5 19.3 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $68,811 $57,422 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $36,415 $30,757 Persons in poverty, percent 9.6% 12.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 169,842 74,947 Total employment, 2017 2,371,694 1,199,162 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 126,786,000 52,754,605 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 1.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 517,350 201,268 All firms, 2012 547,352 239,118 Men-owned firms, 2012 284,554 125,169 Women-owned firms, 2012 194,508 77,194 Minority-owned firms, 2012 85,849 26,127 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 442,365 204,562 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 51,722 21,610 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 469,524 203,401 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 2.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 2.0% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.2% 2.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.2% 27.5% Population per square mile, 2010 48.5 34.9 Land area in square miles, 2010 103,641.89 81,758.72
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Colorado and Kansas using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
