Colorado vs. Wyoming

	Colorado	Wyoming
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,758,736	578,759
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.5%	2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,029,319	563,775
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,029,196	563,626
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.2%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	49.0%
White alone, percent	87.1%	92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.6%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	2.7%
Asian alone, percent	3.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.7%	10.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.9%	83.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	375,746	45,389
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,424,051	278,595
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.9%	69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$313,600	$213,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,681	$1,428
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$458	$415
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,196	$843
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.9%	16.0%
Building permits, 2018	42,627	1,812
Households, 2014-2018	2,113,387	230,630
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%	83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.0%	7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.8%	90.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	81.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.4%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.1%	26.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.6%	66.4%
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	1,644,844
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	29,488,161	3,291,478
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	50,447,098	10,783,794
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,034,971	5,597,891
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,815,200	9,446,043
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,073	$16,388
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,811	$62,268
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,415	$32,295
Persons in poverty, percent	9.6%	11.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	169,842	21,148
Total employment, 2017	2,371,694	201,864
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	126,786,000	9,436,110
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	-3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	517,350	51,309
All firms, 2012	547,352	62,427
Men-owned firms, 2012	284,554	30,039
Women-owned firms, 2012	194,508	19,344
Minority-owned firms, 2012	85,849	4,077
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	442,365	55,397
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	51,722	6,470
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	469,524	51,353
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	0.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	48.5	5.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	103,641.89	97,093.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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