Adams County vs. Denver County

	Adams County (CO)	Denver County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	511,868	716,492
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.9%	19.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	441,698	599,815
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	441,603	600,158
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	11.8%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	49.8%
White alone, percent	86.0%	80.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.9%	9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.4%	29.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.6%	54.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,733	29,648
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.4%	15.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	175,616	330,862
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.2%	49.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$273,000	$357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,621	$1,707
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,270	$1,217
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.9%	45.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,797	7,878
Households, 2014-2018	164,353	294,358
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.00	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	26.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.0%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.2%	71.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	66.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	705,841	2,884,852
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,732,092	7,316,892
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	7,311,352	5,343,892
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,918,646	14,625,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,548,735	7,111,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,073	$11,212
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,575	$63,793
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,897	$41,196
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	11.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,053	25,694
Total employment, 2017	173,553	444,646
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,514,347	28,205,532
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.6%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	34,988	72,409
All firms, 2012	34,447	79,097
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,398	41,776
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,562	28,725
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,916	18,049
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,016	57,077
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,478	6,329
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,493	67,981
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	4.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.0%	8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	378.2	3,922.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,167.65	153.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

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