Adams County vs. Jefferson County

	Adams County (CO)	Jefferson County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	511,868	580,233
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.9%	8.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	441,698	534,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	441,603	534,543
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	50.1%
White alone, percent	86.0%	91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.9%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.4%	15.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.6%	78.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,733	38,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.4%	6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	175,616	243,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.2%	70.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$273,000	$366,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,621	$1,803
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$504
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,270	$1,285
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.9%	25.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,797	2,138
Households, 2014-2018	164,353	230,153
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.00	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	10.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.0%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	44.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.2%	69.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	64.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	705,841	1,069,215
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,732,092	2,717,429
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	7,311,352	6,119,010
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,918,646	3,082,119
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,548,735	7,465,012
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,073	$13,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,575	$78,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,897	$41,930
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	7.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,053	17,303
Total employment, 2017	173,553	198,024
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,514,347	9,306,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.6%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	34,988	57,319
All firms, 2012	34,447	61,610
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,398	32,687
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,562	22,451
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,916	7,211
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,016	52,256
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,478	5,904
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,493	53,067
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.0%	5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	378.2	699.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,167.65	764.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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