Adams County vs. Washington County

	Adams County (CO)	Washington County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	511,868	4,909
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.9%	2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	441,698	4,812
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	441,603	4,814
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	20.7%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	48.0%
White alone, percent	86.0%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.9%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.4%	10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.6%	86.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,733	327
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.4%	3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	175,616	2,473
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.2%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$273,000	$138,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,621	$1,201
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,270	$693
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.9%	7.2%
Building permits, 2018	2,797	9
Households, 2014-2018	164,353	2,030
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.00	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	77.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	5.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.0%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	9.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.2%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	56.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	705,841	1,013
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,732,092	1,702
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,918,646	209,791
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,548,735	31,591
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,073	$6,628
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,575	$49,375
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,897	$26,680
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,053	115
Total employment, 2017	173,553	530
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,514,347	19,138
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.6%	-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	34,988	388
All firms, 2012	34,447	308
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,398	124
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,562	94
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,016	287
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,478	28
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,493	232
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	378.2	1.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,167.65	2,518.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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