Arapahoe County vs. Douglas County

	Arapahoe County (CO)	Douglas County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	651,215	342,776
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.8%	20.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	572,130	285,465
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	572,003	285,465
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.1%	11.9%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.1%
White alone, percent	76.7%	90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.4%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	6.5%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.9%	81.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,984	19,181
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	254,242	128,727
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.1%	79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$327,800	$441,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,740	$2,195
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$510	$595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,307	$1,655
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.4%	15.8%
Building permits, 2018	3,592	4,065
Households, 2014-2018	237,559	117,426
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.2%	83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.0%	9.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.6%	98.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	95.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.2%	57.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	4.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	3.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.1%	72.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	65.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,235,569	541,833
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,888,882	1,137,393
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,672,601	460,362
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,863,911	2,701,687
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,404,716	4,308,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,792	$14,449
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$73,925	$115,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,972	$51,017
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	2.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,014	9,270
Total employment, 2017	293,379	112,808
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,793,853	6,684,094
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	59,968	33,400
All firms, 2012	61,297	30,974
Men-owned firms, 2012	31,732	15,633
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,462	10,966
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,912	3,444
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	44,785	26,276
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,119	3,173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	52,103	26,099
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.4%	27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	716.7	339.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	798.10	840.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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