Boulder County vs. Jefferson County
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Boulder County (CO) Jefferson County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 326,078 580,233
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.7% 8.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 294,561 534,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 294,567 534,543
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.4% 5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.0% 19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.3% 16.5%
Female persons, percent 49.7% 50.1%
White alone, percent 90.2% 91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.2% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent 5.0% 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 13.9% 15.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.6% 78.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 14,243 38,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.8% 6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 137,435 243,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 62.0% 70.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $462,200 $366,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,955 $1,803
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $556 $504
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,411 $1,285
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 28.9% 25.1%
Building permits, 2018 2,954 2,138
Households, 2014-2018 125,894 230,153
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 77.4% 84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 16.0% 10.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 95.5% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.6% 88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.1% 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 60.8% 44.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.4% 6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.8% 6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.6% 69.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 64.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 842,241 1,069,215
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,129,555 2,717,429
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,061,462 6,119,010
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,498,340 7,465,012
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,733 $13,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.8 27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $78,642 $78,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $43,831 $41,930
Persons in poverty, percent 9.7% 7.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 12,551 17,303
Total employment, 2017 153,690 198,024
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,308,102 9,306,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 40,012 57,319
All firms, 2012 44,183 61,610
Men-owned firms, 2012 22,564 32,687
Women-owned firms, 2012 15,895 22,451
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,078 7,211
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 38,265 52,256
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,374 5,904
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 38,450 53,067
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.2% 30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 405.6 699.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 726.29 764.21
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Boulder county (CO) and Jefferson county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.