Douglas County vs. El Paso County

Douglas County (CO)El Paso County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)342,776713,856
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)20.1%14.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)285,465622,250
Population, Census, April 1, 2010285,465622,263
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.0%24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.9%12.8%
Female persons, percent50.1%49.5%
White alone, percent90.0%83.3%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%1.4%
Asian alone, percent5.2%3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.0%17.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.9%68.9%
Veterans, 2014-201819,18183,973
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.3%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)128,727275,396
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.0%63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$441,100$254,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,195$1,554
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$595$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,655$1,119
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.8%22.3%
Building permits, 20184,0655,586
Households, 2014-2018117,426253,379
Persons per household, 2014-20182.792.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.6%77.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.2%11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201898.0%93.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201895.5%89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201898.0%93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201857.9%37.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20184.3%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.8%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.9%62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.6%58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)541,8331,443,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)460,3623,375,933
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,701,6872,563,264
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,308,8127,929,252
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,449$12,294
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.723.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$115,314$65,334
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,017$32,348
Persons in poverty, percent2.6%9.9%
Total employer establishments, 20179,27017,542
Total employment, 2017112,808242,125
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,684,09411,293,550
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.4%2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201733,40052,837
All firms, 201230,97454,247
Men-owned firms, 201215,63326,903
Women-owned firms, 201210,96620,043
Minority-owned firms, 20123,4448,463
Nonminority-owned firms, 201226,27643,351
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,1736,593
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201226,09944,012
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%4.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.7%31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010339.7292.6
Land area in square miles, 2010840.252,126.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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