Elbert County vs. Douglas County

Elbert County (CO)Douglas County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)26,282342,776
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.8%20.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)23,088285,465
Population, Census, April 1, 201023,086285,465
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%11.9%
Female persons, percent49.5%50.1%
White alone, percent94.4%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.1%5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.2%9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.2%81.9%
Veterans, 2014-20182,37919,181
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.6%7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)9,784128,727
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201889.7%79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$425,500$441,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,124$2,195
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$530$595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,038$1,655
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20131.3%15.8%
Building permits, 20182174,065
Households, 2014-20189,046117,426
Persons per household, 2014-20182.772.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.5%83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%9.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.0%98.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.4%95.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201896.7%98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.9%57.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.1%4.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.8%3.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.2%72.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%65.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,297541,833
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)8,1941,137,393
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)105,6904,308,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$4,520$14,449
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201839.727.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$96,658$115,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,349$51,017
Persons in poverty, percent5.0%2.6%
Total employer establishments, 20176229,270
Total employment, 20172,595112,808
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)103,9726,684,094
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.2%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,85933,400
All firms, 20122,58530,974
Men-owned firms, 20121,45715,633
Women-owned firms, 201280010,966
Minority-owned firms, 20121103,444
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,43826,276
Veteran-owned firms, 20122573,173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,21326,099
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%27.7%
Population per square mile, 201012.5339.7
Land area in square miles, 20101,850.85840.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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