Elbert County vs. El Paso County

	Elbert County (CO)	El Paso County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	26,282	713,856
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.8%	14.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,088	622,250
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,086	622,263
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	12.8%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	49.5%
White alone, percent	94.4%	83.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.4%	6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.2%	17.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.2%	68.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,379	83,973
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,784	275,396
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	89.7%	63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$425,500	$254,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,124	$1,554
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$530	$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,038	$1,119
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.3%	22.3%
Building permits, 2018	217	5,586
Households, 2014-2018	9,046	253,379
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.5%	77.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.3%	11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.0%	93.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.4%	89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	96.7%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.9%	37.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.1%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.8%	7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.2%	62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.3%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,297	1,443,157
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	105,690	7,929,252
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,520	$12,294
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.7	23.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$96,658	$65,334
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,349	$32,348
Persons in poverty, percent	5.0%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	622	17,542
Total employment, 2017	2,595	242,125
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	103,972	11,293,550
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,859	52,837
All firms, 2012	2,585	54,247
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,457	26,903
Women-owned firms, 2012	800	20,043
Minority-owned firms, 2012	110	8,463
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,438	43,351
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	257	6,593
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,213	44,012
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.2%	31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	12.5	292.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,850.85	2,126.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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