El Paso County vs. Douglas County

El Paso County (CO)Douglas County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)713,856342,776
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.7%20.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)622,250285,465
Population, Census, April 1, 2010622,263285,465
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.8%11.9%
Female persons, percent49.5%50.1%
White alone, percent83.3%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent3.1%5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.9%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent17.5%9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.9%81.9%
Veterans, 2014-201883,97319,181
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)275,396128,727
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$254,300$441,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,554$2,195
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$435$595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,119$1,655
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.3%15.8%
Building permits, 20185,5864,065
Households, 2014-2018253,379117,426
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.5%83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.9%9.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.8%98.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.3%95.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.7%98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.9%57.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%4.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%3.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%72.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%65.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,443,157541,833
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,375,933460,362
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,563,2642,701,687
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,929,2524,308,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,294$14,449
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.427.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,334$115,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,348$51,017
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%2.6%
Total employer establishments, 201717,5429,270
Total employment, 2017242,125112,808
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)11,293,5506,684,094
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.8%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201752,83733,400
All firms, 201254,24730,974
Men-owned firms, 201226,90315,633
Women-owned firms, 201220,04310,966
Minority-owned firms, 20128,4633,444
Nonminority-owned firms, 201243,35126,276
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,5933,173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201244,01226,099
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010292.6339.7
Land area in square miles, 20102,126.80840.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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