El Paso County vs. Lincoln County

El Paso County (CO)Lincoln County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)713,8565,610
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.7%2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)622,2505,469
Population, Census, April 1, 2010622,2635,467
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.8%17.6%
Female persons, percent49.5%41.6%
White alone, percent83.3%89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.5%
Asian alone, percent3.1%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.9%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent17.5%14.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.9%77.2%
Veterans, 2014-201883,973360
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)275,3962,491
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$254,300$135,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,554$1,153
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$435$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,119$808
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.3%11.5%
Building permits, 20185,58618
Households, 2014-2018253,3791,520
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.5%91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.9%8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.8%86.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.3%77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.7%90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.9%12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%34.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,443,1579,595
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,929,252183,874
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,294$33,720
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.417.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,334$49,423
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,348$16,219
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%16.2%
Total employer establishments, 201717,542140
Total employment, 2017242,1251,361
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)11,293,55047,620
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.8%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201752,837378
All firms, 201254,247323
Men-owned firms, 201226,903149
Women-owned firms, 201220,04386
Minority-owned firms, 20128,46344
Nonminority-owned firms, 201243,351257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201244,012247
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%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010292.62.1
Land area in square miles, 20102,126.802,577.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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