Jefferson County vs. Arapahoe County

	Jefferson County (CO)	Arapahoe County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	580,233	651,215
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.5%	13.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	534,829	572,130
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	534,543	572,003
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.5%	13.1%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	50.4%
White alone, percent	91.7%	76.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.4%	11.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	3.1%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.5%	19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.0%	59.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,191	38,984
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	15.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	243,009	254,242
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.4%	63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$366,800	$327,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,803	$1,740
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$504	$510
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,285	$1,307
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.1%	34.4%
Building permits, 2018	2,138	3,592
Households, 2014-2018	230,153	237,559
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.7%	81.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.6%	23.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.0%	94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	88.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.4%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	42.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.4%	71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.7%	65.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,069,215	1,235,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,717,429	2,888,882
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,119,010	1,672,601
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,082,119	17,863,911
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,465,012	9,404,716
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,688	$15,792
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$78,943	$73,925
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,930	$38,972
Persons in poverty, percent	7.0%	8.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	17,303	19,014
Total employment, 2017	198,024	293,379
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,306,092	17,793,853
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	57,319	59,968
All firms, 2012	61,610	61,297
Men-owned firms, 2012	32,687	31,732
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,451	22,462
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,211	13,912
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	52,256	44,785
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,904	6,119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	53,067	52,103
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.2%	28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	699.5	716.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	764.21	798.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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