Larimer County vs. Laramie County

	Larimer County (CO)	Laramie County (WY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	350,518	98,976
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17.0%	7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	299,615	91,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	299,630	91,738
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.7%	16.0%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.3%
White alone, percent	92.7%	91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	2.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.7%	14.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.5%	78.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	20,819	10,615
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	151,848	43,894
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.6%	69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$336,200	$214,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,675	$1,461
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$454	$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,228	$929
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.8%	18.6%
Building permits, 2018	2,944	539
Households, 2014-2018	133,527	39,179
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.1%	82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.4%	6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.2%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.0%	83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.8%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.3%	28.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.4%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.1%	64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	61.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	756,517	224,832
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,988,163	647,945
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,275,681	2,549,809
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,143,564	722,190
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,341,261	1,896,243
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,982	$20,070
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.2	15.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,664	$64,220
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,390	$32,920
Persons in poverty, percent	10.5%	9.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,935	3,243
Total employment, 2017	126,470	32,827
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,789,023	1,397,671
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	-7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	32,721	8,573
All firms, 2012	34,949	9,515
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,007	4,389
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,116	2,958
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,075	1,012
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	30,704	7,760
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,222	990
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	30,055	7,582
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	115.4	34.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,596.00	2,685.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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