Lincoln County vs. Cheyenne County

Lincoln County (CO)Cheyenne County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)5,6101,876
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.6%2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)5,4691,833
Population, Census, April 1, 20105,4671,836
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.6%20.5%
Female persons, percent41.6%49.1%
White alone, percent89.7%95.4%
Black or African American alone, percent5.6%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%1.3%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.1%11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.2%84.4%
Veterans, 2014-201836088
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)2,4911,005
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.4%74.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$135,700$104,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,153$1,099
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$385$395
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$808$579
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.5%5.0%
Building permits, 2018186
Households, 2014-20181,520742
Persons per household, 2014-20182.332.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.2%81.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.5%12.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.4%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.3%79.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.3%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.8%20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%14.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201834.4%63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,5951,072
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)183,87418,526
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$33,720$9,886
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.513.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,423$55,227
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$16,219$25,234
Persons in poverty, percent16.2%12.6%
Total employer establishments, 201714064
Total employment, 20171,361489
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)47,62026,143
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017378205
All firms, 2012323250
Men-owned firms, 2012149102
Women-owned firms, 20128688
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012257244
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012247242
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.4%0.0%
Population per square mile, 20102.11.0
Land area in square miles, 20102,577.631,778.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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