Lincoln County vs. Elbert County

Lincoln County (CO)Elbert County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)5,61026,282
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.6%13.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)5,46923,088
Population, Census, April 1, 20105,46723,086
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.6%16.4%
Female persons, percent41.6%49.5%
White alone, percent89.7%94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent5.6%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.1%7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.2%88.2%
Veterans, 2014-20183602,379
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)2,4919,784
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.4%89.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$135,700$425,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,153$2,124
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$385$530
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$808$1,038
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.5%1.3%
Building permits, 201818217
Households, 2014-20181,5209,046
Persons per household, 2014-20182.332.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.2%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.5%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.4%95.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.3%89.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.3%96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.8%35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201834.4%68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,5959,297
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)21,2878,194
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)183,874105,690
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$33,720$4,520
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.539.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,423$96,658
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$16,219$43,349
Persons in poverty, percent16.2%5.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017140622
Total employment, 20171,3612,595
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)47,620103,972
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173782,859
All firms, 20123232,585
Men-owned firms, 20121491,457
Women-owned firms, 201286800
Minority-owned firms, 201244110
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122572,438
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122472,213
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%26.2%
Population per square mile, 20102.112.5
Land area in square miles, 20102,577.631,850.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

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