Lincoln County vs. El Paso County

	Lincoln County (CO)	El Paso County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,610	713,856
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.6%	14.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,469	622,250
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,467	622,263
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.6%	12.8%
Female persons, percent	41.6%	49.5%
White alone, percent	89.7%	83.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.6%	6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.1%	17.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.2%	68.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	360	83,973
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.8%	6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,491	275,396
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.4%	63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$135,700	$254,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,153	$1,554
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$385	$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$808	$1,119
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.5%	22.3%
Building permits, 2018	18	5,586
Households, 2014-2018	1,520	253,379
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.2%	77.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.5%	11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.4%	93.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	37.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.5%	7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.4%	62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,595	1,443,157
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	183,874	7,929,252
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$33,720	$12,294
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.5	23.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,423	$65,334
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$16,219	$32,348
Persons in poverty, percent	16.2%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	140	17,542
Total employment, 2017	1,361	242,125
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,620	11,293,550
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	378	52,837
All firms, 2012	323	54,247
Men-owned firms, 2012	149	26,903
Women-owned firms, 2012	86	20,043
Minority-owned firms, 2012	44	8,463
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	257	43,351
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	247	44,012
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.4%	31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.1	292.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,577.63	2,126.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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