Pitkin County vs. Garfield County

	Pitkin County (CO)	Garfield County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,950	59,770
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.7%	6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,149	56,389
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,148	56,389
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.1%	25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	13.1%
Female persons, percent	48.3%	48.9%
White alone, percent	94.9%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.1%	28.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.7%	67.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	759	2,827
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	14.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,141	24,217
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$623,400	$337,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,931	$1,756
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$776	$461
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,284	$1,215
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.8%	20.5%
Building permits, 2018	83	189
Households, 2014-2018	7,018	21,138
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.4%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.1%	26.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.6%	92.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	83.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	96.3%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	30.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	1.9%	5.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	72.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	75.3%	65.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	305,279	161,341
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	16,650	41,145
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	344,394	950,048
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,950	$16,681
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.1	32.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,244	$72,898
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,180	$32,491
Persons in poverty, percent	6.8%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,594	2,447
Total employment, 2017	17,605	19,717
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	694,234	934,885
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.8%	-1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,736	6,386
All firms, 2012	4,855	8,334
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,698	4,463
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,546	2,513
Minority-owned firms, 2012	272	1,052
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,309	6,951
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	419	671
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,065	7,244
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	5.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	25.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.7	19.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	970.70	2,947.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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