Pitkin County vs. Lake County

	Pitkin County (CO)	Lake County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,950	7,824
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.7%	7.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,149	7,310
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,148	7,310
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.1%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	14.3%
Female persons, percent	48.3%	46.2%
White alone, percent	94.9%	93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	2.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.1%	35.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.7%	60.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	759	476
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,141	4,431
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	62.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$623,400	$214,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,931	$1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$776	$359
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,284	$955
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.8%	12.2%
Building permits, 2018	83	51
Households, 2014-2018	7,018	3,353
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.4%	83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.1%	18.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.6%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	96.3%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	34.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	1.9%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	67.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	75.3%	57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	305,279	13,108
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	344,394	37,400
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,950	$5,097
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.1	29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,244	$46,918
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,180	$28,062
Persons in poverty, percent	6.8%	12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,594	213
Total employment, 2017	17,605	1,322
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	694,234	36,897
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.8%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,736	659
All firms, 2012	4,855	959
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,698	539
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,546	236
Minority-owned firms, 2012	272	241
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,309	672
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	419	62
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,065	836
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.7	19.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	970.70	376.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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