Weld County vs. Laramie County

Weld County (CO)Laramie County (WY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)314,30598,976
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)24.3%7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)252,84791,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010252,82591,738
Persons under 5 years, percent7.3%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.2%23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.2%16.0%
Female persons, percent49.6%49.3%
White alone, percent92.6%91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.6%1.2%
Asian alone, percent1.8%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent29.6%14.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.4%78.5%
Veterans, 2014-201816,48710,615
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.7%3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)112,46543,894
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.6%69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$269,400$214,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,578$1,461
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$445$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,014$929
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.2%18.6%
Building permits, 20184,107539
Households, 2014-2018102,10139,179
Persons per household, 2014-20182.832.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.8%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.3%6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.1%91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.1%93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.7%28.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.4%11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.1%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%61.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)273,945224,832
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)893,068647,945
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,991,4402,549,809
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,349,155722,190
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,707,5711,896,243
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,268$20,070
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.315.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,908$64,220
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,626$32,920
Persons in poverty, percent10.5%9.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176,2743,243
Total employment, 201785,07632,827
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,277,8861,397,671
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%-7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201723,1098,573
All firms, 201222,3819,515
Men-owned firms, 201211,0094,389
Women-owned firms, 20128,2212,958
Minority-owned firms, 20123,4321,012
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,0387,760
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,181990
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,1207,582
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%29.8%
Population per square mile, 201063.434.2
Land area in square miles, 20103,987.242,685.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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