Laramie County vs. Weld County

Laramie County (WY)Weld County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)98,976314,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.7%24.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)91,885252,847
Population, Census, April 1, 201091,738252,825
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.3%26.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%12.2%
Female persons, percent49.3%49.6%
White alone, percent91.7%92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent2.7%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%1.6%
Asian alone, percent1.4%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.8%29.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.5%65.4%
Veterans, 2014-201810,61516,487
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.2%8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)43,894112,465
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.8%72.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,000$269,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,461$1,578
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$470$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$929$1,014
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.6%16.2%
Building permits, 20185394,107
Households, 2014-201839,179102,101
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.7%82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.4%19.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.8%92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.7%26.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.4%9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)224,832273,945
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)647,945893,068
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,549,8095,991,440
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)722,1905,349,155
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,896,2432,707,571
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,070$10,268
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.827.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,220$70,908
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,920$30,626
Persons in poverty, percent9.1%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2436,274
Total employment, 201732,82785,076
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,397,6714,277,886
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.2%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,57323,109
All firms, 20129,51522,381
Men-owned firms, 20124,38911,009
Women-owned firms, 20122,9588,221
Minority-owned firms, 20121,0123,432
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,76018,038
Veteran-owned firms, 20129902,181
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,58219,120
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.8%25.4%
Population per square mile, 201034.263.4
Land area in square miles, 20102,685.913,987.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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