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People QuickFacts |
Jefferson County |
Colorado |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
533,339 | 4,939,456 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
1.5% | 14.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
525,330 | 4,302,015 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.9% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
22.5% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
11.7% | 10.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.1% | 49.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
92.8% | 89.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.6% | 4.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.0% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.6% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.8% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
14.2% | 20.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
79.9% | 71.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.9% | 44.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.4% | 8.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.2% | 15.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
91.8% | 86.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
36.5% | 32.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
68,851 | 638,654 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.4 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
228,005 | 2,127,156 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.5% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
23.8% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$187,900 | $166,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
206,067 | 1,658,238 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$64,548 | $55,517 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$28,066 | $24,049 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
8.1% | 11.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Jefferson County |
Colorado |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
16,380 | 154,5361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
182,550 | 2,019,1251 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
0.1% | 5.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
48,276 | 405,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
57,697 | 464,982 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.5% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.3% | 5.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.6% | 29.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
5,665,892 | 34,661,144 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,238,878 | 92,092,155 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,801,330 | 52,226,983 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,937 | $11,611 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
736,562 | 8,808,846 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
589 | 18,998 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
3,092,812 | 34,827,9081 |