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Elbert County, CO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Designated Market Area: Denver, CO-NE-WY
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 27,799   ( 4,713 from 2010 , 1,750 from 2020)
Land area: 1850.8 square miles
Population density: 15.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:23,860 85.83% 13.6%
Black:3401.22% 113.8%
Indian:1640.59% 30.2%
Asian:3001.08% 60.4%
2+ races:5662.04% 58.1%
Hispanic:2,5699.24% 108.2%
Total non-White:3,93914.17% 89.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:492 9.4
Deaths:4398.4
Net Migration: 1,72233.1
Net Immigration: 130.2
Change in White population:2,855 12.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,858 8.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
23,086
21,00590.99%
1590.69%
1260.55%
1870.81%
3581.55%
1,2345.35%
2,0819.01%

2000
19,872
18,51193.15%
1230.62%
990.50%
860.43%
2701.36%
7663.85%
1,3616.85%

1990
9,646
9,21195.49%
770.80%
430.45%
530.55%
n/a
2622.72%
4354.51%

1980
6,850
6,54795.58%
160.23%
1091.59%
400.58%
n/a
1382.01%
3034.42%

1970
3,903
3,85698.80%
40.10%
120.31%
90.23%
n/a
210.54%
47 1.20%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,929 9.7
9034.5
2,44212.3
400.2
2,494 12.6
720 3.6
1990's
NumberRate
1,778 18.4
6106.3
9,802101.6
470.5
9,300 96.4
926 9.6
1980's
NumberRate
1,240 18.1
458 6.7
2,077 30.3
n/a
2,664 38.9
132 1.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,597 66.5
n/a
2,691 68.9
256 6.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Elbert County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
45.6
5,566 20.0%
22,233 80.0%
4,635 16.7%
9,514
2.77
7,771 81.7%
6,727 86.6%
174 2.2%
1,743 18.3%

2010
NumberPercent
43.8
5,854 25.4%
17,232 74.6%
2,193 9.5%
8,380
2.75
6,719 80.2%
5,949 88.5%
271 4.0%
1,661 19.8%

2000
NumberPercent
36.9
5,963 30.0%
13,909 70.0%
1,195 6.0%
6,760
2.93
5,709 84.5%
5,121 89.7%
262 4.6%
1,051 15.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.0
2,995 31.0%
6,651 69.0%
764 7.9%
3,352
2.86
2,731 81.5%
2,473 90.6%
127 4.7%
621 18.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.6
2,318 33.8%
4,532 66.2%
645 9.4%
2,322
2.94
1,967 84.7%
1,825 92.8%
63 3.2%
355 15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Elbert County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units9,898 
Median Value$623,300 
Occupied9,51496.1%
Vacant3843.9%
Owned8,88193.3%
Rented6336.7%
Median Rent$1,436 
Single-Family Units9,50996.1%
    Detached9,44695.4%
    Attached630.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units270.3%
Mobile Homes2862.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elbert County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002072.2%
$10,000 to $14,9991091.1%
$15,000 to $19,9991571.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991311.4%
$25,000 to $29,9991972.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991681.8%
$35,000 to $39,9991892.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991411.5%
$45,000 to $49,9992132.2%
$50,000 to $59,9994474.7%
$60,000 to $74,9995645.9%
$75,000 to $99,9991,11611.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991,15112.1%
$125,000 to $149,9991,00110.5%
$150,000 to $199,9991,67917.6%
$200,000 or more2,04421.5%
Median Household Income124,360 
Per Capita Income55,535 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state99 
Compared to U.S.113 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2172.3%
Public Assistance1011.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4494.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed12,14476.7%
Unemployed2711.7%
In Armed Forces310.2%
Total Labor Force12,44678.6%
Not in Labor Force3,39221.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,2153,94456.9%
Non-Profit29059033.0%
Self-Employed1,35287160.8%
Local Government67758053.9%
State Government11419936.4%
Federal Government2338573.3%
Total Private + Self6,5674,81557.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3141,45447.5%
Total7,8816,26955.7%
Pct. Govt.13.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,21622.7%
Sales and Office Occupations2,45317.3%
Professional, Technical3,26423.0%
Service Occupations2,28916.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing920.6%
All others2,95520.8%
White Collar 63.0%
Industry
 Number%
Construction1,83012.9%
Retail trade1,41110.0%
Health care and social assistance1,4029.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1,3959.8%
Manufacturing1,1378.0%
Other services9706.8%
Public administration9406.6%
Educational services8996.3%
Finance and insurance8446.0%
Accommodation and food services7405.2%
Transportation and warehousing4583.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4493.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3992.8%
Information3952.8%
Wholesale trade2741.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2461.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing1971.4%
Utilities1090.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction820.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elbert County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,5045.68%
Puerto Rican320.12%
Cuban100.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American300.11%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan30.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian270.10%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2691.02%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian2220.84%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian470.18%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3321.25%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Japanese760.29%
Filipino730.28%
Indian260.10%
Thai90.03%
Chinese40.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English24,26095.8%
Spanish7342.9%
Other Indo-European1180.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1020.4%
Other Asian860.3%
Other130.1%
Chinese100.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun90.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German6,11623.1%
English4,14415.7%
Irish3,33512.6%
Italian1,3785.2%
Scottish1,1714.4%
American1,1414.3%
Norwegian9173.5%
French7502.8%
European6702.5%
Swedish5712.2%
Dutch4901.9%
Polish4111.6%
Scotch-Irish2771.0%
Welsh1800.7%
French Canadian1760.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen26,12798.8%
Not a citizen3301.2%
Native25,71097.2%
Foreign-born7472.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elbert County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
259 1.4%366 1.9%4,710 24.8%6,917 36.3%4,850 25.5%1,928 10.1%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 259 1.4%
9-12 Years 366 1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,710 24.8%
Some College 6,917 36.3%
Bach. Degree 4,850 25.5%
Grad Degree 1,928 10.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Elbert County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 5,533 5,313 220 4.0% 5.1%
1991 5,852 5,561 291 5.0% 5.3%
1992 6,246 5,891 355 5.7% 6.1%
1993 6,975 6,626 349 5.0% 5.4%
1994 7,457 7,131 326 4.4% 4.2%
1995 8,943 8,585 358 4.0% 4.0%
1996 9,482 9,118 364 3.8% 4.2%
1997 10,132 9,791 341 3.4% 3.4%
1998 11,139 10,769 370 3.3% 3.6%
1999 12,441 12,084 357 2.9% 3.0%
2000 11,599 11,340 259 2.2% 2.7%
2001 11,977 11,592 385 3.2% 3.8%
2002 12,359 11,719 640 5.2% 5.7%
2003 12,591 11,895 696 5.5% 6.1%
2004 12,761 12,136 625 4.9% 5.6%
2005 12,938 12,345 593 4.6% 5.1%
2006 13,214 12,696 518 3.9% 4.2%
2007 12,909 12,438 471 3.6% 3.7%
2008 13,105 12,475 630 4.8% 4.9%
2009 12,967 11,986 981 7.6% 7.9%
2010 12,712 11,635 1,077 8.5% 9.2%
2011 12,645 11,660 985 7.8% 8.7%
2012 12,654 11,742 912 7.2% 8.0%
2013 12,691 11,956 735 5.8% 6.7%
2014 12,954 12,403 551 4.3% 5.0%
2015 13,264 12,862 402 3.0% 3.7%
2016 13,802 13,460 342 2.5% 3.1%
2017 14,364 14,040 324 2.3% 2.6%
2018 14,991 14,602 389 2.6% 3.0%
2019 15,323 15,002 321 2.1% 2.7%
2020 14,961 14,264 697 4.7% 7.3%
2021 15,609 15,004 605 3.9% 5.4%
2022 16,017 15,629 388 2.4% 3.0%
2023 16,119 15,693 426 2.6% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com