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Jefferson County, CO


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

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2022 population: 576,143   ( 41,600 from 2010 , 6,759 from 2020)
Land area: 764.4 square miles
Population density: 753.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:442,786 76.85% 3.7%
Black:7,6721.33% 53.4%
Indian:2,8880.50% 9.5%
Asian:18,6333.23% 32.4%
2+ races:12,0062.08% 41.0%
Hispanic:92,15816.00% 20.6%
Total non-White:133,35723.15% 24.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,534 10.8
Deaths:12,09510.4
Net Migration: -8,170-7.0
Net Immigration: 7860.7
Change in White population:15,626 2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:25,974 4.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
534,543
427,16079.91%
5,0010.94%
2,6380.49%
14,0722.63%
8,5121.59%
76,44514.30%
107,38320.09%

2000
527,056
447,41684.89%
4,3120.82%
2,7480.52%
12,1902.31%
7,4071.41%
52,4499.95%
79,64015.11%

1990
438,430
396,74190.49%
2,6110.60%
1,8690.43%
7,5941.73%
n/a
29,6156.75%
41,6899.51%

1980
371,753
344,13492.57%
1,8690.50%
1,5220.41%
4,4271.19%
n/a
19,5615.26%
27,6197.43%

1970
233,031
221,43895.03%
3890.17%
4450.19%
8040.35%
n/a
9,7144.17%
11,593 4.97%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
58,754 11.1
31,8516.0
-20,705-3.9
8,4131.6
-20,256 -3.8
27,743 5.3
1990's
NumberRate
65,177 14.9
27,9086.4
31,4427.2
5,4801.2
50,675 11.6
37,951 8.7
1980's
NumberRate
64,091 17.2
21,089 5.7
26,174 7.0
n/a
52,607 14.2
14,070 3.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
105,610 45.3
n/a
122,696 52.7
16,026 6.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson 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
40.2
110,522 19.2%
465,621 80.8%
99,108 17.2%
238,372
2.40
151,216 63.4%
120,938 80.0%
8,750 5.8%
87,156 36.6%

2010
NumberPercent
40.4
119,090 22.3%
415,453 77.7%
67,411 12.6%
218,160
2.42
142,779 65.4%
111,377 78.0%
11,969 8.4%
75,381 34.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.7
132,894 25.2%
394,162 74.8%
50,620 9.6%
206,256
2.52
141,601 68.7%
116,195 82.1%
11,479 8.1%
64,655 31.3%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
115,971 26.5%
322,459 73.5%
35,637 8.1%
166,995
2.59
120,476 72.1%
101,518 84.3%
9,217 7.7%
46,519 27.9%

1980
NumberPercent
29.1
112,027 30.1%
259,726 69.9%
22,084 5.9%
129,791
2.82
99,538 76.7%
87,004 87.4%
6,697 6.7%
30,253 23.3%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units248,785 
Median Value$556,800 
Occupied238,37295.8%
Vacant10,4134.2%
Owned168,23870.6%
Rented70,13429.4%
Median Rent$1,696 
Single-Family Units181,91473.1%
    Detached159,49964.1%
    Attached22,4159.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units53,42721.5%
Mobile Homes2,1300.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007,1653.0%
$10,000 to $14,9994,0741.7%
$15,000 to $19,9994,3981.8%
$20,000 to $24,9995,8432.5%
$25,000 to $29,9995,2092.2%
$30,000 to $34,9995,6402.4%
$35,000 to $39,9995,7272.4%
$40,000 to $44,9996,5902.8%
$45,000 to $49,9996,4982.7%
$50,000 to $59,99913,7055.7%
$60,000 to $74,99920,3308.5%
$75,000 to $99,99930,53312.8%
$100,000 to $124,99927,47611.5%
$125,000 to $149,99923,0139.7%
$150,000 to $199,99931,12013.1%
$200,000 or more41,05117.2%
Median Household Income103,167 
Per Capita Income54,571 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state103 
Compared to U.S.117 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,5292.3%
Public Assistance4,1671.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps13,6355.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed256,39279.5%
Unemployed9,5863.0%
In Armed Forces1570.0%
Total Labor Force266,13582.5%
Not in Labor Force56,52717.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 20.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector120,48496,65255.5%
Non-Profit8,88516,38335.2%
Self-Employed21,78915,12659.0%
Local Government9,03112,89341.2%
State Government5,1095,51148.1%
Federal Government5,4664,08057.3%
Total Private + Self142,273111,77856.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,49138,86742.3%
Total170,764150,64553.1%
Pct. Govt.13.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts73,93923.0%
Sales and Office Occupations65,38020.3%
Professional, Technical90,13528.0%
Service Occupations44,13013.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8490.3%
All others48,45115.0%
White Collar 71.3%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical43,01013.4%
Health care and social assistance38,80312.0%
Retail trade32,98710.2%
Educational services27,0858.4%
Construction23,7047.4%
Manufacturing23,5407.3%
Accommodation and food services19,4546.0%
Finance and insurance16,8375.2%
Other services16,3595.1%
Public administration15,9475.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.11,5263.6%
Transportation and warehousing10,6213.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation9,2082.9%
Information8,7392.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing7,9722.5%
Wholesale trade7,9372.5%
Utilities3,5441.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2,9750.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,4930.5%
Management2940.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican63,70810.97%
Puerto Rican2,3930.41%
Cuban1,0580.18%
Dominican3300.06%
Total Central American2,6360.45%
Costa Rican6440.11%
Guatemalan7630.13%
Honduran2500.04%
Nicaraguan3450.06%
Panamanian2090.04%
Salvadoran4130.07%
Other Central American120.00%
Total South American3,5050.60%
Argentinean1740.03%
Bolivian600.01%
Chilean5380.09%
Colombian5560.10%
Ecuadorian4670.08%
Paraguayan1020.02%
Peruvian8730.15%
Uruguayan160.00%
Venezuelan6530.11%
Other South American660.01%
Other Hispanic17,8733.08%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese4,1420.71%
Chinese3,4580.60%
Indian2,2790.39%
Japanese1,5270.26%
Korean1,3880.24%
Filipino1,1910.21%
Hmong3380.06%
Thai3250.06%
Cambodian2520.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English497,38390.0%
Spanish32,1035.8%
Other Indo-European3,7600.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,5320.6%
Vietnamese3,0930.6%
Other Asian2,8380.5%
German, other Germanic2,4680.4%
Chinese2,3500.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,3940.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German125,25921.6%
English78,02713.4%
Irish76,57213.2%
Italian36,9556.4%
American20,1663.5%
Polish17,1713.0%
European16,5542.9%
Scottish16,1112.8%
Swedish15,4982.7%
French14,8102.6%
Norwegian14,3072.5%
Dutch10,4021.8%
Scotch-Irish6,6211.1%
Welsh5,8081.0%
Russian5,7801.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen565,26697.4%
Not a citizen15,2532.6%
Native544,77893.8%
Foreign-born35,7416.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
6,332 1.5%13,933 3.3%81,385 19.2%114,396 26.9%132,350 31.2%76,301 18.0%
  Average years of education: 14.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 6,332 1.5%
9-12 Years 13,933 3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 81,385 19.2%
Some College 114,396 26.9%
Bach. Degree 132,350 31.2%
Grad Degree 76,301 18.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Jefferson County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 256,595 246,846 9,749 3.8% 5.1%
1991 258,557 248,358 10,199 3.9% 5.3%
1992 261,635 249,271 12,364 4.7% 6.1%
1993 272,310 260,612 11,698 4.3% 5.4%
1994 285,985 276,462 9,523 3.3% 4.2%
1995 295,829 286,615 9,214 3.1% 4.0%
1996 296,893 286,836 10,057 3.4% 4.2%
1997 302,209 294,563 7,646 2.5% 3.4%
1998 311,163 302,997 8,166 2.6% 3.6%
1999 315,017 307,907 7,110 2.3% 3.0%
2000 309,216 301,984 7,232 2.3% 2.7%
2001 304,872 294,351 10,521 3.5% 3.8%
2002 304,019 287,512 16,507 5.4% 5.7%
2003 306,160 288,155 18,005 5.9% 6.1%
2004 306,184 289,662 16,522 5.4% 5.6%
2005 305,519 290,445 15,074 4.9% 5.1%
2006 306,370 293,732 12,638 4.1% 4.2%
2007 305,986 294,922 11,064 3.6% 3.7%
2008 309,867 295,301 14,566 4.7% 4.9%
2009 304,742 281,264 23,478 7.7% 7.9%
2010 303,208 276,614 26,594 8.8% 9.2%
2011 301,767 276,822 24,945 8.3% 8.7%
2012 303,422 280,682 22,740 7.5% 8.0%
2013 305,164 286,333 18,831 6.2% 6.7%
2014 307,519 293,571 13,948 4.5% 5.0%
2015 308,899 298,400 10,499 3.4% 3.7%
2016 315,406 306,493 8,913 2.8% 3.1%
2017 322,393 314,521 7,872 2.4% 2.6%
2018 330,021 320,774 9,247 2.8% 3.0%
2019 334,092 325,907 8,185 2.4% 2.7%
2020 333,682 310,057 23,625 7.1% 7.3%
2021 337,033 319,955 17,078 5.1% 5.4%
2022 343,275 333,723 9,552 2.8% 3.0%
2023 346,425 336,212 10,213 2.9% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com