Douglas County, Colorado

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Douglas County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median household income (6th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (17th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	377,150	5,862,189	334,922,499	198th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$149,594	$95,470	$80,734	6th of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	37.7	38.9	2223rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	62.0%	45.7%	35.7%	17th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$713,600	$539,400	$332,700	49th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,193	$1,761	$1,413	21st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	3.8%	9.4%	12.5%	3217th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.6%	5.2%	2153rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	448.5	56.6	n/a	362nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.4%	9.8%	14.1%	526th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.8	n/a	n/a	47th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.4%	66.2%	65.2%	1062nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	25.2	26.4	963rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	30.5%	21.0%	15.1%	15th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.3%	n/a	n/a	3087th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	64.1%	48.3%	46.9%	59th of 3,222
Broadband Access	97.3%	n/a	n/a	2nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	39.0	52.5	61.4

Age in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	39.6	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.9%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	139,960	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	74.5%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.4%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$69,608	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	5.1%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	8.5%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	33.2%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	3.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	8.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.1%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	144,432	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.4%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.1%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,002.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.6%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.6%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,947	$2,602	n/a

Education in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	2.1%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	11.3%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.6%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	39.5%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.5%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.9%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.3%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.4%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Douglas County, Colorado

Statistic	Douglas County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.5%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.8%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.6%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.9%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.5%	12.7%	16.7%

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