Jefferson County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for Jefferson County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

Jefferson County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for total population (119th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (93rd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	579,377	5,862,189	334,922,499	119th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$110,656	$95,470	$80,734	93rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.5	37.7	38.9	1946th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	52.0%	45.7%	35.7%	75th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$637,600	$539,400	$332,700	70th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,861	$1,761	$1,413	80th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.7%	9.4%	12.5%	3044th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.6%	5.2%	1946th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	758.0	56.6	n/a	239th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.3%	9.8%	14.1%	753rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	367th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.7%	66.2%	65.2%	2206th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	25.2	26.4	1175th of 3,221
Worked from Home	25.4%	21.0%	15.1%	41st of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2525th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	48.3%	46.9%	1491st of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.8%	n/a	n/a	63rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.1%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	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)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.6	52.5	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	40.5	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	18.5%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.4%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.2%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	241,735	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$60,827	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.1%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.8%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.8%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.7%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.3%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.5%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	253,574	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.8%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.7%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.3%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,082	$2,602	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	4.2%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.2%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.6%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	32.7%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.4%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.1%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jefferson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	44.5%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.6%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.0%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.8%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.9%	12.7%	16.7%

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