People QuickFacts Weld County Colorado Population, 2012 estimate 263,691 5,187,582 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 252,825 5,029,196 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 4.3% 3.1% Population, 2010 252,825 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.7% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 27.5% 24.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.9% 11.3% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.8% 49.8%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 93.5% 88.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3% 4.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.7% 1.6% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3% 2.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.1% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 28.5% 20.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 67.3% 69.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.6% 80.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 9.0% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 18.2% 16.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.2% 89.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 25.6% 36.3% Veterans, 2007-2011 17,167 405,303 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.7 24.3  Housing units, 2011 97,031 2,224,603 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 71.1% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 16.2% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $193,300 $236,700 Households, 2007-2011 88,242 1,941,193 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.75 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $25,233 $30,816 Median household income, 2007-2011 $55,825 $57,685 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.8% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Weld County Colorado Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 5,125 150,889 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 66,594 1,972,271 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 3.1% 0.9% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 18,124 426,417  Total number of firms, 2007 23,024 547,770 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 29.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 4,193,672 46,331,953 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 53,598,986 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,246,115 65,896,788 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,272 $13,609 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 217,231 11,440,395 Building permits, 2012 1,241 23,301     Geography QuickFacts Weld County Colorado Land area in square miles, 2010 3,987.24 103,641.89 Persons per square mile, 2010 63.4 48.5 FIPS Code 123 08 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Greeley, CO Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts