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People QuickFacts |
Douglas County |
Colorado |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
280,621 | 4,939,456 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
59.7% | 14.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
175,766 | 4,302,015 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.2% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
29.0% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
5.3% | 10.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.0% | 49.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
92.4% | 89.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.8% | 4.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
3.5% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.7% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
7.1% | 19.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
85.8% | 71.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
34.3% | 44.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.2% | 8.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.2% | 15.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
97.0% | 86.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
51.9% | 32.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
13,069 | 638,654 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.3 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
99,288 | 2,127,156 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
87.9% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.6% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$236,000 | $166,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
60,924 | 1,658,238 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.88 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$94,042 | $55,517 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$34,848 | $24,049 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
2.4% | 11.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Douglas County |
Colorado |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
6,755 | 154,5361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
70,380 | 2,019,1251 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
85.7% | 5.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
25,086 | 405,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
23,206 | 464,982 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.8% | 5.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
34.4% | 29.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
243,935 | 34,661,144 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 92,092,155 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,011,172 | 52,226,983 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,501 | $11,611 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
242,250 | 8,808,846 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
2,263 | 29,454 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
560,160 | 34,827,9081 |
