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Jefferson County, Colorado (CO)

County population in 2022: 576,143 (93% urban, 7% rural); it was 527,056 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 120,887
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 33,254
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 149,395
Renter-occupied apartments: 64,019 (it was 56,672 in 2000)
% of renters here:

28%
State:

34%

Land area: 772 sq. mi.

Water area: 6.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 746 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Jefferson County: 109.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (18.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (18.0%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Jefferson County, CO (2022)
    • 433,59975.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 92,15816.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 20,7943.6%Two or more races
    • 16,6572.9%Asian alone
    • 7,3011.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,5720.6%Some other race alone
    • 1,8290.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2330.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

40.8 years
Colorado median age:

37.7 years
Males: 290,571  (50.4%)
Females: 285,572  (49.6%)
Average household size:
Jefferson County:

2.0 people
Colorado:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $102,731 ($57,339 in 1999)
This county:

$102,731
Colorado:

$89,302

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,630 (lower quartile is $1,293, upper quartile is $1,992)
This county:

$1630
State:

$1513


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $636,200 (it was $184,200 in 2000)
Jefferson:

$636,200
Colorado:

$531,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $477,400 - $834,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $737,960
Here:

$737,960
State:

$676,667

Townhouses or other attached units: $479,224
Here:

$479,224
State:

$526,340

In 2-unit structures: $368,153
Here:

$368,153
State:

$431,509

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $369,160
Here:

$369,160
State:

$385,502

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $327,636
Here:

$327,636
State:

$417,586

Mobile homes: $135,995
Here:

$135,995
State:

$115,510

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $59,729
Here:

$59,729
State:

$70,094

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,231
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $690

Institutionalized population: 5,276

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 95
  • Robberies: 28
  • Assaults: 260
  • Burglaries: 445
  • Thefts: 2277
  • Auto thefts: 565

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 58
  • Robberies: 17
  • Assaults: 137
  • Burglaries: 308
  • Thefts: 1702
  • Auto thefts: 329
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Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
79.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
62.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is significantly better than average.
83.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
46.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
82.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
75.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.
32.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1074 buildings, average cost: $341,400
  • 2021: 1073 buildings, average cost: $315,700
  • 2020: 823 buildings, average cost: $307,200
  • 2019: 787 buildings, average cost: $281,300
  • 2018: 1008 buildings, average cost: $290,400
  • 2017: 1222 buildings, average cost: $278,900
  • 2016: 1510 buildings, average cost: $286,700
  • 2015: 1410 buildings, average cost: $294,000
  • 2014: 1120 buildings, average cost: $287,400
  • 2013: 957 buildings, average cost: $288,000
  • 2012: 807 buildings, average cost: $274,000
  • 2011: 440 buildings, average cost: $259,800
  • 2010: 471 buildings, average cost: $275,200
  • 2009: 288 buildings, average cost: $302,700
  • 2008: 374 buildings, average cost: $325,700
  • 2007: 682 buildings, average cost: $266,200
  • 2006: 991 buildings, average cost: $273,400
  • 2005: 1589 buildings, average cost: $250,400
  • 2004: 1599 buildings, average cost: $225,200
  • 2003: 1203 buildings, average cost: $228,700
  • 2002: 1312 buildings, average cost: $171,400
  • 2001: 1524 buildings, average cost: $142,400
  • 2000: 1922 buildings, average cost: $129,800
  • 1999: 1986 buildings, average cost: $136,500
  • 1998: 2053 buildings, average cost: $130,200
  • 1997: 2272 buildings, average cost: $119,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Jefferson, CO residents
Average permit cost in Jefferson, CO

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,835 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,814 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Jefferson, CO in 2022
Distribution of house value in Jefferson, CO in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jefferson, CO in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.4%
Jefferson County:

6.4%
Colorado:

9.4%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.7% for Black residents, 9.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.4% for American Indian residents, 5.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 6.9% for other race residents, 7.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.8 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 42.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.7 years old, Black residents: 31.7 years old, American Indian residents: 48.0 years old, Asian residents: 39.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.7 years old, Other race residents: 37.7 years old)

Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1262 a month.

Cities in this county include: Northeast Jefferson, Lakewood, Arvada, Broomfield, Wheat Ridge, Dakota Ridge, Ken Caryl, Columbine, Central Jefferson, South Jefferson.

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Jefferson County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.044 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Audrain County, Missouri , Denver County , Montgomery County, Maryland , Perry County, Ohio .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.1%
Colorado:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Jefferson, CO
County total employment by year in Jefferson, CO
County average yearly wages by year in Jefferson, CO

Current college students: 31,045
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 51.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 32,826 (64.1% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:

5.7%
Whole state:

9.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 7,8742010 or later
  • 7,4652000 to 2009
  • 8,6371990 to 1999
  • 6,3311980 to 1989
  • 3,7731970 to 1979
  • 5,754Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Jefferson County marital status for males Jefferson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 160,639
  • One, attached: 20,974
  • Two: 3,298
  • 3 or 4: 9,302
  • 5 to 9: 11,977
  • 10 to 19: 18,124
  • 20 to 49: 13,261
  • 50 or more: 13,484
  • Mobile homes: 2,760
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 140

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 120,144 (16,069 second mortgage, 379 home equity loan, 14,133 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,086

Here:

98.4% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Jefferson County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic80,21917
Evangelical Protestant68,794196
Mainline Protestant22,71657
Other17,96662
Orthodox1,0703
None343,778-
Jefferson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 58
Jefferson County:

1.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Here:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
This county:

0.34 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 145
Jefferson County:

2.75 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 410
This county:

7.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Jefferson County:

5.3%
Colorado:

5.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson County:

17.4%
State:

18.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

9.6%
State:

9.6%

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Average size of farms: 198 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44,854
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $4713.83
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.48%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59,085
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.34%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35,952
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.25%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.09
Vegetables: 21 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 33 acres

Earthquake activity:

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 731% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 437.9 miles away from Jefferson County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 185.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 537.4 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 185.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 193.0 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 414.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3365: September 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 3365, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Lower North Fork Fire, Incident Period: March 26, 2012 to April 02, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 26, 2012, FEMA Id: 2975, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado Indian Gulch Fire, Incident Period: March 21, 2011 to March 26, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 21, 2011, FEMA Id: 2873, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3270: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3270, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado High Meadows Fire, Incident Period: June 12, 2000 to June 25, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 12, 2000, FEMA Id: 2309, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jefferson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 180,042 (61.8%)
  • Carpooled: 18,699 (6.4%)
  • Bus: 2,718 (0.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 107 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 105 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 248 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 82 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,926 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 1,067 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 4,586 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 80,736 (27.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (24%)
  • Vietnam (6%)
  • India (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Korea (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson County


  • German (14%)
  • English (10%)
  • American (7%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • European (5%)
  • Polish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Colorado in 2010:

  • 2,079 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,557 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,053 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 968 people in federal prisons
  • 347 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 272 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 200 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 160 people in federal detention centers
  • 151 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 150 people in state prisons
  • 117 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 100 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 100 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 77 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 74 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 22 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Colorado in 2000:

  • 2,214 people in nursing homes
  • 1,300 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 971 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 810 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 671 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 251 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 212 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 191 people in other group homes
  • 173 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 148 people in halfway houses
  • 143 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 132 people in state prisons
  • 131 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 107 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 80 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 60 people in religious group quarters
  • 39 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 39 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 27 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 23 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 21 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 12 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $106,004.

11.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($78,273 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.22%
Colorado average:

11.28%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($77 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.01%
Colorado average:

0.05%

7.32% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($46,808 average AGI)
3.88% relocated from other states ($31,388 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

3.88%
Colorado average:

5.04%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Denver County, CO  3.16% ($82,836 average AGI)
from Adams County, CO  1.14% ($53,757)
from Arapahoe County, CO  1.07% ($65,329)
from Boulder County, CO  0.43% ($73,455)
from Douglas County, CO  0.40% ($81,041)
from Larimer County, CO  0.18% ($56,346)
from El Paso County, CO  0.17% ($56,300)


11.40% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($73,305 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.40%
Colorado average:

11.05%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($82 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

0.01%
Colorado average:

0.03%

7.51% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($45,089 average AGI)
3.88% relocated to other states ($28,134 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

3.88%
Colorado average:

4.80%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Denver County, CO  2.01% ($59,754 average AGI)
to Adams County, CO  1.57% ($56,947)
to Arapahoe County, CO  1.08% ($58,572)
to Douglas County, CO  0.68% ($101,703)
to Boulder County, CO  0.33% ($68,869)
to Weld County, CO  0.30% ($69,620)
to Larimer County, CO  0.24% ($83,152)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 8.6

Births per 1000 population in Jefferson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 67,413 (59,641 aged, 7,772 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 10,992 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Jefferson County, Colorado in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (5,022)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (4,600)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,706)
  • Unspecified dementia (3,312)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,973)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,642)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,975)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,683)
  • Generalized and unspecified atherosclerosis (1,556)
  • Congestive heart failure (1,483)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 23.4. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 13.8
  • Other - 9.5

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 180.4. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 87.8
  • Suffocation - 47.2
  • Poisoning - 42.0
  • Other - 3.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 576,143
  • Male householders: 118,912 (30,321 living alone), Female householders: 122,509 (37,974 living alone)
  • 118,670 spouses (117,509 opposite-sex spouses), 21,001 unmarried partners, (19,085 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 136,948 children (127,789 natural, 3,206 adopted, 5,953 stepchildren), 11,234 grandchildren, 3,572 brothers or sisters, 6,101 parents, 147 foster children, 6,611 other relatives, 21,304 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9,134

Size of family households: 74,191 2-persons, 34,034 3-persons, 25,891 4-persons, 8,676 5-persons, 3,935 6-persons, 1,597 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68,295 1-person, 20,865 2-persons, 2,372 3-persons, 1,151 4-persons, 300 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

74,707 married couples with children.
20,842 single-parent households (6,091 men, 14,751 women).

90.4% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,237,026,000 ($6,150 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $83,021,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $862,742,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $334,036,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $448,000
Federal grants: $311,444,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,092,205,000 ($28,686,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $636,150,000 ($17,031,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,982,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $839,446,000
Federal Government insurance: $295,969,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 33,798
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 17,122
Here:

33 per 1000 residents
State:

32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6,628
Here:

+13 per 1000 residents
State:

+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -21,241
Here -40 per 1000 residents
State +10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jefferson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 98.50 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Year house built in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • Year house built in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • 4,9692020 or later
  • 22,2892010 to 2019
  • 25,8882000 to 2009
  • 32,0281990 to 1999
  • 42,3081980 to 1989
  • 61,1341970 to 1979
  • 32,0571960 to 1969
  • 22,5251950 to 1959
  • 5,5271940 to 1949
  • 5,2341939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • 6251 room
  • 3642 rooms
  • 4,2353 rooms
  • 13,1584 rooms
  • 19,9795 rooms
  • 26,2796 rooms
  • 26,4387 rooms
  • 26,3608 rooms
  • 53,8469+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • 2,3031 room
  • 5,1062 rooms
  • 16,6033 rooms
  • 19,7694 rooms
  • 10,5565 rooms
  • 6,5776 rooms
  • 3,5767 rooms
  • 2,7818 rooms
  • 2,8669+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • 625no bedroom
  • 3,1951 bedroom
  • 29,6542 bedrooms
  • 61,6853 bedrooms
  • 52,9474 bedrooms
  • 23,1785+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
  • 2,399no bedroom
  • 20,1431 bedroom
  • 29,9642 bedrooms
  • 12,6323 bedrooms
  • 4,0354 bedrooms
  • 9645+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,797no vehicle
  • 36,3651 vehicle
  • 78,8162 vehicles
  • 36,1403 vehicles
  • 12,0454 vehicles
  • 5,1215+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,717no vehicle
  • 29,7111 vehicle
  • 23,1512 vehicles
  • 6,6803 vehicles
  • 1,8314 vehicles
  • 1,0475+ vehicles

85.7% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Colorado.

Jefferson County:

85.7%
State average:

83.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 259,961
  • Other state: 275,503
  • Northeast: 45,458
  • Midwest: 105,538
  • South: 57,487
  • West: 67,020
Year householders moved into unit in Jefferson County, CO
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Jefferson County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 79.5%Utility gas
  • 15.4%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 54.3%Utility gas
  • 40.2%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,130
Here:

8.9%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,642
Here:

10.1%
Colorado:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,505
Here:

13.7%
Colorado:

14.0%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Jefferson County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,699,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,209,000
  • Charges - Other: $42,194,000
    Other: $41,157,000
    Air Transportation: $3,752,000
    Air Transportation: $3,240,000
    Regular Highways: $1,118,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $532,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $21,251,000
    Regular Highways: $19,567,000
    General - Other: $8,202,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,988,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,228,000
    General - Other: $1,767,000
    Air Transportation: $1,515,000
    Air Transportation: $752,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $55,491,000
    General - Other: $55,257,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,058,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,795,000
    General - Other: $53,529,000
    Police Protection: $50,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,763,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,159,000
    Libraries: $33,154,000
    Libraries: $32,944,000
    Regular Highways: $26,947,000
    Regular Highways: $25,641,000
    Financial Administration: $25,577,000
    Health - Other: $25,393,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,983,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,129,000
    Financial Administration: $22,138,000
    Health - Other: $21,897,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,543,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,379,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,396,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,567,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,128,000
    Air Transportation: $3,166,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,027,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,995,000
    Air Transportation: $2,710,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $938,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $801,000
    Housing and Community Development: $407,000
    Housing and Community Development: $343,000
    Solid Waste Management: $111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,189,000
    Other: $3,628,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,676,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,504,000
    Air Transportation: $552,000
    Health and Hospitals: $103,000
    General Local Government Support: $71,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,341,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,422,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $18,336,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $15,938,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,471,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,314,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,770,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,640,000
    Other - General - Other: $1,046,000
    Other - Health - Other: $183,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $157,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $139,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
    Other - General - Other: $53,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $334,000
    Health - Other: $234,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000,000
    Other: $1,720,000
    General Local Government Support: $783,000
    Health and Hospitals: $694,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Public Welfare: $437,000
    Highways: $40,000
    Public Welfare: $4,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,815,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $111,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,905,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,420,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,450,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,165,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,242,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,397,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,278,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,447,000
    Special Assessments: $1,965,000
    Special Assessments: $1,771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,623,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,434,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,134,000
    Sale of Property: $1,041,000
    Sale of Property: $945,000
    Rents: $814,000
    Rents: $570,000
    Royalties: $356,000
    Royalties: $267,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $8,307,000
    General - Other: $5,059,000
    Libraries: $2,560,000
    Police Protection: $1,983,000
    Financial Administration: $1,743,000
    Police Protection: $1,673,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,524,000
    Air Transportation: $1,335,000
    Libraries: $1,035,000
    Central Staff Services: $959,000
    Financial Administration: $809,000
    Parks and Recreation: $497,000
    Regular Highways: $467,000
    Air Transportation: $319,000
    Regular Highways: $317,000
    General Public Building: $296,000
    Central Staff Services: $151,000
    General Public Building: $92,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $244,255,000
    Cash and Securities: $236,493,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,388,000
    Public Welfare: $39,173,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,938,000
    Other: $7,513,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,037,000
    Other: $6,905,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,788,000
    Housing and Community Development: $523,000
    Housing and Community Development: $420,000
    Highways: $225,000
    Highways: $76,000
  • Tax - Property: $227,660,000
    Property: $209,312,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $41,101,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,564,000
    Other License: $22,801,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $21,051,000
    Other License: $20,718,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $19,653,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,772,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,532,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $198,985,000
    : $188,495,000

Jefferson County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,699,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,209,000
  • Charges - Other: $42,194,000
    Other: $41,157,000
    Air Transportation: $3,752,000
    Air Transportation: $3,240,000
    Regular Highways: $1,118,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $532,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $21,251,000
    Regular Highways: $19,567,000
    General - Other: $8,202,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,988,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,228,000
    General - Other: $1,767,000
    Air Transportation: $1,515,000
    Air Transportation: $752,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $55,491,000
    General - Other: $55,257,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,058,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,795,000
    General - Other: $53,529,000
    Police Protection: $50,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,763,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,159,000
    Libraries: $33,154,000
    Libraries: $32,944,000
    Regular Highways: $26,947,000
    Regular Highways: $25,641,000
    Financial Administration: $25,577,000
    Health - Other: $25,393,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,983,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,129,000
    Financial Administration: $22,138,000
    Health - Other: $21,897,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,543,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,379,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,396,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,567,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,128,000
    Air Transportation: $3,166,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,027,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,995,000
    Air Transportation: $2,710,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $938,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $801,000
    Housing and Community Development: $407,000
    Housing and Community Development: $343,000
    Solid Waste Management: $111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,189,000
    Other: $3,628,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,676,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,504,000
    Air Transportation: $552,000
    Health and Hospitals: $103,000
    General Local Government Support: $71,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,341,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,422,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $18,336,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $15,938,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,471,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,314,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,770,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,640,000
    Other - General - Other: $1,046,000
    Other - Health - Other: $183,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $157,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $139,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
    Other - General - Other: $53,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $334,000
    Health - Other: $234,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000,000
    Other: $1,720,000
    General Local Government Support: $783,000
    Health and Hospitals: $694,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Public Welfare: $437,000
    Highways: $40,000
    Public Welfare: $4,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,815,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $111,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,905,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,420,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,450,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,165,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,242,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,397,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,278,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,447,000
    Special Assessments: $1,965,000
    Special Assessments: $1,771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,623,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,434,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,134,000
    Sale of Property: $1,041,000
    Sale of Property: $945,000
    Rents: $814,000
    Rents: $570,000
    Royalties: $356,000
    Royalties: $267,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $8,307,000
    General - Other: $5,059,000
    Libraries: $2,560,000
    Police Protection: $1,983,000
    Financial Administration: $1,743,000
    Police Protection: $1,673,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,524,000
    Air Transportation: $1,335,000
    Libraries: $1,035,000
    Central Staff Services: $959,000
    Financial Administration: $809,000
    Parks and Recreation: $497,000
    Regular Highways: $467,000
    Air Transportation: $319,000
    Regular Highways: $317,000
    General Public Building: $296,000
    Central Staff Services: $151,000
    General Public Building: $92,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $244,255,000
    Cash and Securities: $236,493,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,388,000
    Public Welfare: $39,173,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,938,000
    Other: $7,513,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,037,000
    Other: $6,905,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,788,000
    Housing and Community Development: $523,000
    Housing and Community Development: $420,000
    Highways: $225,000
    Highways: $76,000
  • Tax - Property: $227,660,000
    Property: $209,312,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $41,101,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,564,000
    Other License: $22,801,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $21,051,000
    Other License: $20,718,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $19,653,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,772,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,532,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $198,985,000
    : $188,495,000

Jefferson County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,699,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,209,000
  • Charges - Other: $42,194,000
    Other: $41,157,000
    Air Transportation: $3,752,000
    Air Transportation: $3,240,000
    Regular Highways: $1,118,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $532,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $21,251,000
    Regular Highways: $19,567,000
    General - Other: $8,202,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,988,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,228,000
    General - Other: $1,767,000
    Air Transportation: $1,515,000
    Air Transportation: $752,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $55,491,000
    General - Other: $55,257,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,058,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,795,000
    General - Other: $53,529,000
    Police Protection: $50,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,763,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,159,000
    Libraries: $33,154,000
    Libraries: $32,944,000
    Regular Highways: $26,947,000
    Regular Highways: $25,641,000
    Financial Administration: $25,577,000
    Health - Other: $25,393,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,983,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,129,000
    Financial Administration: $22,138,000
    Health - Other: $21,897,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,543,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,379,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,396,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,567,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,128,000
    Air Transportation: $3,166,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,027,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,995,000
    Air Transportation: $2,710,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $938,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $801,000
    Housing and Community Development: $407,000
    Housing and Community Development: $343,000
    Solid Waste Management: $111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,189,000
    Other: $3,628,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,676,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,504,000
    Air Transportation: $552,000
    Health and Hospitals: $103,000
    General Local Government Support: $71,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,341,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,422,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $18,336,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $15,938,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,471,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,314,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,770,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,640,000
    Other - General - Other: $1,046,000
    Other - Health - Other: $183,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $157,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $139,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
    Other - General - Other: $53,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $334,000
    Health - Other: $234,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000,000
    Other: $1,720,000
    General Local Government Support: $783,000
    Health and Hospitals: $694,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Public Welfare: $437,000
    Highways: $40,000
    Public Welfare: $4,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,815,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $111,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,905,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,420,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,450,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,165,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,242,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,397,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,278,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,447,000
    Special Assessments: $1,965,000
    Special Assessments: $1,771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,623,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,434,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,134,000
    Sale of Property: $1,041,000
    Sale of Property: $945,000
    Rents: $814,000
    Rents: $570,000
    Royalties: $356,000
    Royalties: $267,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $8,307,000
    General - Other: $5,059,000
    Libraries: $2,560,000
    Police Protection: $1,983,000
    Financial Administration: $1,743,000
    Police Protection: $1,673,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,524,000
    Air Transportation: $1,335,000
    Libraries: $1,035,000
    Central Staff Services: $959,000
    Financial Administration: $809,000
    Parks and Recreation: $497,000
    Regular Highways: $467,000
    Air Transportation: $319,000
    Regular Highways: $317,000
    General Public Building: $296,000
    Central Staff Services: $151,000
    General Public Building: $92,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $244,255,000
    Cash and Securities: $236,493,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,388,000
    Public Welfare: $39,173,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,938,000
    Other: $7,513,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,037,000
    Other: $6,905,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,788,000
    Housing and Community Development: $523,000
    Housing and Community Development: $420,000
    Highways: $225,000
    Highways: $76,000
  • Tax - Property: $227,660,000
    Property: $209,312,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $41,101,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,564,000
    Other License: $22,801,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $21,051,000
    Other License: $20,718,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $19,653,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,772,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,532,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $198,985,000
    : $188,495,000

Jefferson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,699,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,209,000
  • Charges - Other: $42,194,000
    Other: $41,157,000
    Air Transportation: $3,752,000
    Air Transportation: $3,240,000
    Regular Highways: $1,118,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $532,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $21,251,000
    Regular Highways: $19,567,000
    General - Other: $8,202,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,988,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,228,000
    General - Other: $1,767,000
    Air Transportation: $1,515,000
    Air Transportation: $752,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $55,491,000
    General - Other: $55,257,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,058,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,795,000
    General - Other: $53,529,000
    Police Protection: $50,216,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,763,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,159,000
    Libraries: $33,154,000
    Libraries: $32,944,000
    Regular Highways: $26,947,000
    Regular Highways: $25,641,000
    Financial Administration: $25,577,000
    Health - Other: $25,393,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,983,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,129,000
    Financial Administration: $22,138,000
    Health - Other: $21,897,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,543,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,379,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,396,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,567,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,128,000
    Air Transportation: $3,166,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,027,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,995,000
    Air Transportation: $2,710,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $938,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $801,000
    Housing and Community Development: $407,000
    Housing and Community Development: $343,000
    Solid Waste Management: $111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,189,000
    Other: $3,628,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,676,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,504,000
    Air Transportation: $552,000
    Health and Hospitals: $103,000
    General Local Government Support: $71,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,341,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,422,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $18,336,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $15,938,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,471,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $3,314,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,770,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,640,000
    Other - General - Other: $1,046,000
    Other - Health - Other: $183,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $157,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $139,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
    Other - General - Other: $53,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $334,000
    Health - Other: $234,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000,000
    Other: $1,720,000
    General Local Government Support: $783,000
    Health and Hospitals: $694,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Public Welfare: $437,000
    Highways: $40,000
    Public Welfare: $4,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,815,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $111,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $92,905,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,420,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,450,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,165,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,242,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,397,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,278,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,447,000
    Special Assessments: $1,965,000
    Special Assessments: $1,771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,623,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,434,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,134,000
    Sale of Property: $1,041,000
    Sale of Property: $945,000
    Rents: $814,000
    Rents: $570,000
    Royalties: $356,000
    Royalties: $267,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $8,307,000
    General - Other: $5,059,000
    Libraries: $2,560,000
    Police Protection: $1,983,000
    Financial Administration: $1,743,000
    Police Protection: $1,673,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,524,000
    Air Transportation: $1,335,000
    Libraries: $1,035,000
    Central Staff Services: $959,000
    Financial Administration: $809,000
    Parks and Recreation: $497,000
    Regular Highways: $467,000
    Air Transportation: $319,000
    Regular Highways: $317,000
    General Public Building: $296,000
    Central Staff Services: $151,000
    General Public Building: $92,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
    Health - Other: $34,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $244,255,000
    Cash and Securities: $236,493,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,388,000
    Public Welfare: $39,173,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,241,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,938,000
    Other: $7,513,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,037,000
    Other: $6,905,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,788,000
    Housing and Community Development: $523,000
    Housing and Community Development: $420,000
    Highways: $225,000
    Highways: $76,000
  • Tax - Property: $227,660,000
    Property: $209,312,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $41,101,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,564,000
    Other License: $22,801,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $21,051,000
    Other License: $20,718,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $19,653,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,772,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,532,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $198,985,000
    : $188,495,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 4,163
  • Number of aged recipients: 618
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,545
  • Number of recipients under 18: 523
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,704
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 936
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,300
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,926
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 133 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3,334$201,4863,252$232,96319,533$229,585673$101,07122$2,984,227941$184,92218$127,722
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED190$198,384321$250,7601,605$235,320136$54,2280$0113$169,7708$38,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED299$192,067388$236,1834,313$243,611351$74,1547$307,000296$185,58825$41,840
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN306$194,575367$225,0052,864$230,041173$111,0173$229,333179$166,6542$87,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS42$217,69066$240,1821,010$231,09657$102,6492$396,50035$166,0574$68,500
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 131 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED556$246,086545$244,18714$179,2861$140,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED167$228,647216$245,4497$157,8570$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED66$246,182104$256,4131$221,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN22$240,31839$259,2820$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS21$247,90526$224,6544$189,2500$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Jefferson, CO
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Jefferson, CO - Value
Most common first names in Jefferson County, CO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,57175.0 years
Mary1,44680.2 years
William1,17575.4 years
Robert1,15170.9 years
James94771.3 years
Helen77581.4 years
Charles76374.6 years
George72976.3 years
Dorothy64380.1 years
Margaret64280.3 years
Most common last names in Jefferson County, CO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith54077.5 years
Johnson51477.6 years
Miller34076.6 years
Anderson30776.5 years
Jones27277.6 years
Brown25877.0 years
Williams21976.3 years
Nelson21279.0 years
Moore19375.5 years
Davis18278.0 years
Businesses in Jefferson County, CO
NameCountNameCount
24 Hour Fitness3JoS. A. Bank1
7-Eleven20Johnny Rockets1
ALDO1Jones New York7
AMF Bowling2Journeys2
AT&T25Justice1
Abercrombie & Fitch1KFC10
Abercrombie Kids1Kincaid1
Ace Hardware8Kmart1
Advance Auto Parts8Kohl's3
Aeropostale2Kroger23
Albertsons1La Quinta4
Alco Stores1La-Z-Boy1
AmericInn1Lane Bryant3
American Eagle Outfitters2Lane Furniture2
Ann Taylor2LensCrafters4
Apple Store1Levi Strauss & Co.1
Applebee's3Little Caesars Pizza4
Arby's6Long John Silver's3
Ascend Collection1Lowe's4
Audi1Macy's2
AutoZone4Marriott7
Bally Total Fitness1Marshalls1
Banana Republic2MasterBrand Cabinets30
Barnes & Noble2Maurices2
Baskin-Robbins2McDonald's27
Bath & Body Works5Men's Wearhouse2
Bebe1Motel 61
Bed Bath & Beyond3Motherhood Maternity7
Big O Tires10New Balance7
Blockbuster7New York & Co1
Brooks Brothers1Nike38
Brookstone1Nissan2
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards1Nordstrom2
Budget Car Rental2Office Depot5
Buffalo Wild Wings3OfficeMax3
Burger King13Old Navy3
Cache1On The Border1
Carl\s Jr.2Outback2
Casual Male XL1Outback Steakhouse2
Catherines2Pac Sun2
Charlotte Russe2Panda Express6
Chevrolet2Panera Bread2
Chick-Fil-A2Papa John's Pizza5
Chico's2Payless7
Chipotle6Penske4
Chuck E. Cheese's1PetSmart5
Clarks2Pier 1 Imports2
Cold Stone Creamery4Pizza Hut10
Coldwater Creek1Plato's Closet1
Comfort Inn2Popeyes4
Comfort Suites2Pottery Barn1
Costco2Pottery Barn Kids1
Cracker Barrel1Qdoba Mexican Grill11
Crate & Barrel1Quality2
Cricket Wireless14Quiznos10
Curves12RadioShack11
DHL4Ramada1
Dairy Queen16Red Lobster2
Days Inn1Red Robin2
Deb1Rite Aid2
Decora Cabinetry9Ruby Tuesday1
Dennys5Rue211
Discount Tire5SAS Shoes1
Domino's Pizza5SONIC Drive-In7
DressBarn3Safeway12
Dressbarn3Sam's Club1
Eddie Bauer3Sears7
Ethan Allen1Sephora1
Express2Sheraton1
Extended Stay America3Skechers USA1
Famous Footwear5Spencer Gifts3
Fashion Bug1Sprint Nextel6
FedEx85Staples3
Finish Line2Starbucks50
Firestone Complete Auto Care8Subaru2
Foot Locker2Subway19
Ford2Super 81
Forever 213T-Mobile19
GNC8T.J.Maxx1
GameStop7Taco Bell17
Gap2Talbots1
Goodwill2Target5
Gymboree2The Athlete's Foot1
H&R Block17The Room Place1
Haagen-Dazs2Toyota1
Hardee's1Toys"R"Us5
Hilton5U-Haul15
Hobby Lobby1UPS84
Holiday Inn3Vans7
Hollister Co.1Verizon Wireless6
Home Depot6Victoria's Secret2
Honda2Village Inn4
Hot Topic2Volkswagen1
Howard Johnson1Vons15
IHOP2Walgreens10
J. Jill1Walmart6
J.Crew1Wendy's14
JCPenney1Wet Seal2
Jack In The Box3Whole Foods Market1
Jamba Juice3YMCA2
Jimmy John's33

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