Jefferson County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 452,76185.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 90,86217.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 15,4112.9%Asian alone
  • 13,2702.5%Two or more races
  • 6,4611.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,6760.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2210.04%Some other race alone
  • 2190.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $532,736

Here:	$532,736
State:	$487,835

Townhouses or other attached units: $378,299

Here:	$378,299
State:	$416,827

In 2-unit structures: $401,669

Here:	$401,669
State:	$483,371

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $258,596

Here:	$258,596
State:	$319,497

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $317,179

Here:	$317,179
State:	$375,475

Mobile homes: $111,533

Here:	$111,533
State:	$102,984

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,618

Here:	$28,618
State:	$62,581

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 37
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 184
• Burglaries: 721
• Thefts: 2564
• Auto thefts: 413

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 40
• Assaults: 239
• Burglaries: 695
• Thefts: 2958
• Auto thefts: 444

Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,442 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,308 (0.5%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Jefferson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.

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

Current college students: 31,045
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 35,115 (57.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6,7172010 or later
• 8,7362000 to 2009
• 7,6791990 to 1999
• 6,3311980 to 1989
• 3,7731970 to 1979
• 5,754Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 160,106
• One, attached: 18,780
• Two: 3,326
• 3 or 4: 6,680
• 5 to 9: 12,078
• 10 to 19: 18,269
• 20 to 49: 12,876
• 50 or more: 10,127
• Mobile homes: 2,678
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 201

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 116,574 (2,781 second mortgage, 16,493 home equity loan, 528 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48,349

Religion statistics for Jefferson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

10.78% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($63,326 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($327 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.05%
Colorado average:	0.10%

7.05% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($39,790 average AGI)
3.69% relocated from other states ($23,209 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	3.69%
Colorado average:	4.99%

from Denver County, CO	2.70% ($62,617 average AGI)
from Adams County, CO	1.24% ($52,727)
from Arapahoe County, CO	1.08% ($58,592)
from Douglas County, CO	0.43% ($84,422)
from Boulder County, CO	0.43% ($62,149)
from El Paso County, CO	0.16% ($52,210)
from Larimer County, CO	0.15% ($42,087)

9.66% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($59,005 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($278 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.05%
Colorado average:	0.10%

6.83% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($39,927 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($18,799 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.78%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to Denver County, CO	2.06% ($50,508 average AGI)
to Adams County, CO	1.53% ($49,978)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.02% ($56,299)
to Douglas County, CO	0.47% ($85,877)
to Boulder County, CO	0.30% ($62,461)
to Weld County, CO	0.22% ($59,818)
to El Paso County, CO	0.19% ($44,856)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 4.5

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 120,546 (30,387 living alone), Female householders: 115,950 (32,476 living alone)

• 120,587 spouses (119,161 opposite-sex spouses), 14,964 unmarried partners, (14,294 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 148,236 children (137,571 natural, 4,468 adopted, 6,197 stepchildren), 8,894 grandchildren, 5,599 brothers or sisters, 6,309 parents, 93 foster children, 10,160 other relatives, 22,378 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9,165

Size of family households: 76,680 2-persons, 34,213 3-persons, 28,172 4-persons, 9,950 5-persons, 4,057 6-persons, 1,639 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62,863 1-person, 15,733 2-persons, 2,239 3-persons, 567 4-persons, 232 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

78,079 married couples with children.
23,008 single-parent households (7,852 men, 15,156 women).

89.8% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% 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:

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

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

• Year house built in Jefferson County, Colorado
• 10,7022014 or later
• 2,9872010 to 2013
• 22,0762000 to 2009
• 37,2501990 to 1999
• 42,6231980 to 1989
• 64,4681970 to 1979
• 30,3991960 to 1969
• 21,7861950 to 1959
• 5,1271940 to 1949
• 7,7031939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Colorado
• 4311 room
• 7812 rooms
• 3,8413 rooms
• 12,0224 rooms
• 18,6515 rooms
• 24,3376 rooms
• 25,7047 rooms
• 23,6898 rooms
• 55,4679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
• 2,7131 room
• 6,5912 rooms
• 16,1593 rooms
• 19,7924 rooms
• 9,9245 rooms
• 7,2426 rooms
• 3,8957 rooms
• 2,2408 rooms
• 3,0179+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Colorado
• 539no bedroom
• 3,9511 bedroom
• 24,5902 bedrooms
• 60,6123 bedrooms
• 52,1544 bedrooms
• 23,0775+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Colorado
• 2,859no bedroom
• 19,3861 bedroom
• 30,1542 bedrooms
• 12,7053 bedrooms
• 4,9824 bedrooms
• 1,4875+ 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
• 2,022no vehicle
• 34,3871 vehicle
• 73,3242 vehicles
• 35,4363 vehicles
• 13,6134 vehicles
• 6,1415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,496no vehicle
• 30,4261 vehicle
• 24,2122 vehicles
• 7,8943 vehicles
• 1,7334 vehicles
• 8125+ vehicles

84.6% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 270,308
• Other state: 270,114
• Northeast: 38,271
• Midwest: 102,337
• South: 64,496
• West: 65,010

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Jefferson County on our top lists:

• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"