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Jefferson County, Colorado

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	People MapStats	Jefferson County	Colorado
	Population, 2005 estimate	526,801	4,665,177
	Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005	0.3%	8.4%3
	Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005	1,471	363,1623
	Population, 2000	527,056	4,301,261
	Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	20.2%	30.6%
	Persons under 5 years old, 2004	33,292	339,079
	Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2004	6.3%	7.4%
	Persons under 18 years old, 2004	130,128	1,178,889
	Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2004	24.7%	25.6%
	Persons 65 years old and over, 2004	55,620	450,971
	Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2004	10.6%	9.8%
	Female persons, 2004	264,119	2,279,899
	Female persons, percent, 2004	50.2%	49.5%
	White persons, 2004 (a)	493,631	4,154,464
	Black persons, 2004 (a)	5,996	189,159
	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2004 (a)	4,652	52,334
	Asian persons, 2004 (a)	13,253	116,483
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2004 (a)	470	6,485
	Persons reporting two or more races, 2004	8,349	82,478
	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2004 (b)	64,724	878,803
	White persons, not Hispanic, 2004	433,231	3,334,447
	White persons, percent, 2004 (a)	93.8%	90.3%
	Black persons, percent, 2004 (a)	1.1%	4.1%
	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2004 (a)	0.9%	1.1%
	Asian persons, percent, 2004 (a)	2.5%	2.5%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2004 (a)	0.1%	0.1%
	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2004	1.6%	1.8%
	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2004 (b)	12.3%	19.1%
	White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2004	82.3%	72.5%
	Births, 2003	6,466	69,339
	Deaths, 2003	3,432	29,506
	Infant deaths, 2003	33	420
	Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over	50.9%	44.1%
	Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	5.4%	8.6%
	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	9.2%	15.1%
	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	91.8%	86.9%
	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	36.5%	32.7%
	Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	68,851	638,654
	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	27.4	24.3
	Housing units, 2004	222,078	2,010,806
	Housing units, net change, April 1 2000 to July 1 2004	10,250	202,4482
	Housing units, percent change, April 1 2000 to July 1 2004	4.8%	11.2%2
	Homeownership rate, 2000	72.5%	67.3%
	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$187,900	$166,600
	Households, 2000	206,067	1,658,238
	Persons per household, 2000	2.52	2.53
	Median household income, 2003	$58,786	$49,248
	Persons below poverty, percent, 2003	6.8%	10.0%

	Business MapStats	Jefferson County	Colorado
	Personal income, 2004 ($1000)	21,241,600	166,187,829
	Personal income per capita, 2004	$40,334	$36,113
	Civilian labor force, 2005	24,598	20,518
	Unemployment, 2005	892	1,017
	Unemployment rate, 2005	3.6%	5.0%
	Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2004	12,579	174,738
	Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2004	-476	-2,039
	Employment in government, 2004	1,979	35,131
	Earnings, 2004 ($1000)	405,505	6,321,514
	Average earnings per job, 2004	$32,237	$36,177
	Private nonfarm establishments, 2004	734	6,9141
	Private nonfarm employment, 2004	6,441	8,0781
	Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004	20.3%	0.1%1
	Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)	736,562	8,808,846
	Total number of firms, 1997	54,592	410,249
	Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	8.0%	9.0%
	Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	29.1%	28.0%
	Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)	5,665,892	34,661,144
	Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)	5,238,878	92,092,155
	Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)	5,801,330	52,226,983
	Retail sales per capita, 2002	$10,937	$11,611
	Building permits, 2005	445,756	8,388,607
	Valuation of building permits, 2005 ($1000)	2,094	45,891
	Farm land, 2002 (acres)	53,196	12,389
	Federal spending, 2004	3,237,026	30,060,3291
	Federal spending per capita, 2004	$6,150	$6,5331

	Geography MapStats	Jefferson County	Colorado
	Land area, 2000 (square miles)	772	103,718
	Persons per square mile, 2000	682.6	41.5
	FIPS Code	059	08
	Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area	Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area

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