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Elbert County, CO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Designated Market Area: Denver, CO-NE-WY
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 29,382   ( 3,336 from 2020)
Land area: 1850.8 square miles
Population density: 15.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:24,725 84.15% 8.5%
Black:4021.37% 31.4%
Indian:1950.66% 29.1%
Asian:3731.27% 37.1%
2+ races:6222.12% 29.6%
Hispanic:3,06510.43% 49.2%
Total non-White:4,65715.85% 42.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,122 10.8
Deaths:8938.6
Net Migration: 3,11829.9
Net Immigration: 180.2
Change in White population:1,942 7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:1,394 5.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
26,046
22,78387.47%
3061.17%
1510.58%
2721.04%
4801.84%
2,0547.89%
3,26312.53%

2010
23,086
21,00590.99%
1590.69%
1260.55%
1870.81%
3581.55%
1,2345.35%
2,0819.01%

2000
19,872
18,51193.15%
1230.62%
990.50%
860.43%
2701.36%
7663.85%
1,3616.85%

1990
9,646
9,21195.49%
770.80%
430.45%
530.55%
n/a
2622.72%
4354.51%

1980
6,850
6,54795.58%
160.23%
1091.59%
400.58%
n/a
1382.01%
3034.42%

1970
3,903
3,85698.80%
40.10%
120.31%
90.23%
n/a
210.54%
47 1.20%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
1,728 7.5
1,1925.2
2,90112.6
2000.9
1,778 7.7
1,182 5.1
2000's
NumberRate
1,929 9.7
9034.5
2,44212.3
400.2
2,494 12.6
720 3.6
1990's
NumberRate
1,778 18.4
6106.3
9,802101.6
470.5
9,300 96.4
926 9.6
1980's
NumberRate
1,240 18.1
458 6.7
2,077 30.3
n/a
2,664 38.9
132 1.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,597 66.5
n/a
2,691 68.9
256 6.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Elbert County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
45.6
5,566 10.0%
49,862 90.0%
4,635 8.4%
9,514
2.77
7,771 81.7%
6,727 86.6%
174 2.2%
1,743 18.3%

2010
NumberPercent
43.8
5,854 25.4%
17,232 74.6%
2,193 9.5%
8,380
2.75
6,719 80.2%
5,949 88.5%
271 4.0%
1,661 19.8%

2000
NumberPercent
36.9
5,963 30.0%
13,909 70.0%
1,195 6.0%
6,760
2.93
5,709 84.5%
5,121 89.7%
262 4.6%
1,051 15.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.0
2,995 31.0%
6,651 69.0%
764 7.9%
3,352
2.86
2,731 81.5%
2,473 90.6%
127 4.7%
621 18.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.6
2,318 33.8%
4,532 66.2%
645 9.4%
2,322
2.94
1,967 84.7%
1,825 92.8%
63 3.2%
355 15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Elbert County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units9,898 
Median Value$623,300 
Occupied9,51496.1%
Vacant3843.9%
Owned8,88193.3%
Rented6336.7%
Median Rent$1,436 
Single-Family Units9,50996.1%
    Detached9,44695.4%
    Attached630.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units270.3%
Mobile Homes2862.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elbert County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002072.2%
$10,000 to $14,9991091.1%
$15,000 to $19,9991571.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991311.4%
$25,000 to $29,9991972.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991681.8%
$35,000 to $39,9991892.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991411.5%
$45,000 to $49,9992132.2%
$50,000 to $59,9994474.7%
$60,000 to $74,9995645.9%
$75,000 to $99,9991,11611.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991,15112.1%
$125,000 to $149,9991,00110.5%
$150,000 to $199,9991,67917.6%
$200,000 or more2,04421.5%
Median Household Income124,360 
Per Capita Income55,535 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state99 
Compared to U.S.113 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2172.3%
Public Assistance1011.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4494.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed12,14476.7%
Unemployed2711.7%
In Armed Forces310.2%
Total Labor Force12,44678.6%
Not in Labor Force3,39221.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,2153,94456.9%
Non-Profit29059033.0%
Self-Employed1,35287160.8%
Local Government67758053.9%
State Government11419936.4%
Federal Government2338573.3%
Total Private + Self6,5674,81557.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3141,45447.5%
Total7,8816,26955.7%
Pct. Govt.13.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,21622.7%
Sales and Office Occupations2,45317.3%
Professional, Technical3,26423.0%
Service Occupations2,28916.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing920.6%
All others2,95520.8%
White Collar 63.0%
Industry
 Number%
Construction1,83012.9%
Retail trade1,41110.0%
Health care and social assistance1,4029.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1,3959.8%
Manufacturing1,1378.0%
Other services9706.8%
Public administration9406.6%
Educational services8996.3%
Finance and insurance8446.0%
Accommodation and food services7405.2%
Transportation and warehousing4583.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4493.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3992.8%
Information3952.8%
Wholesale trade2741.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2461.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing1971.4%
Utilities1090.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction820.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elbert County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,5045.68%
Puerto Rican320.12%
Cuban100.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American300.11%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan30.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian270.10%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2691.02%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian2220.84%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian470.18%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3321.25%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Japanese760.29%
Filipino730.28%
Indian260.10%
Thai90.03%
Chinese40.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English24,26095.8%
Spanish7342.9%
Other Indo-European1180.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1020.4%
Other Asian860.3%
Other130.1%
Chinese100.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun90.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German6,11623.1%
English4,14415.7%
Irish3,33512.6%
Italian1,3785.2%
Scottish1,1714.4%
American1,1414.3%
Norwegian9173.5%
French7502.8%
European6702.5%
Swedish5712.2%
Dutch4901.9%
Polish4111.6%
Scotch-Irish2771.0%
Welsh1800.7%
French Canadian1760.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen26,12798.8%
Not a citizen3301.2%
Native25,71097.2%
Foreign-born7472.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elbert County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
259 1.4%366 1.9%4,710 24.8%6,917 36.3%4,850 25.5%1,928 10.1%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 259 1.4%
9-12 Years 366 1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,710 24.8%
Some College 6,917 36.3%
Bach. Degree 4,850 25.5%
Grad Degree 1,928 10.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Elbert County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 5,533 5,313 220 4.0% 5.1%
1991 5,852 5,561 291 5.0% 5.3%
1992 6,246 5,891 355 5.7% 6.1%
1993 6,975 6,626 349 5.0% 5.4%
1994 7,457 7,131 326 4.4% 4.2%
1995 8,943 8,585 358 4.0% 4.0%
1996 9,482 9,118 364 3.8% 4.2%
1997 10,132 9,791 341 3.4% 3.4%
1998 11,139 10,769 370 3.3% 3.6%
1999 12,441 12,084 357 2.9% 3.0%
2000 11,599 11,340 259 2.2% 2.7%
2001 11,977 11,592 385 3.2% 3.8%
2002 12,359 11,719 640 5.2% 5.7%
2003 12,591 11,895 696 5.5% 6.1%
2004 12,761 12,136 625 4.9% 5.6%
2005 12,938 12,345 593 4.6% 5.1%
2006 13,214 12,696 518 3.9% 4.2%
2007 12,909 12,438 471 3.6% 3.7%
2008 13,105 12,475 630 4.8% 4.9%
2009 12,967 11,986 981 7.6% 7.9%
2010 12,712 11,635 1,077 8.5% 9.2%
2011 12,645 11,660 985 7.8% 8.7%
2012 12,654 11,742 912 7.2% 8.0%
2013 12,691 11,956 735 5.8% 6.7%
2014 12,954 12,403 551 4.3% 5.0%
2015 13,264 12,862 402 3.0% 3.7%
2016 13,802 13,460 342 2.5% 3.1%
2017 14,364 14,040 324 2.3% 2.6%
2018 14,991 14,602 389 2.6% 3.0%
2019 15,323 15,002 321 2.1% 2.7%
2020 14,961 14,264 697 4.7% 7.3%
2021 15,609 15,004 605 3.9% 5.4%
2022 16,017 15,629 388 2.4% 3.0%
2023 16,119 15,693 426 2.6% 3.2%
2024 16,241 15,637 604 3.7% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com