Douglas County, CO Demographic Data

Douglas County, CO Summary

Douglas County is located in Colorado
  • Population: 298,215
  • Area: 842.87 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 840.25 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 2.62 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 353.80 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 6,435.04 ft
  • Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Douglas County, CO Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
164,562
50%
50.8
Male
164,070
50%
49.2
Total Population
328,632
 
323,128,000

Douglas County, CO Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
19,466
5.9% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
25,144
7.7% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
27,822
8.5% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
24,636
7.5% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15,803
4.8% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
34,825
10.6% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
50,509
15.4% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
54,137
16.5% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
22,322
6.8% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
17,884
5.4% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
23,303
7.1% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,844
3.0% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,937
0.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
239,226
72.8%
77.2
Female
121,417
50.8%
51.3
Male
117,809
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
228,790
69.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
46,797
14.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
36,084
11.0%
15.2
Female
19,270
53.4%
55.8
Male
16,814
46.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0

Douglas County, CO Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
320,029
97.4% 
96.8
White
294,600
89.6% 
72.6
Black or African American
4,667
1.4% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,294
0.4% 
0.8
Asian
15,524
4.7% 
5.4
Asian Indian
8,265
2.5% 
1.2
Chinese
3,729
1.1% 
1.3
Filipino
507
0.2% 
0.9
Japanese
666
0.2% 
0.2
Korean
675
0.2% 
0.4
Vietnamese
640
0.2% 
0.6
Other Asian
1,042
0.3% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
205
0.1% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
3,739
1.1% 
5.1
Two or More Races
8,603
2.6% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
27,883
8.5% 
17.8
Mexican
19,125
5.8% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,454
0.4% 
1.7
Cuban
739
0.2% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,565
2.0% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
300,749
91.5% 
82.2

Douglas County, CO Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,364
0.6% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,920
0.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
24,611
11.4% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
42,961
19.9% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
16,685
7.7% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
79,741
37.0% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
48,479
22.5% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,284
1.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
212,477
98.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
128,220
59.5%
31.2

Douglas County, CO Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
60,937
23.8%
33.7%
Now Married
160,540
62.7%
47.5
Divorced
24,442
9.5%
11.0%
Separated
1,602
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
8,679
3.4
5.8%

Douglas County, CO Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
279,370
90.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
29,796
9.6%
21.6%
Spanish
12,375
4.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10,788
3.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5,925
1.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
708
0.2%
1.1%

Douglas County, CO Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,153
1.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,272
1.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,036
4.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,195
4.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,785
6.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
17,617
14.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15,525
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
26,911
22.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
16,347
13.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22,284
18.6%
6.4
Median household income
109,292
 
57,617
Per capita income
49,724
 
31,128

Douglas County, CO Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,126
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
14,631
8.2%
9.8
Construction
10,022
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
32,262
18.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21,107
11.9%
6.6
Information
9,439
5.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
11,339
6.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,173
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
33,317
18.7%
11.4
Public administration
5,576
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
20,885
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,370
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,611
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
8,483
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
98,793
55.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,926
5.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
42,989
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
18,667
10.5%
18.1%

Douglas County, CO Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
175,996
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
134,480
76.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
12,172
6.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,686
2.1%
5.1
Walked
2,059
1.2%
2.7
Other means
2,642
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
20,957
11.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.1
 
26.6

Douglas County, CO Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,671
1.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
26,804
22.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
58,516
48.7%
37.1
3 or more
33,134
27.6%
21.0

Douglas County, CO Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
120,125
96.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
95,424
79.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
24,701
20.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,628
3.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5

Douglas County, CO Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
124,753
1 room
1,186
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2,976
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
6,070
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
10,096
8.1%
16.5
5 rooms
11,080
8.9%
19.8
6 rooms
15,748
12.6%
17.8
7 rooms
15,603
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
17,152
13.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
44,842
35.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
 
0.0

Douglas County, CO Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
124,753
 
 
1-unit, detached
97,021
77.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7,273
5.8%
5.9
2-units
575
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,958
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,967
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,167
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
7,572
6.1%
9.0
Mobile home
180
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
40
0.0%
0.1

Douglas County, CO Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
651
0.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
349
0.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
492
0.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,588
1.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
7,306
5.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15,674
12.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
44,291
35.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
42,698
34.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6,380
5.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
5,324
4.3%
1.4%

Douglas County, CO Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
93,941
78.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,115
2.6%
4.7
Electricity
22,148
18.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
191
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
239
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
229
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
262
0.2%
1.1

Douglas County, CO Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
77,773
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
477
0.6%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,565
3.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,388
12.1%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
11,084
14.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
11,981
15.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
19,332
24.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
22,946
29.5%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
39,682
51.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
11,815
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,618
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,268
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
13,060
16.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
330
0.0%
0.0%

Douglas County, CO Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
 
 
41,631,300 
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,528
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,752
7.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,003
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,617
15.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,197
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,048
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,332
39.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
752
0.0%
0.0%

Douglas County, CO Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
95,424
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
875
0.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
325
0.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
300
0.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,814
1.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,089
9.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
48,813
51.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
30,468
31.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3,740
3.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
445,400
 
205,000