Elbert County, CO Demographic Data
Elbert County, CO Summary
Elbert County is located in Colorado
- Population: 23,231
- Area: 1,851.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,850.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 12.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,995.73 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elbert County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,002
50%
50.8
Male
12,223
51%
49.2
Total Population
24,225
323,128,000
Elbert County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
965
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,572
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,731
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,890
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,127
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,853
7.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,774
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,525
18.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,419
10.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,049
8.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,351
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
591
2.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
378
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,728
77.3%
77.2
Female
9,362
50.0%
51.3
Male
9,366
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,682
73.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,349
18.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,320
13.7%
15.2
Female
1,620
48.8%
55.8
Male
1,700
51.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Elbert County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,619
97.5%
96.8
White
22,950
94.7%
72.6
Black or African American
179
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
108
0.4%
0.8
Asian
187
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
50
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
47
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
81
0.3%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
9
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
5
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
190
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
606
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,514
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
987
4.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
39
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
128
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
360
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,711
93.8%
82.2
Elbert County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
163
1.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
444
2.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,422
26.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,535
26.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,816
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,923
23.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,637
9.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
607
3.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,333
96.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,560
32.9%
31.2
Elbert County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,747
23.8%
33.7%
Now Married
12,330
61.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,905
9.5%
11.0%
Separated
151
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
824
4.1
5.8%
Elbert County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,181
95.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,079
4.6%
21.6%
Spanish
757
3.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
273
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
26
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
23
0.1%
1.1%
Elbert County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
189
2.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
229
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
466
5.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
433
5.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
869
10.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,302
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,464
17.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,731
20.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
945
11.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
940
11.0%
6.4
Median household income
87,288
57,617
Per capita income
39,360
31,128
Elbert County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
463
3.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
769
6.1%
9.8
Construction
1,555
12.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,265
18.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
851
6.8%
6.6
Information
534
4.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
708
5.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
686
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,447
11.5%
11.4
Public administration
627
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,341
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
992
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
319
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,704
13.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,203
41.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,152
9.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,656
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,842
14.7%
18.1%
Elbert County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,408
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,514
76.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,198
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
24
0.2%
5.1
Walked
134
1.1%
2.7
Other means
99
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
1,439
11.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
40.2
26.6
Elbert County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
234
2.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,378
16.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,650
30.9%
37.1
3 or more
4,306
50.3%
21.0
Elbert County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,568
93.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,607
88.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
961
11.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
567
6.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Elbert County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,135
1 room
42
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
11
0.1%
2.7
3 rooms
179
2.0%
9.1
4 rooms
901
9.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,136
12.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,799
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,354
14.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,144
12.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,569
28.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Elbert County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,135
1-unit, detached
8,535
93.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
116
1.3%
5.9
2-units
20
0.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
33
0.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
19
0.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
29
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
1
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
382
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elbert County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
566
6.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
101
1.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
335
3.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
330
3.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,312
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,231
13.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,925
32.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,138
23.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
130
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
67
0.7%
1.4%
Elbert County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,132
36.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,631
42.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,041
12.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
27
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
468
5.5%
1.9
Solar energy
63
0.7%
0.1
Other fuel
198
2.3%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
Elbert County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,139
47295100.0
Less than $500
45
0.7%
1.6%
$500 to $999
419
6.8%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
671
10.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
928
15.1%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,261
20.5%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,336
21.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,479
24.1%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,444
40.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
968
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
740
12.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
462
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,490
24.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
35
0.0%
0.0%
Elbert County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
832
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
12
1.4%
1.8%
Less than $500
35
4.2%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
44
5.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
55
6.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
152
18.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
220
26.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
314
37.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
129
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,202
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
113
13.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
162
19.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
82
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
166
20.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
4.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
263
31.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
136
0.0%
0.0%
Elbert County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,607
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
254
3.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
214
2.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
364
4.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
413
5.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,534
20.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,067
40.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,643
21.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
118
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
353,700
205,000
