Elbert County, Colorado Demographics

Elbert County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Home ownership rate

Elbert County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Elbert County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Home ownership rate

Elbert County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income per household

Elbert County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Elbert County is 6th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in People per household

Elbert County is 8th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Home median value

Elbert County is 9th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Elbert County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income per capita

Elbert County is 13th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Elbert County is 17th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - White

Elbert County is 20th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	23,383	23rd	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,850.8	21st	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	12.5	31st	48.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	4.2%	51st	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.2%	23rd	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.3%	44th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	96.8%	5th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	30.2%	24th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	96.0%	17th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	37th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	56th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	20th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	13th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	38th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	54th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	90.5%	9th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	49.7%	28th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.1%	50th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	8,961	30th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	1.5%	62nd	25.7%	25.9%
Households	8,175	24th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	90.6%	1st	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$344,200	8th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.8	6th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	45	27th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$34,527	12th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$79,367	2nd	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.8%	61st	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Elbert County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	517	30th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,933	40th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,269	25th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$80,718	40th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,558	58th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$6,884	48th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732