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La Plata County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

La Plata County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Home median value

La Plata County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Retail sales per capita

La Plata County is 13th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Households

La Plata County is 13th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

La Plata County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Building permits (last year)

La Plata County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Current population (2012)

La Plata County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Housing units

La Plata County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

La Plata County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Current population (2012) 52,401 14th 5,187,582 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,692.1 26th 103,641.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 30.3 18th 48.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 36th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 19.8% 41st 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 12.9% 42nd 11.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 93.9% 17th 89.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 41.0% 14th 36.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Race - White 89.7% 54th 88.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 47th 4.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 6.5% 2nd 1.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 37th 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 20th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.4% 13th 2.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 12.3% 38th 21.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 79.8% 32nd 69.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Female residents 49.1% 34th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.3% 49th 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Housing units 25,987 14th 2,224,603 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.5% 18th 25.7% 25.9%
Households 20,769 13th 1,941,193 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 69.2% 41st 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $342,800 10th $236,700 $186,200
People per household 2.3 39th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 172 14th 23,301 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Income per capita $30,592 19th $30,816 $27,915
Income per household $56,910 24th $57,685 $52,762
Income below poverty line 10.6% 42nd 12.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
La Plata County Rank Colorado US
Non-farm private establishments 2,258 14th 150,889 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 18,368 15th 1,972,271 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 8,231 14th 547,770 27,092,908
Retail sales $790,433 15th $65,896,788 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,914 11th $13,609 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $206,242 16th $11,440,395 $613,795,732

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