Jefferson County, Colorado

23 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 579,715
Median household income: $107,800
Median home value: $604,400

Home to 579,715 residents, Jefferson County is one of Colorado's counties. 23 cities and places have their primary county here. At $107,800, its median household income sits above Colorado's $92,470.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jefferson County's population held roughly steady from 574,798 to 579,715, while its median household income rose 29.9% from $82,986 to $107,800.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $1,792.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 579,715
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $107,800
Median home value: $604,400
Median gross rent: $1,792
Housing units: 251,183
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

574,798579,715

Median household income

$82,986$107,800

Median home value

$397,700$604,400

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	574,798	$82,986	$397,700	$1,376
2020	578,795	$87,793	$433,100	$1,451
2021	580,130	$93,933	$463,400	$1,555
2022	580,519	$103,167	$556,800	$1,696
2023	579,715	$107,800	$604,400	$1,792

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27,601	4.8%
5 to 17	81,689	14.1%
18 to 24	43,428	7.5%
25 to 34	88,318	15.2%
35 to 44	85,959	14.8%
45 to 54	72,703	12.5%
55 to 64	78,935	13.6%
65 to 74	62,454	10.8%
75 and over	38,628	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	440,240	75.9%
Black or African American	6,110	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,714	0.3%
Asian	16,108	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	356	0.1%
Some other race	1,744	0.3%
Two or more races	21,281	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92,162	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,320	4.5%
High school graduate	79,120	18.5%
Some college or associate's	111,873	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	137,016	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	79,668	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home22.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	212,878	67.0%
Carpooled	18,486	5.8%
Public transit	5,361	1.7%
Walked	4,406	1.4%
Bicycle	1,872	0.6%
Worked from home	70,969	22.3%
Other means	3,681	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50,105	20.3%
15 to 29 min	94,377	38.3%
30 to 44 min	63,926	25.9%
45 to 59 min	22,533	9.1%
60+ min	15,743	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 6.7% (38,319 of 571,679)

	Count	Share
Family households	151,147	63.0%
Nonfamily households	88,884	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240,031	95.6%
Vacant	11,152	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	169,486	70.6%
Renter-occupied	70,545	29.4%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160,956	64.1%
1-unit, attached	22,093	8.8%
2 to 4 units	11,016	4.4%
5 to 19 units	28,853	11.5%
20 or more units	25,783	10.3%
Mobile home & other	2,482	1.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 08059
State: Colorado
Land area: 764 sq mi
Water area: 9.67 sq mi
Center point: 39.5795, -105.2455