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People QuickFacts | La Plata County | Colorado
Population, 2013 estimate | 53,284 | 5,268,367
Population, 2012 estimate | 52,419 | 5,189,458
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 51,334 | 5,029,196
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 3.8% | 4.8%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.1% | 3.2%
Population, 2010 | 51,334 | 5,029,196
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.4% | 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 19.8% | 23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 12.9% | 11.8%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 49.1% | 49.8%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 89.7% | 88.1%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.5% | 4.3%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 6.5% | 1.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.7% | 3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 2.4% | 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 12.3% | 21.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 79.8% | 69.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 78.9% | 80.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 3.0% | 9.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 9.2% | 16.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 94.1% | 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 41.6% | 36.7%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 4,114 | 405,895
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 20.7 | 24.4
Housing units, 2012 | 26,144 | 2,230,459
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 68.8% | 65.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 18.2% | 25.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $336,800 | $236,800
Households, 2008-2012 | 21,060 | 1,962,753
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.34 | 2.51
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $30,562 | $31,039
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $57,407 | $58,244
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 11.1% | 12.9%
Business QuickFacts | La Plata County | Colorado
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 2,258 | 150,889
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 18,368 | 1,972,271
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -2.6% | 0.9%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 6,114 | 434,910
Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,231 | 547,770
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 2.2% | 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.9% | 29.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 46,331,953
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 53,598,986
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 790,433 | 65,896,788
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,914 | $13,609
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 206,242 | 11,440,395
Building permits, 2012 | 172 | 23,301
Geography QuickFacts | La Plata County | Colorado
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 1,692.08 | 103,641.89
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 30.3 | 48.5
FIPS Code | 67 | 8
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Durango, CO Micro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts