COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Douglas County

Colorado · 60,391 residents · 841 sq mi

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Douglas County is a county of 60,391 people in Colorado. Households here earn about 72% more than in Colorado as a whole. There are 115,375 fewer people here than in 2000. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $51,718, about 72% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

60,391

−66%vs 2000

vs 175,766 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

841 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024377K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(5,722)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(5,474)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(4,998)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(3,804)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(2,055)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.2%(12,183)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422.4%(13,510)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(6,855)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.4%(3,287)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.9%(1,771)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(638)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(94)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,718

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,002

−40%vs 2000

vs $34,848 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$119,900

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $237,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$597

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,053 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

14.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.7%(157,686)

Black0.9%(1,596)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(8,886)

Asian2.5%(4,369)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(58,525)

Black0.8%(467)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(1,916)

Asian1.1%(679)

Other1.2%(720)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(20,786)

South American1.1%(4,285)

Spaniard1%(3,777)

Puerto Rican0.6%(2,330)

Colombian0.3%(1,274)

Central American0.3%(1,261)

Peruvian0.3%(1,227)

Cuban0.2%(894)

Venezuelan0.2%(760)

Chilean0.1%(498)

Dominican0.1%(370)

Guatemalan0.1%(318)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.1%(261)

Panamanian0.1%(229)

Honduran0.1%(209)

Argentine0%(183)

Ecuadorian0%(116)

Costa Rican0%(110)

Nicaraguan0%(96)

Bolivian0%(91)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.5%(9,560)

Chinese0.9%(3,222)

Korean0.7%(2,547)

Filipino0.4%(1,485)

Vietnamese0.3%(955)

Japanese0.2%(650)

Thai0.1%(448)

Nepalese0.1%(429)

Pakistani0.1%(429)

Indonesian0.1%(274)

Hmong0.1%(224)

Laotian0.1%(192)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Mongolian0%(182)

Taiwanese0%(177)

Sri Lankan0%(99)

Bangladeshi0%(66)

Malaysian0%(56)

Uzbek0%(33)

Burmese0%(27)

Kazakh0%(23)

Cambodian0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(539)

Chamorro0%(166)

Samoan0%(73)

Guamanian0%(19)

Ancestry

German21.2%(79,969)

English17%(64,085)

Irish13.2%(49,813)

Italian6.1%(22,850)

American3.5%(13,262)

Scottish3%(11,499)

French2.7%(10,297)

Polish2.6%(9,743)

Swedish2.5%(9,474)

Norwegian2.3%(8,772)

Dutch1.9%(7,106)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(3,489)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(3,333)

Welsh0.9%(3,252)

Russian0.9%(3,250)

Danish0.7%(2,706)

British0.6%(2,356)

Hungarian0.5%(1,867)

French Canadian0.5%(1,724)

Greek0.4%(1,667)

Finnish0.4%(1,621)

Swiss0.4%(1,575)

Arab0.4%(1,424)

Austrian0.3%(1,268)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,252)

Portuguese0.3%(1,203)

Lithuanian0.3%(1,070)

Subsaharan African0.3%(1,014)

Brazilian0.2%(856)

Iranian0.2%(839)

Canadian0.2%(803)

Belgian0.2%(778)

Slovak0.2%(655)

Lebanese0.2%(570)

Romanian0.1%(545)

West Indian0.1%(533)

Croatian0.1%(524)

Australian0.1%(326)

Turkish0.1%(308)

Syrian0.1%(295)

Serbian0.1%(271)

Slovene0.1%(271)

Jamaican0.1%(267)

Armenian0.1%(265)

Egyptian0.1%(218)

Israeli0.1%(195)

Nigerian0%(131)

Bulgarian0%(91)

Jordanian0%(86)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(83)

Palestinian0%(79)

Latvian0%(67)

Guyanese0%(46)

Moroccan0%(31)

Haitian0%(20)

Kenyan0%(19)

Macedonian0%(13)

Ethiopian0%(12)

Barbadian0%(12)

Cape Verdean0%(10)

Ghanaian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.7%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.9 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 20.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28%(42,995)

Married62.8%(96,383)

Widowed1.8%(2,754)

Divorced7.4%(11,388)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(36,511)

Married60.7%(92,903)

Widowed5.1%(7,742)

Divorced10.4%(15,956)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 86.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

20.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.6%(7,343)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.5%(7,539)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.9%(5,545)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(686)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(106)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20,642 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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