La Plata County, Colorado Demographics

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)

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

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
	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
	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
	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