Census Data is collected every 10 years by mail surveys to every household with primary data collection fields of population, gender, race and number of occupants. Data includes demographics, education level, commute information, and more subset to Colorado by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA).
This dataset has the following 73 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the_geom | the_geom | multipolygon | GeoJSON field describing the boundaries of the area | view top 100 |
| REGION00 | region00 | text | 4 view top 100 | |
| DIVISION00 | division00 | text | 8 view top 100 | |
| STUSPS00 | stusps00 | text | The state abbreviation (eg CO) | CO view top 100 |
| NAME00 | name00 | text | The name of the designated area | Colorado view top 100 |
| ALAND00 | aland00 | number | The amount of water in the designated area, in ft2. | -2147483648 view top 100 |
| AWATER00 | awater00 | number | The amount of land in the designated area, in ft2. | 1170104667 view top 100 |
| STATE | state | text | The state id number that the designated area is in (Colorado is 08). | 08 view top 100 |
| NAMESF1 | namesf1 | text | The name of the designated area (eg Block 1081) | Colorado view top 100 |
| POP2000 | pop2000 | number | The number of people in the designated area | 4301261.0 view top 100 |
| HISPANIC | hispanic | number | Estimate for the Hispanic Population | 735601.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_HISP | pct_hisp | number | The percentage of people self designated as hispanic (not white). | 17.1 view top 100 |
| WHITE_NH | white_nh | number | Estimate for the White, Non-Hispanic Population | 3202880.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_WHITE | pct_white | number | The percentage of people self designated as white (not hispanic). | 74.46 view top 100 |
| BLACK_NH | black_nh | number | Estimate for the Black, Non-Hispanic Population | 158443.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_BLACK | pct_black | number | The percentage of people self designated as black (not hispanic) | 3.68 view top 100 |
| AMERIND_NH | amerind_nh | number | The number of people self designated as native american (not hispanic). | 28982.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_AMIND | pct_amind | number | The percentage of people self designated as native american (not hispanic). | 0.67 view top 100 |
| ASIAN_NH | asian_nh | number | Estimate for the Asian, Non-Hispanic Population | 93277.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_ASIAN | pct_asian | number | The percentage of people self designated as asian | 2.17 view top 100 |
| HAWPAC_NH | hawpac_nh | number | The number of people self designated as hawaiian. | 3845.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_HAWPI | pct_hawpi | number | The percentage of people self designated as hawaiian. | 0.09 view top 100 |
| OTHER_NH | other_nh | number | Estimate for the population of those identifying with any other race (Non-Hispanic) | 5512.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_OTHER | pct_other | number | The percentage of people self designated as none of the above. | 0.13 view top 100 |
| MULT_NH | mult_nh | number | The number of people self designated as multi-ethnic | 72721.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_MULT | pct_mult | number | The percentage of people self designated as multi-ethnic | 1.69 view top 100 |
| MALE | male | number | Estimate for the total male population | 2165983.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_MALE | pct_male | number | The percentage of people self designated as males | 50.36 view top 100 |
| FEMALE | female | number | Estimate for the total female population | 2135278.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_FEM | pct_fem | number | The percentage of people self designated as females | 49.64 view top 100 |
| AGE65PLUS | age65plus | number | Estimate for the total population 65 years of age or older | 416073.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_65PLUS | pct_65plus | number | The percentage of people age 65 and older | 9.67 view top 100 |
| AGEUNDER18 | ageunder18 | number | The number of people younger than 18 | 1100795.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_U18 | pct_u18 | number | The percentage of people younger than 18 | 25.59 view top 100 |
| AGEUNDER10 | ageunder10 | number | The number of people younger than 10 | 605933.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_U10 | pct_u10 | number | The percentage of people younger than 10 | 14.09 view top 100 |
| MED_AGE | med_age | number | Median age of the population for the area | 34.3 view top 100 |
| MED_MALE | med_male | number | The median age of all self designated males in the designated area | 33.2 view top 100 |
| MED_FEMALE | med_female | number | The median age of all self designated females in the designated area | 35.4 view top 100 |
| HOUSEHOLDS | households | number | Estimate for the total number of household | 1658238.0 view top 100 |
| FAMILY_HH | family_hh | number | The number of households self designated as family | 1084461.0 view top 100 |
| HUSB_WIFE | husb_wife | number | The number of family households designated as having a husband and wife. | 858671.0 view top 100 |
| OTH_FAMILY | oth_family | number | The number of family households designated as not having a husband and wife. | 225790.0 view top 100 |
| NON_FAM | non_fam | number | The number of households self designated as not family | 137999.0 view top 100 |
| HH_ALONE | hh_alone | number | The number of households where the resident is living alone | 435778.0 view top 100 |
| AVG_HH | avg_hh | number | The average number of people in a household | 2.53 view top 100 |
| HH_W_NONR | hh_w_nonr | number | The number of households with non-relatives living together | 209477.0 view top 100 |
| HH_N_NONR | hh_n_nonr | number | The number of households with no non-relatives living together | 1448761.0 view top 100 |
| AVG_FAM | avg_fam | number | The average number of people in a family | 3.09 view top 100 |
| GQ_POP | gq_pop | number | The number in group quarters | 102955.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_INST | gq_inst | number | The number in group quarters living in an institutional facility | 52741.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_CORREC | gq_correc | number | The number in group quarters living in an adult correctional facility | 30136.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_NURS | gq_nurs | number | The number living in nursing homes | 18495.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_OT_INST | gq_ot_inst | number | The number living in an institutional facility not mentioned above | 4110.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_NONINST | gq_noninst | number | The number in group quarters living in a non-institutional facility | 50214.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_COLLEGE | gq_college | number | The number living in college housing | 23631.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_MILTRY | gq_miltry | number | The number living in military quarters | 8512.0 view top 100 |
| GQ_O_NONI | gq_o_noni | number | The number living in any non-institutional facility not mentioned above | 18071.0 view top 100 |
| HOUSING_UN | housing_un | number | Estimated total number of housing units | 1808037.0 view top 100 |
| OCCUPIED | occupied | number | The number of houses occupied in the designated area | 1658238.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_OCC | pct_occ | number | The percentage of houses occupied in the designated area | 91.71 view top 100 |
| VACANT | vacant | number | The number of houses vacant in the designated area | 149799.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_VAC | pct_vac | number | The percentage of houses vacant in the designated area | 8.29 view top 100 |
| OWNER | owner | number | The number of houses that are owned by their occupants in the designated area | 1116137.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_OWN | pct_own | number | The percentage of houses that are owned by their occupants in the designated area | 67.31 view top 100 |
| RENTER | renter | number | The number of houses that are rented by their occupants in the designated area | 542101.0 view top 100 |
| PCT_RENT | pct_rent | number | The percentage of houses that are rented by their occupants in the designated area | 32.69 view top 100 |
| V_FORRENT | v_forrent | number | The number of vacant houses for rent in the designated area | 31852.0 view top 100 |
| V_RS_N_OCC | v_rs_n_occ | number | The number of vacant, rented, but not occupied housing units | 8116.0 view top 100 |
| V_FORSALE | v_forsale | number | The number of vacant housing units for sale in the designated area | 16142.0 view top 100 |
| V_SEASONAL | v_seasonal | number | The number of vacant housing units that are for seasonal use | 72263.0 view top 100 |
| V_MIGRANT | v_migrant | number | The number of vacant housing units for migrant workers | 449.0 view top 100 |
| V_OTHER | v_other | number | The number of vacant housing units that are vacant for any reason not mentioned above | 20977.0 view top 100 |