El Jebel, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

2,941

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.1

22.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.5%

84.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$103,042

2.51% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$912,200

Population & Diversity

El Jebel, CO is home to a population of 2.94k people, from which 92.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.6% of El Jebel, CO residents were born outside of the country (401 people).

In 2024, there were 8.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.17k people) in El Jebel, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 245 Other (Hispanic) and 242 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%

2024 Citizenship

84.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.8% of El Jebel, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in El Jebel, CO was 84.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in El Jebel, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Jebel, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.17k ± 410
Other (Hispanic)
245 ± 303
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
242 ± 291

21.3%

Hispanic Population

627 people

21.3% of the people in El Jebel, CO are hispanic (627 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in El Jebel, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

13.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

401 people

19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

746 people

As of 2024, 13.6% of El Jebel, CO residents (401 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in El Jebel, CO was 19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in El Jebel, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

19 ± 38

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in El Jebel, CO.

Economy

The economy of El Jebel, CO employs 1.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in El Jebel, CO were Construction (418 people), Accommodation & Food Services (238 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (227 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($155,236), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($155,236), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($140,919).

Employment

Occupations

1.88k

2024 Value

± 451

−25.6%

1 Year decline

± 42.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Jebel, CO declined at a rate of −25.6%, from 2.53k employees to 1.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Jebel, CO, are Management Occupations (327 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (196 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (165 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Jebel, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.88k

2024 Value

± 451

−25.6%

1 Year decline

± 42.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Jebel, CO declined at a rate of −25.6%, from 2.53k employees to 1.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Jebel, CO, are Construction (418 people), Accommodation & Food Services (238 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (227 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Jebel, CO, though some of these residents may live in El Jebel, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$79,089

Median earning men ± $23,693

$40,411

Median earning women ± $10,605

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($139,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,833), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($85,260).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($50,859), Retail Trade ($50,021), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,852).

Housing & Living

The median property value in El Jebel, CO was $912,200 in 2024, which is 2.74 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $854,300 to $912,200, a 6.78% increase. The homeownership rate in El Jebel, CO is 75.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Jebel, CO have an average commute time of 31.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Jebel, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$912,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$140,862

$1,001

Median Property Taxes

±$247

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In El Jebel, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in El Jebel, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.8%

Homeownership

2024

71.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.8% of the housing units in El Jebel, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in El Jebel, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$103,042

Median Household Income

± $48,279

1.32k

Number of Households

± 346

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.32k households in El Jebel, CO grew to $103,042 from the previous year's value of $100,518.

The following chart displays the households in El Jebel, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for El Jebel, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.7%)
Public Transit (18%)
Worked At Home (13.5%)

In 2024, 58.7% of workers in El Jebel, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (18%) and those who worked at home (13.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Jebel, CO have a longer commute time (31.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in El Jebel, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in El Jebel, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in El Jebel, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in El Jebel, CO have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Jebel, CO (44 out of 2.94k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Jebel, CO is Two Or More, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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