Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO

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2020 Population

185,262

1.95% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

38.4

1.05% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

6.37%

14% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$91,320

3.32% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$426,400

8.61% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO had a population of 185k people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $91,320. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO grew from 181,711 to 185,262, a 1.95% increase and its median household income grew from $88,389 to $91,320, a 3.32% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.9%), White (Hispanic) (14.8%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.44%), Other (Hispanic) (2.78%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.55%).

15.6% of the households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was $426,400, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was 2 cars per household.

Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO borders Loveland City PUMA, CO, Greeley, Windsor & Evans Cities PUMA, CO, Jefferson (West), Boulder (West), Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties PUMA, CO, Boulder City PUMA, CO, Broomfield, Jefferson (Northeast), Adams (Northwest) & Boulder (Southeast) Counties PUMA, CO, Commerce City & Brighton Cities PUMA, CO, and Arapahoe (East) & Adams (East) CountiesAurora City (Northeast) PUMA, CO.

Population & Diversity

Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO is home to a population of 185k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2018, 9.18% of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO residents were born outside of the country (16.3k people).

In 2020, there were 4.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (135k people) in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27.4k White (Hispanic) and 6.37k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO are Spanish (19,950 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (845 households), and German (631 households).

Citizenship

95%

2020 Citizenship

94.9%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 95% of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
135k ± 2k
White (Hispanic)
27.4k ± 1.64k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.37k ± 648

19.8%

Hispanic Population

36.7k people

19.8% of the people in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO are hispanic (36.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

9.18%

2018 Foreign-Born Population

16.3k people

9.48%

2016 Foreign-Born Population

16k people

As of 2018, 9.18% of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO residents (16.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was 9.48%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
19,950 households (11.5%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
845 households (0.486%)
German
631 households (0.363%)

15.6% of the households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.5%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2020, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was Spanish. 11.5% of the households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,741 ± 506
Gulf War (2001-)
2,218 ± 425
Gulf War (1990s)
1,422 ± 277

Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.69 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO employs 92.9k people. The largest industries in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO are Construction (6,232 people), Restaurants & Food Services (6,115 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (5,383 people), and the highest paying industries are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($223,800), Oil & gas extraction ($170,399), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($146,958).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

43,240

Women

46.6%

49,645

Men

53.4%

The workforce of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO in 2020 was 92,885 people, with 46.6% woman, and 53.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

92.9k

2020 Value

2.31%

1 Year growth

± 2.31%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO grew at a rate of 2.31%, from 90.8k employees to 92.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO, are Other managers (2,804 people), Software developers (2,555 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (2,464 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

92.9k

2020 Value

2.31%

1 Year growth

± 2.31%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO grew at a rate of 2.31%, from 90.8k employees to 92.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO, are Construction (6,232 people), Restaurants & Food Services (6,115 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (5,383 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO, though some of these residents may live in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,146

Median earning men ± $1,989

$36,824

Median earning women ± $1,182

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,766), Information ($78,906), and Manufacturing ($77,002).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($65,127), Public Administration ($58,295), and Information ($54,028).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Mixed freight
$23.8B
Coal-n.e.c.
$20.7B
Machinery
$16.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $23.8B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($20.7B) and Machinery ($16.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Colorado products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Colorado.

$221B

2020 Value in Colorado

$434B

Projected 2050 Value in Colorado

96.6% growth

In 2020, total outbound Colorado trade was $221B. This is expected to increase 96.6% to $434B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Colorado trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$10.3B
Texas
$10.2B
Wyoming
$9.13B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $10.3B, followed by Texas with $10.2B and Wyoming and $9.13B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Colorado shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2020, 0.692% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.581% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO in 2020 were Bachelors Degree (37k), High School or Equivalent (30.2k), and Some college (30k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was $426,400 in 2020, which is 1.86 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $392,600 to $426,400, a 8.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO is 74.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO is $91,320. In 2020, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was Castle Rock Town PUMA, CO with a value of $128,989, followed by Parker Town & The Pinery PUMA, CO and Highlands Ranch & Chatfield Park PUMA, CO, with respective values of $116,680 and $113,596.

Property

$426,400

Median Property Value 2020

±$5,645

$49,435

Median Property Taxes

±$1,488

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 Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.7%

Homeownership

2020

70.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 74.7% of the housing units in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2020, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was Castle Rock Town PUMA, CO with a value of $128,989, followed by Parker Town & The Pinery PUMA, CO and Highlands Ranch & Chatfield Park PUMA, CO, with respective values of $116,680 and $113,596.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$91,320

Median Household Income

± $2,543

66.2k

Number of Households

± 1,878

In 2020, the median household income of the 66.2k households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO grew to $91,320 from the previous year's value of $88,389.

The following chart displays the households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.461

2020 Wage GINI in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO

0.463

2019 Wage GINI in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO

In 2020, the income inequality in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.299% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Worked At Home (12.2%)
Carpooled (8.43%)

In 2020, 74.7% of workers in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.43%).

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

27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO (11.7k out of 184k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

94.1% of the population of Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO has health coverage, with 57.1% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Colorado was $6,804 in 2014. This is a 5.13% increase from the previous year ($6,472).

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1211 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.656% decrease from the previous year (1219 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1220 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 269 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Colorado. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Colorado, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,211 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Colorado

Primary care physicians in Colorado see an average of 1,211 patients per year. This represents a 0.656% decrease from the previous year (1,219 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Colorado in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Colorado across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.91%

Uninsured

57.1%

Employer Coverage

11.7%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

1.57%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO grew by 3.33% from 5.72% to 5.91%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Longmont City & Erie Town PUMA, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.