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Greeley Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metropolitan statistical area of Greeley present some truly exciting facts.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This rise in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Greeley, CO

People QuickFacts Greeley Colorado
Population, 2006 estimate 89,046 4,753,377
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 14.4% 10.5%
Population, 2000 76,930 4,301,261
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.5% 6.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.6% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.2% 9.7%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.0% 49.6%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 80.4% 82.8%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.8% 2.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 29.5% 17.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 37.2% 44.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.7% 8.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 21.1% 15.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.3% 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 26.4% 32.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.9 24.3
 
Housing units, 2000 28,972 1,808,037
Homeownership rate, 2000 58.4% 67.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $135,400 $166,600
 
Households, 2000 27,647 1,658,238
Persons per household, 2000 2.63 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $36,414 $47,203
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,775 $24,049
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.9% 9.3%
Business QuickFacts Greeley Colorado
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 402,382 92,092,155
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,055,829 52,226,983
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,782 $11,610
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 103,366 8,808,846
Total number of firms, 2002 6,859 464,982
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 6.5% 5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 29.7% 29.1%
 
Geography QuickFacts Greeley Colorado
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 29 103,717
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,572.9 41.5
FIPS Code 32155 08
Counties Weld County