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People | Labor Force | Retail Sales | Jobs in Douglas County | Businesses | Income | Marketable Nonresidential Development | Housing Stock

People

Population - January 1, 2011 288,430
YOY Population Growth Rate 1.1%
Median Age 36.6 years
Age 18+ that are Veterans 10%
2030 Population Projection 444,784

Labor Force

Labor Force - June 2011 158,985
Employed population - June 2011 147,954
Unemployment rate - June 2011 6.9%
Age 18+ with some college degree 58.4%
Mgmt., Prof., & Related Occupations 54%
Sales & Office Occupations 26%

Retail Sales

Retail Sales Total For All Industries - 2010 $6,566,343,000
Retail Trade Industry
$3,688,032,000
Lodging Industry
$53,241,000
Food Services Industry
$443,474,000

Jobs in Douglas County

Jobs in Douglas County Employment - 4Q2010 90,496
Retail Trade
15,404
Government
11,064
Accommodation & Food Svcs
9,722
Professional & Technical Svcs
8,783
Healthcare and Social Assistance
7,685
YOY 4th Qtr Employment Growth Rate 0.7%
Average Annual Job Growth Since 2000 4.9%

Businesses

Establishments (Employers) - 4Q2010 9,312
Professional & Technical Svcs
2,043
Wholesale Trade
1,122
Construction
931
Retail Trade
793
Other Services
676
business
YOY 4th Qtr Establishment Growth Rate 0.2%

Income

Median Household Income - 2009 $99,409

Marketable Nonresidential Development

Total Marketable Sq Ft - January 1, 2011 39,447,950
Retail Space
14,125,998
Office Space
11,684,161
Other Commercial Space
4,399,443
Warehouse Space
3,794,283
Office/Whse Space
3,794,212
Manufacturing Space
1,293,009
2010 Growth in Space 470,786

Housing Stock

Total Housing Units - 1/1/2011 107,200
Single Family Units - 1/1/2011
83,787
Multifamily Units
23,119
Occupancy Rate - 1/1/2011 96.0%
Median Apartment Rent 2Q2011 $1,015
Apartment Vacancy Rate - 2Q2011 3.8%
Median Home Price - 1Q2011 $287,000

Success Stories
Brett Lund

Brett Lund, JD,MBA

Vice President

Gevo


Gevo, a second-generation biofuels company, recently relocated to Douglas County, Colorado from the Los Angeles, California area primarily attracted by Douglas County's workforce as well as the willingness of their existing employees to relocate.


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Woody Pastorius

Woody Pastorius

President & CEO

MyWedding.com


Founded in 2001, mywedding.com has quickly become one of the best online wedding planning tools in the country. As one of the most comprehensive online wedding media channels, mywedding.com offers local wedding guides, free wedding websites and blogs to its users making it the first and only social networking site for engaged couples.


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Maureen Tarrant

Maureen Tarrant

President and CEO

Sky Ridge Medical Center


Maureen Tarrant is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sky Ridge Medical Center, which opened in August 2003 in Lone Tree, Colorado. With more than 20 years of healthcare management experience, Maureen was promoted to CEO in 2001 from her position as HealthONE Vice President for Strategic and Administrative Services.


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