CITY · INCORPORATED 1858 · 1990 CENSUS
Denver
Colorado · 467,610 residents · 153.074 sq mi
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Denver has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $25,106. Population has fallen 16% since 2000, a loss of 87,026 residents. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 20%. Median home value is $78,300. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, well above the US average, yet household income trails the national figure — a profile common to graduate-student tracts and academic hubs.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 34.0
US median: 33.0
More educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024719K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.3%(34,045)
5 to 96.4%(30,041)
10 to 145.2%(24,521)
15 to 195.3%(24,899)
20 to 247%(32,918)
25 to 3420.9%(97,555)
35 to 4416.7%(78,038)
45 to 549.3%(43,443)
55 to 648.1%(37,998)
65 to 747.6%(35,553)
75 to 844.5%(21,045)
85 and over1.6%(7,554)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$25,106
−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $39,500 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$78,300
−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $160,100 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic51.9%(287,997)
Black10.8%(59,921)
Hispanic / Latino31.7%(175,704)
Asian2.7%(15,137)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic72.2%(337,623)
Black12.9%(60,319)
Hispanic / Latino22.8%(106,554)
Asian2.3%(10,763)
Other12.6%(58,905)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican20.7%(148,938)
South American1.7%(12,174)
Central American1.1%(8,016)
Spaniard0.9%(6,251)
Puerto Rican0.6%(4,460)
Venezuelan0.5%(3,821)
Salvadoran0.5%(3,682)
Colombian0.5%(3,532)
Cuban0.4%(2,730)
Guatemalan0.3%(2,096)
Peruvian0.3%(1,920)
Argentine0.2%(1,301)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.2%(1,297)
Honduran0.1%(1,010)
Ecuadorian0.1%(715)
Chilean0.1%(692)
Panamanian0.1%(629)
Nicaraguan0.1%(388)
Costa Rican0%(211)
Bolivian0%(147)
Paraguayan0%(24)
Uruguayan0%(11)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.8%(5,997)
Chinese0.7%(4,829)
Asian Indian0.5%(3,734)
Korean0.3%(2,154)
Filipino0.3%(2,101)
Japanese0.2%(1,564)
Kazakh0.1%(659)
Mongolian0.1%(541)
Cambodian0.1%(523)
Nepalese0.1%(506)
Thai0.1%(423)
Bhutanese0.1%(395)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0.1%(385)
Burmese0%(302)
Laotian0%(280)
Indonesian0%(245)
Pakistani0%(227)
Malaysian0%(79)
Bangladeshi0%(73)
Singaporean0%(70)
Hmong0%(55)
Uzbek0%(31)
Sri Lankan0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(1,141)
Chamorro0.1%(817)
Samoan0%(269)
Guamanian0%(89)
Marshallese0%(38)
Fijian0%(34)
Chuukese0%(16)
Ancestry
German14.3%(103,047)
Irish11.3%(81,438)
English10.9%(78,359)
Italian5.5%(39,814)
American2.9%(20,936)
Polish2.7%(19,242)
Subsaharan African2.3%(16,253)
Scottish2.2%(15,586)
French2%(14,716)
Swedish1.8%(12,615)
Norwegian1.7%(12,003)
Russian1.3%(9,183)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.1%(7,970)
Arab0.8%(5,535)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(5,390)
Welsh0.6%(4,436)
British0.6%(4,326)
Czech0.6%(4,309)
Ethiopian0.5%(3,653)
Greek0.5%(3,489)
Swiss0.4%(3,085)
Danish0.4%(2,922)
Ukrainian0.4%(2,788)
Hungarian0.4%(2,611)
West Indian0.3%(2,481)
French Canadian0.3%(2,460)
Portuguese0.3%(2,214)
Austrian0.3%(2,127)
Lithuanian0.3%(2,040)
Lebanese0.3%(1,892)
Finnish0.2%(1,595)
Iranian0.2%(1,457)
Nigerian0.2%(1,412)
Croatian0.2%(1,401)
Canadian0.2%(1,360)
Jamaican0.2%(1,097)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,077)
Brazilian0.1%(1,048)
Belgian0.1%(1,034)
Slovak0.1%(1,011)
Romanian0.1%(865)
Slovene0.1%(727)
Somali0.1%(692)
Palestinian0.1%(646)
Armenian0.1%(642)
Syrian0.1%(626)
Turkish0.1%(584)
Latvian0.1%(563)
Haitian0.1%(550)
Australian0.1%(494)
Serbian0.1%(484)
Iraqi0.1%(450)
Moroccan0.1%(436)
Egyptian0.1%(408)
Israeli0.1%(371)
Bulgarian0.1%(366)
Jordanian0%(269)
Cape Verdean0%(148)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(141)
Kenyan0%(58)
Barbadian0%(58)
Guyanese0%(47)
Macedonian0%(12)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
79.2%
+0.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 78.9% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married48.3%(148,472)
Married41.1%(126,603)
Widowed1.3%(4,123)
Divorced9.3%(28,487)
Women 15+
Never married41.4%(125,120)
Married40.6%(122,854)
Widowed5.3%(16,016)
Divorced12.7%(38,310)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Denver, Colorado?
Denver, Colorado has about 467,610 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Denver, Colorado?
The typical household in Denver, Colorado earns about $25,106 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Denver, Colorado expensive?
In Denver, Colorado, the median home is worth about $78,300, and the typical rent is about $386 a month.
How educated are people in Denver, Colorado?
About 29.0% of adults age 25 and over in Denver, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Denver, Colorado?
About 17.1% of people in Denver, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.
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