CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Derby

Colorado · 6,043 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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With 6,043 people, Derby is a city in Colorado. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $51,900. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 19%. Median household income is $24,347, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,043

−6%vs 2000

vs 6,423 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.2

+4%vs 2000

vs 31.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(423)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(524)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(583)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(502)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(319)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(983)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(1,030)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(549)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(592)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(431)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(95)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,347

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,571 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,000

−35%vs 2000

vs $13,844 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,900

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $100,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$443

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $711 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.4%(3,045)

Black1.4%(92)

Hispanic / Latino47.3%(3,036)

Asian0.8%(54)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(5,368)

Black0.6%(36)

Hispanic / Latino31.1%(1,877)

Asian0.5%(31)

Other10.1%(608)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican60.3%(5,101)

Central American2.8%(233)

Guatemalan2.2%(184)

Spaniard1.8%(154)

Honduran0.6%(49)

South American0.4%(35)

Colombian0.4%(30)

Chilean0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German5.1%(431)

Italian3.1%(263)

English2.7%(228)

Irish1.9%(162)

Scottish1.8%(149)

American1.7%(140)

Dutch1.2%(104)

Norwegian0.7%(55)

Swedish0.5%(43)

Greek0.5%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(42)

Ukrainian0.5%(42)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.4%(35)

Hungarian0.3%(24)

Danish0.3%(22)

French0.2%(21)

Finnish0.2%(16)

Welsh0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Polish0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Central American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 15.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

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 married37.3%(1,241)

Married50%(1,666)

Widowed2.8%(93)

Divorced9.9%(329)

Women 15+

Never married35.3%(1,117)

Married54.6%(1,727)

Widowed4.2%(133)

Divorced5.9%(186)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.7%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 25.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.8%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.6%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.6%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)33.6%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(65)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.7%(94)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 327 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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