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Arapahoe County

Colorado · 655,070 residents · 798 sq mi
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With 655,070 people, Arapahoe County is a county in Colorado. 167,103 more people live here than in 2000. 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $385,100. Renters pay $1,452 a month at the median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.8% of residents.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.8
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
655,070
+34%since 2000
from 487,967 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.6
+6%since 2000
from 34.5 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
798 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
365K445K526K606K687K19902000201020202024Arapahoe County
2024660K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.7%(37,555)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(42,139)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147%(46,157)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.5%(42,405)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(39,813)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.7%(102,521)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.4%(94,547)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.6%(82,711)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.7%(76,763)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.6%(56,357)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.8%(24,720)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.4%(9,382)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,291
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $53,570 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,184
+50%since 2000
from $28,147 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
53.1%
+15.2 ptssince 2009
from 37.9% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
7.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services9.5%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.5%
Retail trade5.8%
US avg: 10%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, food3.6%
US avg: 2%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.7%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$385,100
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $166,000 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,452
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $735 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
62.5%
−5.5 ptssince 2000
from 68.0% in 2000
37.5% rent
Persons per household
2.66 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.8
+21%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73.9%(360,744)
Black7.4%(36,254)
Hispanic / Latino11.8%(57,612)
Asian3.9%(19,021)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic56.2%(368,047)
Black10.4%(68,152)
Hispanic / Latino20.7%(135,729)
Asian6.4%(41,855)
Other4.2%(27,774)
Segregation Score
37
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.4%(86,879)
Central American1.2%(7,853)
Puerto Rican0.8%(5,016)
South American0.8%(4,987)
Spaniard0.7%(4,453)
Salvadoran0.5%(2,962)
Honduran0.3%(1,926)
Peruvian0.3%(1,774)
Cuban0.2%(1,302)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,184)
Colombian0.2%(1,013)
Panamanian0.1%(874)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(708)
Dominican0.1%(682)
Argentine0.1%(541)
Nicaraguan0.1%(527)
Ecuadorian0.1%(441)
Costa Rican0.1%(351)
Bolivian0%(284)
Chilean0%(193)
Uruguayan0%(25)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(8,038)
Korean1.1%(6,880)
Chinese1%(6,342)
Vietnamese0.8%(5,511)
Filipino0.4%(2,462)
Japanese0.3%(1,644)
Bhutanese0.2%(1,097)
Nepalese0.2%(1,014)
Burmese0.2%(977)
Pakistani0.1%(954)
Cambodian0.1%(753)
Thai0.1%(695)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0.1%(634)
Mongolian0.1%(609)
Bangladeshi0.1%(408)
Laotian0.1%(384)
Taiwanese0%(296)
Hmong0%(30)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(469)
Chamorro0.1%(433)
Tongan0%(315)
Fijian0%(115)
Ancestry
German16%(103,750)
Irish10%(65,290)
English9.2%(59,899)
American4.3%(28,033)
Italian3.8%(24,773)
Subsaharan African2.6%(16,667)
French2.3%(15,142)
Scottish2.1%(13,770)
Norwegian2%(13,122)
Polish2%(12,948)
Swedish2%(12,813)
Dutch1.4%(9,383)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.3%(8,146)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(7,138)
Ethiopian0.9%(5,599)
British0.8%(4,958)
Welsh0.7%(4,799)
Danish0.6%(3,808)
Czech0.5%(3,387)
French Canadian0.5%(2,958)
Greek0.4%(2,811)
Hungarian0.4%(2,436)
Ukrainian0.4%(2,348)
Swiss0.3%(2,033)
Austrian0.3%(1,842)
Portuguese0.2%(1,565)
Canadian0.2%(1,562)
West Indian0.2%(1,455)
Arab0.2%(1,368)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,275)
Nigerian0.2%(1,257)
Somali0.2%(1,196)
Armenian0.2%(1,172)
Iranian0.2%(1,151)
Ghanaian0.2%(1,074)
Romanian0.2%(1,066)
Croatian0.2%(975)
Slovak0.1%(946)
Finnish0.1%(864)
Brazilian0.1%(860)
Lebanese0.1%(844)
Belgian0.1%(695)
Moroccan0.1%(681)
Iraqi0.1%(579)
Turkish0.1%(532)
Jamaican0.1%(510)
Palestinian0.1%(477)
Australian0.1%(463)
Haitian0.1%(428)
Slovene0.1%(413)
Serbian0.1%(412)
Bulgarian0.1%(389)
Kenyan0.1%(325)
Israeli0%(314)
Latvian0%(233)
Syrian0%(178)
Egyptian0%(155)
Macedonian0%(129)
Jordanian0%(120)
Guyanese0%(24)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
43.4%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 37.0% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
92.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 90.7% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
16.1%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 12.0% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.2 min
+66%since 2000
from 17.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
74.7%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 78.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
71.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 72.4% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.6%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
42.9%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.7% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
15.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.9%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
96.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
82.5%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married36.3%(97,055)
Married52.9%(141,302)
Widowed1.7%(4,566)
Divorced9.1%(24,269)
Women 15+
Never married30.6%(82,804)
Married50.5%(136,643)
Widowed5.9%(15,947)
Divorced13%(35,303)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.9%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
61.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
13.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
16.5%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
73.0%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
29.0%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.9%(9,512)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(9,853)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.8%(12,898)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.7%(2,541)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.2%(852)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 38,183 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Arapahoe County, Colorado?

Arapahoe County, Colorado has about 655,070 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Arapahoe County, Colorado?

The typical household in Arapahoe County, Colorado earns about $80,291 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Arapahoe County, Colorado expensive?

In Arapahoe County, Colorado, the median home is worth about $385,100, and the typical rent is about $1,452 a month.

How educated are people in Arapahoe County, Colorado?

About 43.4% of adults age 25 and over in Arapahoe County, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Arapahoe County, Colorado?

About 7.8% of people in Arapahoe County, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.

Has Arapahoe County, Colorado grown since 1990?

Yes, Arapahoe County, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 263,559 residents, a change of about 67 percent over that period.

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