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Denver County

Colorado · 740,613 residents (2025 est.) · 153.074 sq mi
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#20Most densely populatedof 3,1444,838#32Most work-from-homeof 3,14427.3%#44Most educatedof 3,14456.5%#78Most expensive homesof 3,139$616,000
The short version

Denver County is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $94,718. Population has grown 30% since 2000. 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 36%. Median home value has more than tripled since 2000, reaching $616,000. It ranks in the top 5% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
718,877
+30%since 2000
from 554,636 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,696 / sq mi
+23%since 2009
from 3,805 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.3
+7%since 2000
from 33.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:740,613 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
442K518K593K669K744K1990201020202024Denver County
2024719K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(38,368)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(33,457)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(37,067)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.8%(34,655)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(43,278)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3423.4%(168,519)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417.1%(122,572)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(83,971)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.4%(67,279)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.6%(54,615)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(25,444)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(9,652)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$94,718
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,500 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$64,163
+166%since 2000
from $24,101 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.9%
+31.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2000
from 14.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.490
−4%since 2010
from 0.511 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services8.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Information8.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade5.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$616,000
+111%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,831
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $631 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
48.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2000
from 52.5% in 2000
51.2% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
24.1%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.5
+25%since 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
99
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Denver County on RentDataNow
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%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54%(388,268)
Black8.6%(61,862)
Hispanic / Latino28%(201,140)
Asian3.6%(25,884)
Other5.8%(41,723)
Diversity Score
77
Unchangedsince 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
41
−10%since 2020
from 46 in 2020
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
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)
Bolivian0%(147)
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)
Hmong0%(55)
Uzbek0%(31)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(1,141)
Chamorro0.1%(817)
Samoan0%(269)
Guamanian0%(89)
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)
Kenyan0%(58)
Barbadian0%(58)
Guyanese0%(47)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
56.5%
+22.1 ptssince 2000
from 34.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 78.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
22.3%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.9 min
+57%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
56.1%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 69.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.8%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
27.3%
+22.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
74.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2011
from 71.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
10.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
55.7%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 64.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
49.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
14.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.3%
−46.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 9.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.0%
−73.8 ptssince 2013
from 82.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.9%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 81.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
76.1%
+3.2 ptssince 2016
from 72.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.7%
−3.9 ptssince 2016
from 20.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
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 County, Colorado?

Denver County, Colorado has about 718,877 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Denver County, Colorado earns about $94,718 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Denver County, Colorado expensive?

In Denver County, Colorado, the median home is worth about $616,000, and the typical rent is about $1,831 a month.

How educated are people in Denver County, Colorado?

About 56.5% of adults age 25 and over in Denver County, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Denver County, Colorado?

About 11.2% of people in Denver County, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.

Has Denver County, Colorado grown since 1990?

Yes, Denver County, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 251,267 residents, a change of about 54 percent over that period.

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