COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Denver County

Colorado · 554,636 residents · 153 sq mi

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Denver County is a county of 554,636 people in Colorado. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. About 34% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $160,100, having more than doubled since 1990. Growth has run 19% since 1990, or 87,026 more people. Households here earn about 16% less than in Colorado as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.1

US median: 35.2

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 55%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

554,636

+19%since 1990

from 467,610 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−3%since 1990

from 34.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

153 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024719K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.8%(37,769)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.2%(34,473)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(31,315)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.8%(32,259)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248.2%(45,534)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3420.5%(113,676)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.6%(86,420)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.8%(71,000)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.2%(39,764)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.5%(30,643)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.2%(23,369)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(8,414)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,500

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,106 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,101

+55%since 1990

from $15,590 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

14.3%

−2.8 ptssince 1990

from 17.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$160,100

+55%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $78,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$631

+24%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $386 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

52.5%

+3.3 ptssince 1990

from 49.2% in 1990

47.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.2%(337,623)

Black12.9%(60,319)

Hispanic / Latino22.8%(106,554)

Asian2.3%(10,763)

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.9%(287,997)

Black10.8%(59,921)

Hispanic / Latino31.7%(175,704)

Asian2.7%(15,137)

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)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.5%

+5.4 ptssince 1990

from 29.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

78.9%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 79.2% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

12.4%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 10.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

−24%since 1990

from 20.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married40.5%(91,770)

Married46.3%(104,932)

Widowed2.3%(5,140)

Divorced11%(24,825)

Women 15+

Never married31.3%(70,339)

Married44.8%(100,726)

Widowed9.5%(21,272)

Divorced14.5%(32,494)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.2%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% 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)34.2%(8,656)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(4,937)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.6%(7,225)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(1,175)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(235)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,297 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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