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Denver County

Colorado · 715,522 residents · 153 sq mi
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Denver County is a county of 715,522 people in Colorado. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $427,600, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.1. Growth has run 29% since 2000, or 160,886 more people.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.8
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
715,522
+29%since 2000
from 554,636 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
34.1
+3%since 2000
from 33.1 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
153 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
442K518K593K669K744K19902000201020202024Denver County
2024719K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.4%(38,401)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(37,249)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.3%(37,714)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 195%(35,611)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(50,339)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3424%(171,468)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4415.8%(113,089)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411%(78,815)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 649.4%(67,078)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747.4%(53,023)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.2%(23,137)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.3%(9,598)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,661
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,500 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,636
+89%since 2000
from $24,101 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
48.8%
+20.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2000
from 14.3% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information8.7%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services8.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, food3.4%
US avg: 2%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.7%
Manufacturing0.7%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$427,600
+78%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,100 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,397
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $631 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
46.7%
−5.8 ptssince 2000
from 52.5% in 2000
53.3% rent
Persons per household
2.44 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.31 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.9
+13%since 2009
from 5.2 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-Hispanic51.9%(287,997)
Black10.8%(59,921)
Hispanic / Latino31.7%(175,704)
Asian2.7%(15,137)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic54.3%(388,764)
Black8.5%(61,098)
Hispanic / Latino27.9%(199,460)
Asian3.8%(27,198)
Other3.9%(28,054)
Segregation Score
46
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
Mexican22.9%(163,943)
Spaniard1.1%(7,993)
South American0.9%(6,160)
Puerto Rican0.6%(4,498)
Salvadoran0.5%(3,489)
Cuban0.2%(1,720)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,693)
Colombian0.2%(1,660)
Peruvian0.2%(1,639)
Honduran0.1%(1,064)
Venezuelan0.1%(933)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(864)
Argentine0.1%(642)
Chilean0.1%(519)
Ecuadorian0.1%(512)
Panamanian0%(258)
Nicaraguan0%(248)
Bolivian0%(131)
Uruguayan0%(47)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.9%(6,491)
Chinese0.6%(4,316)
Asian Indian0.5%(3,291)
Filipino0.3%(2,094)
Korean0.3%(1,975)
Japanese0.2%(1,499)
Thai0.1%(710)
Nepalese0.1%(708)
Burmese0.1%(660)
Pakistani0.1%(606)
Bhutanese0.1%(516)
Cambodian0.1%(504)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0.1%(415)
Laotian0%(276)
Mongolian0%(231)
Hmong0%(42)
Malaysian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(530)
Samoan0%(245)
Fijian0%(61)
Ancestry
German13.8%(98,560)
Irish10.1%(72,381)
English8.4%(59,890)
Italian4.7%(33,916)
American2.8%(19,816)
Polish2.7%(19,147)
French2.2%(15,860)
Scottish2%(14,638)
Norwegian1.7%(12,017)
Subsaharan African1.7%(11,883)
Swedish1.6%(11,290)
Russian1.2%(8,913)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.2%(8,502)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(6,721)
British0.7%(5,194)
Welsh0.6%(4,379)
Czech0.5%(3,712)
French Canadian0.5%(3,382)
Danish0.5%(3,359)
Greek0.4%(3,148)
Ethiopian0.4%(2,908)
Hungarian0.4%(2,842)
Swiss0.4%(2,796)
Austrian0.4%(2,617)
Ukrainian0.3%(2,244)
West Indian0.3%(1,906)
Portuguese0.2%(1,696)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,588)
Iranian0.2%(1,395)
Slovak0.2%(1,168)
Lebanese0.2%(1,165)
Finnish0.2%(1,094)
Croatian0.1%(946)
Romanian0.1%(892)
Canadian0.1%(872)
Slovene0.1%(842)
Nigerian0.1%(812)
Jamaican0.1%(753)
Belgian0.1%(725)
Armenian0.1%(697)
Turkish0.1%(694)
Syrian0.1%(628)
Somali0.1%(563)
Iraqi0.1%(528)
Moroccan0.1%(513)
Israeli0.1%(471)
Ghanaian0.1%(442)
Latvian0.1%(409)
Serbian0.1%(376)
Arab0%(354)
Brazilian0%(342)
Haitian0%(312)
Australian0%(303)
Egyptian0%(243)
Macedonian0%(193)
Bulgarian0%(166)
Jordanian0%(88)
Kenyan0%(67)
Guyanese0%(64)
Barbadian0%(56)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.3%
+15.9 ptssince 2000
from 34.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.1%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 78.9% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
19.3%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.7 min
+62%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
66.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 69.2% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
9.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
72.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2011
from 71.1% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.2%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
49.6%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 39.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
49.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
14.0%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
9.6%
−7.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
94.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
80.2%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.6%
−7.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
54.2%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
13.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
21.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.6%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
65.8%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
32.4%
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)26.6%(7,650)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(5,460)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.8%(9,722)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.4%(2,126)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.1%(884)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 28,730 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 Denver County, Colorado?

Denver County, Colorado has about 715,522 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Denver County, Colorado earns about $72,661 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 $427,600, and the typical rent is about $1,397 a month.

How educated are people in Denver County, Colorado?

About 50.3% 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 11.9% 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 247,912 residents, a change of about 53 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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