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Denver Metro

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · 10 counties · 3,092,037 residents (2025 est.) · 8,345 sq mi
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With 3,002,721 people, Denver is a metro area. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 844,965 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $598,608. Median household income runs $107,207, well clear of the $82,259 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,207, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Denver

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$206,896 → $598,608 (+189%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Population1,650,489 → 3,002,721 (+82%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree28.7% → 49.1% (+20.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Colorado

  • 2nd in household income$107,207
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree49.1%
  • 6th in home value$598,608
  • 4th in diversity score67.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,002,721
+39%since 2000
from 2,157,756 in 2000
3,092,037 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
360 / sq mi
+39%since 2000
from 260 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.5
+10%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
8,345 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.9M2.3M2.7M3.1M19902000201020202024Denver
20243.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(163,163)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(167,227)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(186,885)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(180,718)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(175,638)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417%(511,004)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.6%(468,278)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(380,828)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(343,269)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.8%(263,212)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(119,712)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(42,787)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$107,207
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,268 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$57,998
+121%since 2000
from $26,195 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.5%
+25.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.444
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.443 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$598,608
+92%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $171,527 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,890
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $735 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2000
from 67.6% in 2000
35.2% rent
Vacancy rate
5.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.46 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.1%
−8.6 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.5%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
+37%since 2009
from 4.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
97
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.9%(1,529,421)
Black5.2%(112,529)
Hispanic / Latino18.5%(399,193)
Asian2.9%(61,993)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.8%(1,824,823)
Black5.4%(161,503)
Hispanic / Latino23.9%(718,964)
Asian4.3%(130,274)
Other5.6%(167,157)
Diversity Score
67
+15%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
−8%since 2020
from 41 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
Mexican17.4%(522,701)
South American1.3%(37,568)
Spaniard1%(29,007)
Puerto Rican0.7%(20,699)
Salvadoran0.4%(11,436)
Colombian0.3%(10,268)
Venezuelan0.3%(10,197)
Cuban0.3%(9,159)
Peruvian0.3%(7,930)
Guatemalan0.2%(7,025)
Honduran0.2%(6,771)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(2,931)
Argentine0.1%(2,925)
Chilean0.1%(2,690)
Nicaraguan0.1%(2,433)
Ecuadorian0.1%(2,136)
Panamanian0.1%(1,992)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,487)
Bolivian0%(778)
Uruguayan0%(190)
Paraguayan0%(183)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(28,020)
Chinese0.7%(21,003)
Vietnamese0.7%(20,282)
Korean0.5%(13,970)
Filipino0.4%(10,539)
Japanese0.2%(6,009)
Nepalese0.1%(3,905)
Hmong0.1%(2,990)
Kazakh0.1%(2,422)
Burmese0.1%(2,364)
Thai0.1%(1,982)
Cambodian0.1%(1,980)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0.1%(1,619)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,552)
Pakistani0.1%(1,505)
Bhutanese0.1%(1,456)
Laotian0%(1,399)
Mongolian0%(1,113)
Sri Lankan0%(420)
Malaysian0%(415)
Uzbek0%(97)
Mien0%(34)
Okinawan0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(4,922)
Chamorro0.1%(1,876)
Samoan0%(1,336)
Chuukese0%(542)
Guamanian0%(335)
Tongan0%(334)
Fijian0%(34)
Ancestry
German17%(509,591)
English12.2%(365,141)
Irish11.3%(338,769)
Italian5.2%(157,403)
American3.2%(94,691)
Polish2.5%(74,040)
Scottish2.3%(69,904)
French2.2%(66,121)
Swedish1.9%(57,325)
Norwegian1.9%(55,946)
Subsaharan African1.5%(43,540)
Dutch1.3%(40,255)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(29,484)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(26,374)
Welsh0.7%(21,219)
Czech0.6%(18,827)
Arab0.6%(18,162)
Danish0.6%(17,376)
British0.5%(16,277)
Greek0.4%(12,104)
Ethiopian0.4%(11,719)
French Canadian0.4%(10,929)
Swiss0.4%(10,864)
Hungarian0.4%(10,729)
Ukrainian0.3%(10,452)
Portuguese0.3%(9,181)
Austrian0.3%(8,355)
West Indian0.2%(7,088)
Finnish0.2%(6,735)
Lithuanian0.2%(6,427)
Canadian0.2%(6,022)
Lebanese0.2%(4,662)
Slovak0.1%(4,413)
Iranian0.1%(4,376)
Croatian0.1%(4,328)
Belgian0.1%(3,770)
Romanian0.1%(3,735)
Jamaican0.1%(3,639)
Brazilian0.1%(3,572)
Nigerian0.1%(3,540)
Ghanaian0.1%(3,142)
Slovene0.1%(2,597)
Somali0.1%(2,585)
Armenian0.1%(2,169)
Serbian0.1%(1,935)
Palestinian0.1%(1,877)
Moroccan0.1%(1,747)
Turkish0.1%(1,717)
Syrian0.1%(1,711)
Australian0.1%(1,579)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,538)
Iraqi0.1%(1,475)
Egyptian0%(1,440)
Latvian0%(1,207)
Israeli0%(1,084)
Jordanian0%(959)
Haitian0%(945)
Kenyan0%(440)
Macedonian0%(309)
Barbadian0%(308)
Guyanese0%(162)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
49.1%
+15.1 ptssince 2000
from 34.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 86.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.4%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.0 min
+50%since 2000
from 18.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.2%
−12.4 ptssince 2009
from 75.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.8%
+18.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 72.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 78.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.4%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 39.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
12.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 9.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.0%
−6.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.5%
+9.4 ptssince 2017
from 85.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 95.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 82.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 79.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 13.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38%(475,092)
Married51.2%(638,773)
Widowed1.8%(22,174)
Divorced9%(112,783)
Women 15+
Never married31.7%(392,242)
Married50.1%(619,131)
Widowed5.7%(71,033)
Divorced12.5%(154,218)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.0%
−6.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 60.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 29.2% 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)30.4%(43,365)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(37,967)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.2%(43,171)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(5,752)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(858)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 142,877 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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Over time

Denver, decade by decade

Denver population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19901,650,489$80,846$206,89628.7%41.8
20002,157,756$95,215$312,46334.0%57.4
20102,543,482$88,585$356,72537.5%64.0
20202,963,821$102,368$499,08844.5%70.6
20243,002,721$107,207$598,60849.1%67.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

In this metro

Largest cities

DenverCENTRAL740,613AuroraCENTRAL410,053Lakewood156,927Thornton147,766Arvada122,901Westminster116,182CentennialCENTRAL108,658Highlands Ranch102,257Castle Rock83,815BroomfieldCENTRAL79,174Commerce CityCENTRAL72,345Parker65,985Littleton46,246Brighton45,395Northglenn38,893Englewood35,305Dakota Ridge33,753Ken Caryl33,233Wheat Ridge32,081Columbine25,478Four Square Mile23,024Golden20,390Sherrelwood18,692Welby16,197Castle Pines15,583Greenwood15,323Lone Tree15,278Federal Heights14,075The Pinery11,871Berkley10,789

The 30 most populous of 110 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

10 component counties

Denver CountyCENTRAL740,613Arapahoe CountyCENTRAL673,820Jefferson CountyCENTRAL580,451Adams CountyCENTRAL554,668Douglas CountyCENTRAL399,396Broomfield CountyCENTRAL79,174Elbert County30,534Park County18,314Clear Creek County8,994Gilpin County6,073
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has about 3,002,721 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

The typical household in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns about $107,207 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO expensive?

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, the median home is worth about $598,608, and the typical rent is about $1,890 a month.

How educated are people in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

About 49.1% of adults age 25 and over in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

About 8.4% of people in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO live below the federal poverty line.

Has Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO grown since 1990?

Yes, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,352,232 residents, a change of about 82 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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