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METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS

Denver Metro

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · 10 counties · 2,157,756 residents · 8,345 sq mi
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With 2,157,756 people, Denver is a metro area. 507,267 more people live here than in 1990. 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $171,527. Median household income runs $52,268, well clear of the $42,589 US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.0% of people across the metro.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 34.2
US median: 35.2
More educated
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,157,756
+31%since 1990
from 1,650,489 in 1990
1990 – 2025
Population density
260 / sq mi
+31%since 1990
from 199 / sq mi in 1990
Median age
34.2
+4%since 1990
from 33.0 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
8,345 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.9M2.3M2.7M3.1M19902000201020202024Denver
20243.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57.2%(155,310)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.3%(157,712)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.2%(154,790)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.6%(142,893)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 246.5%(139,386)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3416.5%(357,101)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4417.6%(380,000)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5414.4%(310,497)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 647.7%(166,003)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 744.9%(105,635)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 843.1%(66,405)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1%(22,024)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$52,268
+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $33,685 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,195
+59%since 1990
from $16,514 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
8.0%
−1.7 ptssince 1990
from 9.7% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$171,527
+51%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $86,204 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$735
+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $445 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
67.6%
+4.9 ptssince 1990
from 62.6% in 1990
32.4% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic85.9%(1,418,366)
Black5.8%(95,153)
Hispanic / Latino12.7%(209,041)
Asian2.2%(36,846)
2000
White, non-Hispanic70.9%(1,529,421)
Black5.2%(112,529)
Hispanic / Latino18.5%(399,193)
Asian2.9%(61,993)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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
34.0%
+5.3 ptssince 1990
from 28.7% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
86.5%
+0.9 ptssince 1990
from 85.6% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+1.9 ptssince 1990
from 9.2% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.0 min
−21%since 1990
from 22.8 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 married31.2%(261,766)
Married57%(479,228)
Widowed1.8%(14,880)
Divorced10%(84,330)
Women 15+
Never married24.1%(205,245)
Married55.4%(471,710)
Widowed7.3%(61,698)
Divorced13.2%(112,314)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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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 2,157,756 residents according to the 2000 Census.

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

The typical household in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns about $52,268 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 $171,527, and the typical rent is about $735 a month.

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

About 34.0% 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 8.0% 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 507,267 residents, a change of about 31 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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