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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Denver Metro

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · 10 counties · 2,543,482 residents · 8,345 sq mi
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Denver is home to 2,543,482 people. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 385,726 more people live here than in 2000. Median household income runs $61,579, well clear of the $52,703 US median. Median home value sits at $247,972.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 36.0
US median: 37.2
More educated
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,543,482
+18%since 2000
from 2,157,756 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
305 / sq mi
+17%since 2000
from 260 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.0
+5%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
8,345 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.9M2.3M2.7M3.1M19902000201020202024Denver
20243.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.1%(180,814)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.2%(182,490)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.7%(170,022)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.4%(161,600)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.3%(159,085)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3415.3%(390,192)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.8%(377,363)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.8%(375,183)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.4%(291,177)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.7%(143,753)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.1%(79,218)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.3%(32,585)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,579
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,268 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,166
+23%since 2000
from $26,195 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
40.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
11.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.443
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services9%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade7%
US avg: 10.9%
Public administration6.2%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.2%
Arts, entertainment, food4.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing3.5%
US avg: 3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.7%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$247,972
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $171,527 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$902
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $735 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
64.9%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 67.6% in 2000
35.1% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.51 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
32.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.1
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.1 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-Hispanic70.9%(1,529,421)
Black5.2%(112,529)
Hispanic / Latino18.5%(399,193)
Asian2.9%(61,993)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic65.8%(1,673,709)
Black5.3%(135,334)
Hispanic / Latino22.5%(571,131)
Asian3.6%(91,954)
Other2.7%(68,815)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican17.2%(422,669)
Spaniard0.9%(21,417)
Central American0.7%(15,969)
South American0.4%(9,392)
Puerto Rican0.3%(8,352)
Salvadoran0.3%(7,077)
Guatemalan0.1%(3,499)
Honduran0.1%(3,156)
Cuban0.1%(3,084)
Peruvian0.1%(2,963)
Colombian0.1%(2,655)
Venezuelan0%(1,025)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0%(928)
Dominican0%(922)
Argentine0%(718)
Ecuadorian0%(592)
Chilean0%(569)
Nicaraguan0%(535)
Bolivian0%(518)
Uruguayan0%(116)
Ancestry
German21.3%(526,157)
Irish12.4%(306,936)
English11.1%(274,068)
Italian5.3%(130,197)
American4.5%(111,946)
French3.3%(80,333)
Swedish2.7%(66,703)
Scottish2.6%(65,346)
Polish2.6%(65,104)
Norwegian2.2%(54,506)
Scotch-Irish2%(50,364)
Dutch1.8%(45,004)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.4%(33,386)
Welsh0.9%(22,276)
Danish0.9%(21,220)
Subsaharan African0.9%(20,800)
Czech0.8%(18,891)
British0.6%(13,819)
French Canadian0.6%(13,581)
Swiss0.5%(13,051)
Hungarian0.4%(10,840)
Greek0.4%(10,717)
Arab0.4%(10,209)
Austrian0.4%(10,077)
Ukrainian0.3%(7,739)
Canadian0.3%(6,294)
Ethiopian0.3%(5,919)
Finnish0.2%(5,874)
Portuguese0.2%(5,099)
Lithuanian0.2%(5,005)
Slovak0.2%(4,169)
Belgian0.2%(3,768)
Croatian0.1%(3,293)
West Indian0.1%(3,173)
Romanian0.1%(3,041)
Iranian0.1%(2,977)
Lebanese0.1%(2,830)
Slovene0.1%(2,117)
Armenian0.1%(1,690)
Jamaican0.1%(1,478)
Moroccan0.1%(1,415)
Australian0.1%(1,352)
Somali0.1%(1,304)
Brazilian0.1%(1,273)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,269)
Turkish0.1%(1,197)
Serbian0%(1,194)
Latvian0%(890)
Israeli0%(781)
Ghanaian0%(778)
Nigerian0%(742)
Syrian0%(576)
Egyptian0%(516)
Haitian0%(516)
Iraqi0%(487)
Jordanian0%(325)
Macedonian0%(204)
Guyanese0%(109)
Kenyan0%(63)
Barbadian0%(24)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.5%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 34.0% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 86.5% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.6 min
+48%since 2000
from 18.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
75.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 75.6% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
4.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
5.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
39.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 39.0% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
12.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
9.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
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)
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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 2,543,482 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns about $61,579 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 $247,972, and the typical rent is about $902 a month.

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

About 37.5% 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 11.8% 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 892,993 residents, a change of about 54 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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