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Denver--Aurora, CO Urban Area

2,691,349 Population
644.6 square miles 4,175.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6465%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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58%White6%Black0%†Native5%Asian0%†Islander1%†Other5%Two+25%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$55,847 ±$928 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$100,522 ±$1,438 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.1% ±0.6% (242,184  ±16,788) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty12%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty9%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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26.8 minutes ±0.3 (31,968,810  ±568,622) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,125,633 ±6,099 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (2,659,198  ±11,027) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples58%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married49%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female34%
Now marriedMale50%Female47%
DivorcedMale9%Female13%
WidowedMale2%†Female6%
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4.5% ±0.4% (30,971  ±3,066) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-193%†20-245%†25-2910%†30-358%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

1,180,658 ±3,781 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied95%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied60%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit62%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$594,700 ±$4,669 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.6% ±0.8% (442,795  ±21,166) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±1.1% (1,767,048  ±21,712.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
49.6% ±0.8% (949,403  ±14,870.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%No degree18%High school25%Some college30%Bachelor's19%Post-grad
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20.8% ±0.7% (529,382  ±18,767.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only78%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only80%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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13.1% ±0.5% (353,218  ±13,619) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.5% ±0.3% (116,444  ±5,509) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

702†WWII2,420†Korea34,106Vietnam29,805†Gulf (1990s)36,835Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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116,444 Total veterans ±5,509 103,385 Male ±4,956 13,059 Female ±2,265

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Denver--Aurora, CO Urban Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/40000US23527-denver-aurora-co-urban-area/>