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Denver, CO

716,577 Population
153.1 square miles 4,681.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 37.9 ±0.2

Population by age category

18 to 6469%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male51%
  • Male
  • Female
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54%White8%Black0%Native4%Asian0%Islander0%Other5%Two+28%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$65,303 ±$2,165 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $57,111 ±$882
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Colorado: $51,768 ±$630
$94,157 ±$3,622 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $103,055 ±$1,506
  • about the same as the amount in Colorado: $92,911 ±$1,057

10% ±1.2% (70,804  ±8,383) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 8.6% 256,971 (±0.6% / ±16,510)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 9.3% 536,507 (±0.4% / ±22,964)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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25.7 minutes ±0.7 (8,178,000  ±322,884) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 27.3 35,819,064 (±0.3 / ±599,727)
  • about the same as the figure in Colorado: 25.5 64,361,552 (±0.3 / ±879,288)

Families

342,996 ±3,439 Number of households
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,244,895 ±5,417
  • Colorado: 2,428,261 ±9,051
2.1 ±0 (702,313  ±283) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 2.4 2,971,555 (±0 / ±941)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,752,541

Population by household type

Married couples47%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married41%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale47%Female41%
Now marriedMale42%Female40%
DivorcedMale9%†Female13%
WidowedMale1%†Female6%†
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4.3% ±1% (8,916  ±2,076) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 4.6% 35,324 (±0.4% / ±3,081)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 4.8% 68,829 (±0.4% / ±5,130)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-194%†20-241%†25-299%†30-3510%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

366,952 ±148 Number of housing units
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,312,282 ±1,451
  • Colorado: 2,638,093 ±2,183

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied53%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit52%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$626,500 ±$13,958 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $611,300 ±$4,126
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Colorado: $550,300 ±$4,023

20.5% ±1.5% (144,895  ±10,821.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 16.3% 483,838 (±0.7% / ±22,074.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Colorado: 15.7% 915,016 (±0.5% / ±29,617.2)

Social

91.6% ±2.3% (486,363  ±12,028.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 92.8% 1,987,104 (±1.1% / ±22,817.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 93.3% 3,857,279 (±0.8% / ±32,004.4)
57.9% ±1.6% (307,582  ±8,754.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 49.9% 1,069,731 (±0.7% / ±15,463.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 46.4% 1,920,057 (±0.5% / ±21,581.8)

Population by highest level of education

8%†No degree13%High school21%Some college34%Bachelor's24%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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14.4% (102,967  ±8,325) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 12.4% 371,233
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 563,101

Place of birth for foreign-born population

11%Europe19%Asia11%†Africa1%†Oceania56%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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4% ±0.5% (23,417  ±2,689) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 5.8% 138,474 (±0.2% / ±5,517)
  • about half the rate in Colorado: 7.2% 332,717 (±0.2% / ±10,113)

Veterans by wartime service

465†WWII1,333†Korea8,228Vietnam5,406†Gulf (1990s)8,762Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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23,417 Total veterans ±2,689 21,310 Male ±2,564 2,107 Female ±773

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Denver, CO <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0820000-denver-co/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Denver, CO <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0820000-denver-co/>