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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

2,972,567 Population
8,344.6 square miles 356.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Colorado: 37.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$48,530 ±$662 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Colorado: $44,617 ±$467
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$90,716 ±$1,559 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Colorado: $82,254 ±$791
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

8.4% ±0.5% (246,608  ±14,133) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 9.7% 553,272 (±0.4% / ±20,121)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

26.7 minutes ±0.3 (31,111,696  ±537,730) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 25 56,953,656 (±0.2 / ±643,480)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

1,192,117 ±4,939 Number of households
  • Colorado: 2,313,042 ±8,099
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (2,942,432  ±3,349) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Colorado: 2.5 5,699,351 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.1% ±0.4% (30,838  ±3,327) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 4.4% 62,000 (±0.3% / ±4,537)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

1,265,033 ±1,797 Number of housing units
  • Colorado: 2,540,783 ±353
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$519,600 ±$5,645 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Colorado: $466,200 ±$2,390
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

16.3% ±0.6% (479,431  ±18,854.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 16.7% 963,147 (±0.5% / ±27,895.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

91.9% ±1% (1,928,043  ±20,780.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 92.4% 3,738,208 (±0.8% / ±30,604.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
47.8% ±0.7% (1,003,798  ±13,695.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 44.4% 1,796,240 (±0.5% / ±19,067.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

19.7% ±0.5% (554,041  ±14,732.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 16.2% 892,249 (±0.4% / ±20,402.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

12.3% ±0.4% (366,701  ±10,816) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 9.8% 570,273 (±0.2% / ±13,679)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

6.3% ±0.3% (147,641  ±6,268) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Colorado: 7.7% 348,485 (±0.2% / ±9,719)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
147,641 Total veterans ±6,268 130,404 Male ±5,690 17,237 Female ±2,039

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