Arapahoe County, Colorado

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Arapahoe County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for total population (106th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (141st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	659,844	5,862,189	334,922,499	106th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$101,087	$95,470	$80,734	162nd of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	37.7	38.9	2697th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.5%	45.7%	35.7%	141st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$561,200	$539,400	$332,700	97th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,891	$1,761	$1,413	75th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.4%	12.5%	2729th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.6%	5.2%	1205th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	827.0	56.6	n/a	217th of 3,222
Foreign Born	16.5%	9.8%	14.1%	166th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	334th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.7%	66.2%	65.2%	2758th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	25.2	26.4	962nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.0%	21.0%	15.1%	115th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1690th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.4%	48.3%	46.9%	1771st of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.6%	n/a	n/a	72nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21.7%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.5%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.1	52.5	61.4

Age in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	37.3	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.6%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.0%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.4%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	257,232	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.2%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.3%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	33.4%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,774	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.3%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.2%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.7%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	269,345	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.1%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	29.0%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.5%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.3%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.9%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,938	$2,602	n/a

Education in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.6%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.5%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.0%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.5%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.5%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.2%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Statistic	Arapahoe County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	39.4%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.2%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	76.6%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.7%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	19.4%	12.7%	16.7%

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