Denver County, Colorado

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Denver County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for total population (92nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (45th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	718,877	5,862,189	334,922,499	92nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$94,718	$95,470	$80,734	227th of 3,221
Median Age	35.3	37.7	38.9	2937th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	56.5%	45.7%	35.7%	45th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$616,000	$539,400	$332,700	78th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,831	$1,761	$1,413	86th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	9.4%	12.5%	2147th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.6%	5.2%	1276th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4,696.4	56.6	n/a	21st of 3,222
Foreign Born	14.5%	9.8%	14.1%	197th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	748th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	48.8%	66.2%	65.2%	3181st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.9	25.2	26.4	1453rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	27.3%	21.0%	15.1%	31st of 3,222
Uninsured	10.9%	n/a	n/a	1478th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	33.2%	48.3%	46.9%	3128th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.3%	n/a	n/a	225th 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 Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.0%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28.0%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.9	52.5	61.4

Age in Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	35.3	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	18.0%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	23.4%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	17.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.5%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	335,428	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	45.3%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.6%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.1%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.4%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	44.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$64,163	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.4%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.9%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.1%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.8%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	359,581	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	40.5%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	45.3%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.7%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	51.2%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,751	$2,602	n/a

Education in Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	14.4%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.2%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	34.3%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	74.4%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	56.1%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.8%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.1%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Denver County, Colorado

Statistic	Denver County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.9%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.6%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.8%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	76.1%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.7%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.7%	12.7%	16.7%

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