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Denver County, Colorado Government Statistics

 

  People QuickFacts Denver County Colorado
Population definition and source info Population, 2001 estimate 554,446 4,417,714
Population percent change, April 1, -July 1 definition and source info Population percent change, April 1, -July 1, 2001 0.0% 2.7%
Population definition and source info Population, 554,636 4,301,261
Population, percent change definition and source info Population, percent change, 1990 to 18.6% 30.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 6.8% 6.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 22.0% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 11.3% 9.7%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 49.5% 49.6%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, (a) 65.3% 82.8%
Black or African American persons, percent definition and source info Black or African American persons, percent, (a) 11.1% 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, (a) 1.3% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, (a) 2.8% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent definition and source info Persons reporting some other race, percent, (a) 15.6% 7.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 3.7% 2.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, (b) 31.7% 17.1%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent definition and source info White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 51.9% 74.5%
 
Living in same house in 1995 and , pct age 5+ definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and , pct age 5+, 42.7% 44.1%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 17.4% 8.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 27.0% 15.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 78.9% 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 34.5% 32.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 105,943 638,654
Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes) definition and source info Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 24.5 24.3
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 251,435 1,808,037
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 52.5% 67.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 44.8% 25.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, $165,800 $166,600
 
Households definition and source info Households, 239,235 1,658,238
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2.27 2.53
Median household money income definition and source info Median household money income, 1999 $39,500 $47,203
Per capita money income definition and source info Per capita money income, 1999 $24,101 $24,049
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 14.3% 9.3%

  Business QuickFacts Denver County Colorado
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 21,661 133,743
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 1999 392,072 1,821,717
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 17.8% 46.0%
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 1999 41,702 325,432
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 4,867,831 40,012,820
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 5,600,934 40,536,034
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,217 $10,417
Minority-owned firms, percent of total definition and source info Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 13.6% 9.0%
Women-owned firms, percent of total definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 26.4% 28.0%
Housing units authorized by building permits definition and source info Housing units authorized by building permits, 3,649 54,596
Federal funds and grants definition and source info Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000) 5,379,105 24,344,658
Local government employment - full-time equivalent definition and source info Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 24,844 153,146

  Geography QuickFacts Denver County Colorado
Land area definition and source info Land area, (square miles) 153 103,718
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 3,616.8 41.5
Metropolitan Area definition and source info Metropolitan Area Denver, CO PMSA  
 



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