Centennial, CO

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2020 Population
111,331
1.01% 1-year growth
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2020 Median Age
41.3
0% 1-year change
2020 Poverty Rate
3.02%
6.65% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$109,767
0.405% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$458,300
5.65% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Centennial, CO had a population of 111k people with a median age of 41.3 and a median household income of $109,767. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Centennial, CO grew from 110,218 to 111,331, a 1.01% increase and its median household income grew from $109,324 to $109,767, a 0.405% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Centennial, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.7%), White (Hispanic) (5.93%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.48%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.07%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.41%).

None of the households in Centennial, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Centennial, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are National American University-Centennial (45 degrees awarded in 2019).

In 2020, the median property value in Centennial, CO was $458,300, and the homeownership rate was 81.9%.

Most people in Centennial, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Centennial, CO was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Centennial, CO is home to a population of 111k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2020, 8.82% of Centennial, CO residents were born outside of the country (9.82k people).

In 2020, there were 13.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (87.6k people) in Centennial, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.6k White (Hispanic) and 6.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96%
2020 Citizenship
96.1%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96% of Centennial, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Centennial, CO was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Centennial, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    87.6k ± 1.36k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    6.6k ± 784
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    6.1k ± 769
9.16%
Hispanic Population
10.2k people

In 2020, there were 13.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (87.6k people) in Centennial, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.6k White (Hispanic) and 6.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.16% of the people in Centennial, CO are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Centennial, CO as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.82%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
9.82k people
9.07%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
10k people

As of 2020, 8.82% of Centennial, CO residents (9.82k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Centennial, CO was 9.07%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,443 ± 287
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,213 ± 177
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,126 ± 194

Centennial, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Centennial, CO employs 59.8k people. The largest industries in Centennial, CO are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,079 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,726 people), and Educational Services (5,816 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($126,012), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($115,357), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,365).

Occupations

59.8k
2020 Value
± 1,691
0.518%
1 Year growth
± 3.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Centennial, CO grew at a rate of 0.518%, from 59.5k employees to 59.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Centennial, CO, are Management Occupations (8,938 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,162 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,353 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Centennial, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

59.8k
2020 Value
± 1,691
0.518%
1 Year growth
± 3.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Centennial, CO grew at a rate of 0.518%, from 59.5k employees to 59.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Centennial, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,079 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,726 people), and Educational Services (5,816 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Centennial, CO, though some of these residents may live in Centennial, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$69,711
Median earning men ± $3,253
$47,548
Median earning women ± $2,389

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($125,484), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,183), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,500), Manufacturing ($76,061), and Wholesale Trade ($75,909).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $23.8B
  2. $17.7B
  3. $15.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $23.8B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($17.7B) and Machinery ($15.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Colorado products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$207B
2020 Value in Colorado
$434B
Projected 2050 Value in Colorado
110% growth

In 2020, total outbound Colorado trade was $207B. This is expected to increase 110% to $434B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Colorado trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $9.69B
  2. $8.1B
  3. $8.09B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $9.69B, followed by Texas with $8.1B and Wyoming and $8.09B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Colorado shares with each state (excluding itself).

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flagCivics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2019, universities in Centennial, CO awarded 45 degrees. The student population of Centennial, CO in 2018 is skewed towards women, with 54 male students and 204 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Centennial, CO are White (27 and 77.1%), followed by Asian (3 and 8.57%), Black or African American (3 and 8.57%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 2.86%).

The largest universities in Centennial, CO by number of degrees awarded are National American University-Centennial (45 and 100%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 0.768% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.751% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Bachelors Degree (1.08M), Some college (1.01M), and High School or Equivalent (1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Centennial, CO was $458,300 in 2020, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $433,800 to $458,300, a 5.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Centennial, CO is 81.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Centennial, CO have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Centennial, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Centennial, CO is $109,767. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Centennial, CO was Census Tract 56.36 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 864 and Census Tract 851, with respective values of $192,857 and $178,454.

Property

$458,300
Median Property Value 2020
±$3,957
$33,336
Median Property Taxes
±$1,021

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Centennial, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Centennial, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

81.9%
Homeownership
2020
69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 81.9% of the housing units in Centennial, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.2%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 56.36
  2. Census Tract 864
  3. Census Tract 851

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Centennial, CO was Census Tract 56.36 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 864 and Census Tract 851, with respective values of $192,857 and $178,454.

The following map shows all of the places in Centennial, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$109,767
Median Household Income
± $3,811
40.7k
Number of Households
± 1,297

In 2020, the median household income of the 40.7k households in Centennial, CO grew to $109,767 from the previous year's value of $109,324.

The following chart displays the households in Centennial, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Centennial, CO is from Colorado.
0.467
2020 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.468
2019 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2020, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.264% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (75.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (14%)
  3. Carpooled (5.57%)

In 2020, 75.4% of workers in Centennial, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (5.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Centennial, CO have a shorter commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Centennial, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Centennial, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Centennial, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

3.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Centennial, CO (3.3k out of 109k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Centennial, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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96.7% of the population of Centennial, CO has health coverage, with 64.8% on employee plans, 5.3% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.963% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Colorado was $6,804 in 2014. This is a 5.13% increase from the previous year ($6,472).

Primary care physicians in Arapahoe County, CO see 1244 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.323% increase from the previous year (1240 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 912 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,244 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arapahoe County, CO

Primary care physicians in Arapahoe County, CO see an average of 1,244 patients per year. This represents a 0.323% increase from the previous year (1,240 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Arapahoe County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.35%
Uninsured
64.8%
Employer Coverage
5.3%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
0.963%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Centennial, CO declined by 0.194% from 3.36% to 3.35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Centennial, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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