Dakota Ridge, CO

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2023 Population

34,159

0.219% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AMichael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.7

1.75% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

4.09%

5.78% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

19,578

0.918% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dakota Ridge, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.25%), White (Hispanic) (4.86%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.81%).

None of the households in Dakota Ridge, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Dakota Ridge, CO are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Dakota Ridge, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Dakota Ridge, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dakota Ridge, CO is home to a population of 34.2k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.94% of Dakota Ridge, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.69k people).

In 2023, there were 8.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.3k people) in Dakota Ridge, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.97k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.79k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dakota Ridge, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dakota Ridge, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.3k ± 1.2k
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.97k ± 852
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.79k ± 484

16%

Hispanic Population

5.47k people

16% of the people in Dakota Ridge, CO are hispanic (5.47k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

4.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.69k people

5.35%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.83k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dakota Ridge, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
661 ± 239
Gulf War (2001-)
621 ± 191
Gulf War (1990s)
374 ± 150

Dakota Ridge, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dakota Ridge, CO employs 19.6k people. The largest industries in Dakota Ridge, CO are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,632 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,393 people), and Construction (1,805 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($208,750), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($149,167), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($114,076).

Employment

Occupations

19.6k

2023 Value

± 1,056

0.918%

1 Year growth

± 7.47%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dakota Ridge, CO, are Management Occupations (2,711 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,048 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,874 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dakota Ridge, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.6k

2023 Value

± 1,056

0.918%

1 Year growth

± 7.47%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dakota Ridge, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,632 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,393 people), and Construction (1,805 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dakota Ridge, CO, though some of these residents may live in Dakota Ridge, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,913), Public Administration ($112,784), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,155).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Public Administration ($77,639), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,018).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

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

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

N/AMichael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

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 Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

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

Educational Attainment

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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.

Housing & Living

People in Dakota Ridge, CO have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dakota Ridge, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dakota Ridge, CO is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Dakota Ridge, CO was Census Tract 120.42 with a value of $138,684, followed by Census Tract 120.45 and Census Tract 120.44, with respective values of $130,292 and $127,281.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 120.42
Census Tract 120.45
Census Tract 120.44

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Dakota Ridge, CO was Census Tract 120.42 with a value of $138,684, followed by Census Tract 120.45 and Census Tract 120.44, with respective values of $130,292 and $127,281.

The following map shows all of the places in Dakota Ridge, CO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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.

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The following chart displays the households in Dakota Ridge, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dakota Ridge, CO is from Dakota Ridge, CO.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Dakota Ridge, CO across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.5%)
Worked At Home (20.3%)
Carpooled (5.42%)

In 2023, 70.5% of workers in Dakota Ridge, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.42%).

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.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dakota Ridge, CO have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.48% of the workforce in Dakota Ridge, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dakota Ridge, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dakota Ridge, CO (1.39k out of 34.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dakota Ridge, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Dakota Ridge, CO has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, CO see 1167 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0858% increase from the previous year (1166 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 979 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 253 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,167 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jefferson County, CO

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, CO see an average of 1,167 patients per year. This represents a 0.0858% increase from the previous year (1,166 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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