Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
3M
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.3
0.269% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.35%
2.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$105,762
3.34% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$603,800
5.87% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1.67M
1.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, 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.

93.4% of the residents in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO are University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (5,678 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Denver (5,199 degrees), and Front Range Community College (4,942 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO was $603,800, and the homeownership rate was 64.1%.

Most people in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO is home to a population of 3M people, from which 93.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.3% of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO residents were born outside of the country (371k people).

In 2024, there were 6.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.82M people) in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 297k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 193k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.4%
2024 Citizenship
93.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.4% of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.82M ± 2.8k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    297k ± 6.1k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    193k ± 5.74k
23.9%
Hispanic Population
719k people

In 2024, there were 6.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.82M people) in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 297k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 193k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

23.9% of the people in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO are hispanic (719k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
371k people
12%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
357k people

As of 2024, 12.3% of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO residents (371k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO was 12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    43,365 ± 1,653
  2. Vietnam
    41,104 ± 1,629
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    25,128 ± 1,247

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO employs 1.67M people. In 2024, the largest industries in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (218,051 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (208,570 people), and Retail Trade (162,623 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($122,537), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($119,012), and Utilities ($101,152).

Employment

Occupations

1.67M
2024 Value
± 10,887
1.2%
1 Year growth
± 0.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO grew at a rate of 1.2%, from 1.65M employees to 1.67M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, are Management Occupations (244,473 people), Sales & Related Occupations (160,133 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (159,609 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

1.67M
2024 Value
± 10,887
1.2%
1 Year growth
± 0.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO grew at a rate of 1.2%, from 1.65M employees to 1.67M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (218,051 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (208,570 people), and Retail Trade (162,623 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, though some of these residents may live in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, 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

$70,446
Median earning men ± $564
$53,602
Median earning women ± $504

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($103,350), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,867), and Public Administration ($99,307).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,198), Public Administration ($75,679), and Information ($75,317).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 11,622
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 6,137
    Construction
  3. 6,052
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $16.1M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. $11.9M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $9.29M
    Finance and Insurance

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

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.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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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Education

In 2023, universities in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO awarded 40,413 degrees. The student population of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 71,003 male students and 90,145 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO are White (22,961 and 58.8%), Hispanic or Latino (8,553 and 21.9%), Black or African American (2,142 and 5.49%), and Asian (1,879 and 4.81%).

The largest universities in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO by number of degrees awarded are University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (5,678 and 14%), University of Denver (5,199 and 12.9%), and Front Range Community College (4,942 and 12.2%).

The most popular majors in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO are General Business Administration & Management (1,856 and 4.59%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,843 and 4.56%), and Registered Nursing (1,521 and 3.76%).

The median tuition costs in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO are $41,990 for private four year colleges, and $6,171 and $16,175 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 161,148 (44.1% men and 55.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 161,148 students enrolled in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, 44.1% men and 55.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 84,871 records, of which 54.1% were women and 45.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    1,228 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    999 degrees awarded
  3. General Biological Sciences
    424 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO was Registered Nursing with 1,228 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
    5,678 degrees awarded
  2. University of Denver
    5,199 degrees awarded
  3. Front Range Community College
    4,942 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with 5,678 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 16,320 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, which is 0.677 times less than the 24,093 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 22,961 degrees mean that there were 2.68 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 8,553 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($41,990) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,820) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($3,189) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO was $603,800 in 2024, which is 1.81 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $570,300 to $603,800, a 5.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO is 64.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$603,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,575
$782,513
Median Property Taxes
±$6,515

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 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

64.1%
Homeownership
2024
70.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.1% of the housing units in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$105,762
Median Household Income
± $739
1.22M
Number of Households
± 8,983

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.22M households in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO grew to $105,762 from the previous year's value of $102,339.

The following chart displays the households in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, 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 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.9%)
  3. Carpooled (7.08%)

In 2024, 63.1% of workers in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.08%).

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

27 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.79% of the workforce in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO (248k out of 2.97M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, 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.

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Health

92% of the population of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO has health coverage, with 54.8% on employee plans, 13.6% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 1.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,207 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Colorado

Primary care physicians in Colorado see an average of 1,207 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 23.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.97%
Uninsured
54.8%
Employer Coverage
13.6%
Medicaid
10.5%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
1.22%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO grew by 2.76% from 7.76% to 7.97%.

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