Denver, CO
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None of the households in Denver, 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.
Most people in Denver, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Denver, CO was 2 cars per household.
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In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Denver, CO was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Denver, CO residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Denver, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The economy of Denver, CO employs 422k people. The largest industries in Denver, CO are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (66,520 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (55,348 people), and Educational Services (37,020 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Denver, CO, are Management Occupations (64,692 people), Sales & Related Occupations (40,086 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (39,506 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Denver, CO.
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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Denver, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (66,520 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (55,348 people), and Educational Services (37,020 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Denver, CO, though some of these residents may live in Denver, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In 2022, universities in Denver, CO awarded 14,937 degrees. The student population of Denver, CO in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 22,755 male students and 28,263 female students.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
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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.
People in Denver, CO have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Denver, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Denver, CO is N/A. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Denver, CO was Census Tract 32.03 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 34.02 and Census Tract 43.03, with respective values of $250,001 and $250,001.
In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Denver, CO was Census Tract 32.03 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 34.02 and Census Tract 43.03, with respective values of $250,001 and $250,001.
The following map shows all of the places in Denver, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Denver, 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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This chart shows the number of workers in Denver, CO across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2023, 57.7% of workers in Denver, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.54%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Denver, CO have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.53% of the workforce in Denver, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Denver, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Denver, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Denver, CO have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Denver, CO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Denver, 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.
91.2% of the population of Denver, CO has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 17.5% on Medicaid, 8.59% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.925% on military or VA plans.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 30.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.
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.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Denver, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
