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7/11/2019

705,439

Denver County, Colorado Population 2019

Denver County, Colorado's estimated population is 705,439 with a growth rate of 1.27% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Denver County, Colorado is the largest county in Colorado.

Year	Population	Growth	Growth Rate
2018	716,492	11,053	1.57%
2017	705,439	8,821	1.27%
2016	696,618	12,953	1.89%
2015	683,665	18,795	2.83%
2014	664,870	15,357	2.36%
2013	649,513	14,236	2.24%
2012	635,277	14,764	2.38%
2011	620,513	17,159	2.84%
2010	603,354	135,744	29.03%
1990	467,610	-24,755	-5.03%
1980	492,365	-22,313	-4.34%
1970	514,678	20,791	4.21%
1960	493,887	78,101	18.78%
1950	415,786	93,374	28.96%
1940	322,412	34,551	12.00%
1930	287,861	31,370	12.23%
1920	256,491	43,110	20.20%
1910	213,381		0.00%

Denver County, Colorado Population Growth

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Population by Race

Race	Population
White	521,481
Black or African American	64,466
Some Other Race	37,216
Asian	24,433
Two or More Races	23,341
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,537
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	993

Denver County, Colorado Population by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table B03002)

Denver County, Colorado Population Pyramid 2019

Denver County, Colorado Median Age

34.4

Total

34.2

Male

34.6

Female

Denver County, Colorado Adults

There are 539,843 adults, (75,959 of whom are seniors) in Denver County, Colorado.

Denver County, Colorado Age Dependency

46.3

Age Dependency Ratio

16.4

Old Age Dependency Ratio

29.9

Child Dependency Ratio

Denver County, Colorado Sex Ratio

Female

339,067

49.98%

Male

339,400

50.02%

Denver County, Colorado Population by Age

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)

Denver County, Colorado Households and Families

Denver County, Colorado Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Denver County, Colorado Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Married	71%	29%
All	50.1%	49.9%
Male	48.6%	51.4%
Female	41%	59%
Non Family	38.1%	61.9%

50.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Denver County, Colorado Households and Families

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	287,262	2.31	50.1
Non Family	147,566	1.36	38.1
Married	97,897	3.25	71
Female	28,636	3.48	41
Male	13,163	3.37	48.6

3.22

Average Family Size

2.31

Average Household Size

7.4%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

1.1%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Denver County, Colorado Households by Type

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Denver County, Colorado Education

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	31,595	6.54%
9th to 12th Grade	32,761	6.78%
High School Graduate	84,948	17.58%
Some College	83,391	17.26%
Associates Degree	25,807	5.34%
Bachelors Degree	137,052	28.37%
Graduate Degree	87,574	18.13%

Denver County, Colorado Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Denver County, Colorado Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	294,643	285,193	185,098
Hispanic	117,839	72,390	15,947
Black	42,453	37,045	9,764
Other Race	22,843	12,980	2,911
Asian	17,555	14,174	8,724
Multiple Races	11,991	10,982	5,707
Native American	4,468	3,656	845
Islander	331	312	123

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 96.79%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 62.82%.

Denver County, Colorado Educational Attainment by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$42,000	$46,155	$38,663
Less Than High School	$24,122	$27,701	$16,667
High School Grad	$30,135	$31,766	$25,972
Some College	$35,732	$39,932	$30,917
Bachelors Degree	$52,215	$60,495	$46,705
Graduate Degree	$67,682	$82,616	$58,505

$42,000

Average Earnings

$46,155

Average Male

$38,663

Average Female

Denver County, Colorado Earnings by Educational Attainment

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Denver County, Colorado Language

Denver County, Colorado Language by Age

Denver County, Colorado Language

73.28% of Denver County, Colorado residents speak only English, while 26.72% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 20.13% of the population.

Denver County, Colorado Language

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1601)

Denver County, Colorado Poverty

Denver County, Colorado Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
Hispanic	204,608	44,968	21.98%
White	356,469	33,022	9.26%
Black	62,596	16,705	26.69%
Other	37,028	7,222	19.50%
Asian	24,117	3,782	15.68%
Multiple	22,939	3,386	14.76%
Native	6,310	1,528	24.22%
Islander	993	38	3.83%

15.10%

Overall Poverty Rate

14.15%

Male Poverty Rate

16.06%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Denver County, Colorado

The race most likely to be in poverty in Denver County, Colorado is Black, with 26.69% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Denver County, Colorado is Islander, with 3.83% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.75%. Among those working part-time, it was 19.67%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 28.23%.

Denver County, Colorado Poverty

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1701)

Name	Poverty
Less Than High School	26.27%
High School	16.67%
Some College	13.04%
Bachelors or Greater	5.29%

Denver County, Colorado Poverty Rate by Education

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1701)

Name	Poverty
Male Unemployed	34.20%
Female Unemployed	32.88%
Female Employed	8.05%
Male Employed	6.07%

Denver County, Colorado Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1701)

Denver County, Colorado Income

Denver County, Colorado Income by Household Type

Name	Median	Mean
Households	$60,098	$88,779
Families	$77,365	$110,973
Married Families	$96,042	$133,177
Non Families	$47,642	$65,772

Income by Household Type

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1901)

Denver County, Colorado Marital Status

Denver County, Colorado Marital Status

Marriage Rates

39.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

39.5%

Male Marriage Rate

38.9%

Female Marriage Rate

Denver County, Colorado Married by Age and Sex

Denver County, Colorado Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Denver County, Colorado Marital Status by Race

Denver County, Colorado Marital Status

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1201)

Denver County, Colorado Veterans

29,712

Number of Veterans

27,061

Male Veterans

2,651

Female Veterans

War	Veterans
Vietnam	10,721
First Gulf War	5,182
Second Gulf War	5,142
Korea	2,412
World War II	1,598

Denver County, Colorado Veterans by War

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

Age Group	Veterans
65 to 74	7,464
35 to 54	7,013
75+	6,938
55 to 64	5,336
18 to 34	2,961

Denver County, Colorado Veterans by Age

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

Denver County, Colorado Veterans by Race

Name	Veterans	% of Total
White	23,248	5.48%
Black	4,090	8.43%
Hispanic	3,854	2.75%
2 or More	952	6.70%
Other	740	2.78%
Asian	346	1.73%
Indian	267	5.23%
Hawaiian	69	16.27%

Denver County, Colorado Veterans by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

Denver County, Colorado Veterans by Education

9.21%

Veteran Poverty Rate

26.19%

Veteran Disability Rate

Denver County, Colorado Veterans by Education

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2101)

Denver County, Colorado Employment Status

71.1%

Labor Force Participation

67.8%

Employment Rate

4.5%

Unemployment Rate

Denver County, Colorado Employment by Age

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2301)

Denver County, Colorado Employment by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2301)

Denver County, Colorado Employment by Education

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S2301)

Population of Cities in Denver County, Colorado

City	2010 Census	2016 Estimated	Growth	Growth Rate
Denver	599864	693060	93196	15.54%

US Census City/Town Population estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 - 1990

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