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Arapahoe County

Population in July 2007: 202,335.
Males: 99,758  (49.3%)
Females: 102,577  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,772 (it was $59,927 in 2000)
Southwest Arapahoe:  $65,772
Colorado:  $55,212

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $38,594
Southwest Arapahoe:  $38,594
Colorado:  $29,133

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $284,019 (it was $200,200 in 2000)
Southwest Arapahoe:  $284,019
Colorado:  $233,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $387,940; Detached houses: $423,545; Townhouses or other attached units: $251,994; In 2-unit structures: $280,016; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $198,863; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $154,021; Mobile homes: $40,529; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,601

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Races in Southwest Arapahoe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Hispanic (7.8%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Southwest Arapahoe: 91.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4608 feet

Land area: 69.4 square miles.

Population density: 2916 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Southwest Arapahoe

  • High school or higher: 92.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southwest Arapahoe CCD

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Colorado:  8.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Southwest Arapahoe:  0.8% ($1,556)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
Southwest Arapahoe satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Denver, CO (7.7 miles , pop. 554,636).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (576.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Southglenn, CO (1.3 miles ), Cherry Hills Village, CO (1.3 miles ), Englewood, CO (1.6 miles ), Littleton, CO (1.7 miles ), Greenwood Village, CO (1.7 miles ), Sheridan, CO (1.9 miles ), Castlewood, CO (1.9 miles ), Columbine Valley, CO (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.61 N, Longitude: 104.96 W

Southwest Arapahoe household income distribution Southwest Arapahoe home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)



Southwest Arapahoe-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Southwest Arapahoe place center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 17.9 miles away from the place center .


Southwest Arapahoe-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 23.9 miles away from Southwest Arapahoe center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from Southwest Arapahoe center
On 9/12/1990 at 21:38:57, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/26/2008 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from Southwest Arapahoe center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Southwest Arapahoe:
  • CRAIG HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ENGLEWOOD, CO)
  • SWEDISH MEDICAL CTR (about 3 miles; ENGLEWOOD, CO)
  • COLORADO MENTAL HLTH CTR AT FT LOGAN (about 5 miles; DENVER, CO)

Amtrak station near Southwest Arapahoe:
  • 10 miles: DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southwest Arapahoe:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 7 miles; LONE TREE, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,098)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 8 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 12 miles; AURORA, CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
  • REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 5,898)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 15 miles; GOLDEN, CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  54.5%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Southwest Arapahoe, CO


People in group quarters in Southwest Arapahoe
  • 1177 people in nursing homes
  • 972 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 266 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 253 people in halfway houses
  • 136 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 75 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 71 people in other group homes
  • 44 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 37 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 36 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 23 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 21 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 18 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 18 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents


Southwest Arapahoe compared to Colorado state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Arapahoe County Colorado:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Southwest Arapahoe

Adherents


NameCatholic Church Charismatic Churches IndependentChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents36.2%9.1%5.8%5.6%5.3%
Congregations5.4%1.0%13.9%5.4%6.9%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.2%4.1%3.2%2.5%23.8%
Congregations4.5%3.5%5.4%4.0%50.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


11.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,670 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.63%
Colorado average:  10.77%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Arapahoe County:  0.14%
Colorado average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Denver County, CO  3.53% ($41,768 average AGI)
from Douglas County, CO  1.11% ($53,977)
from Jefferson County, CO  1.03% ($42,239)


11.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.61%
Colorado average:  10.03%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($396 average AGI)
Arapahoe County:  0.09%
Colorado average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Denver County, CO  3.26% ($39,809 average AGI)
to Douglas County, CO  1.57% ($67,161)
to Jefferson County, CO  1.00% ($44,220)


Strongest AM radio stations in Southwest Arapahoe:
  • KBNO (1280 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: LATINO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KADZ (1550 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KEZW (1430 AM; 10 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KDDZ (1690 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KNRC (1150 AM; 10 kW; ENGLEWOOD, CO; Owner: NRC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KCKK (1600 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
  • KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KBJD (1650 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southwest Arapahoe:
  • KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
  • KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLDV (91.1 FM; MORRISON, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
  • KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KVOD (90.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
  • KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
  • KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
  • KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K209DE (89.7 FM; GOLDEN, CO; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
  • KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
  • KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Southwest Arapahoe:
  • KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KDEO-LP (Channel 38; AURORA, CO; Owner: PETER B. VAN DE SANDE)
  • KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KDEV-LP (Channel 62; AURORA, CO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KUSA-TV (Channel 9; DENVER, CO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • KTVD (Channel 20; DENVER, CO; Owner: TWENVER BROADCAST, INC.)
  • KCNC-TV (Channel 4; DENVER, CO; Owner: CBS TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KWGN-TV (Channel 2; DENVER, CO; Owner: KWGN INC.)
  • KMAS-LP (Channel 63; DENVER, CO; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLO. LIC. CORP.)
  • KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
  • KPXC-TV (Channel 59; DENVER, CO; Owner: PAXSON DENVER LICENSE, INC.)
  • KDVR (Channel 31; DENVER, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KWHD (Channel 53; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRMT (Channel 41; DENVER, CO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KDVT-LP (Channel 36; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

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