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County population in July 2009: 565,360 (98% urban, 2% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 129,899
Renter-occupied apartments: 61,010
% of renters here:

32%
State:

33%

Land area: 803 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 704 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Arapahoe County: 87.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.2%), Retail trade (12.1%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Arapahoe County, Colorado business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Arapahoe County races chart

Races in Arapahoe County, Colorado:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (66.7%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (16.8%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (9.1%)
  • Asian alone (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.5%)

Median resident age:  34.5 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Males: 240,430  (49.3%)
Females: 247,537  (50.7%)

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Arapahoe County,CO real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Arapahoe County:

2.5 people
Colorado:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $55,429 ($53,570 in 1999)
This county:

$55429
Colorado:

$55430

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $763 (lower quartile is $602, upper quartile is $966)
This county:

$763
State:

$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $232,600 (it was $166,000 in 2000)
Arapahoe County:

$232,600
Colorado:

$237,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $169,500 - $336,800

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $331,718
Here:

$331,718
State:

$322,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $192,278
Here:

$192,278
State:

$250,501

In 2-unit structures: $152,241
Here:

$152,241
State:

$264,083

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,642
Here:

$153,642
State:

$224,676

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,883
Here:

$137,883
State:

$210,473

Mobile homes: $56,542
Here:

$56,542
State:

$53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,345
Here:

$22,345
State:

$69,208
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,621
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $437

Institutionalized population: 3,769

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 40
  • Robberies: 43
  • Assaults: 214
  • Burglaries: 417
  • Thefts: 1044
  • Auto thefts: 287

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 4
  • Rapes: 27
  • Robberies: 27
  • Assaults: 181
  • Burglaries: 433
  • Thefts: 981
  • Auto thefts: 268

Arapahoe County, CO map from a distance

Health of residents in Arapahoe County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2009:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
81.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
46.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
87.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
74.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.
27.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.


Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 4242 buildings, average cost: $126,000
  • 2001: 3525 buildings, average cost: $132,600
  • 2002: 3288 buildings, average cost: $163,900
  • 2003: 2352 buildings, average cost: $197,500
  • 2004: 3069 buildings, average cost: $225,200
  • 2005: 3168 buildings, average cost: $238,000
  • 2006: 2745 buildings, average cost: $253,000
  • 2007: 1655 buildings, average cost: $278,000
  • 2008: 755 buildings, average cost: $291,700
  • 2009: 564 buildings, average cost: $267,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Arapahoe County Colorado:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.5%


2008 Presidential Election results in Arapahoe County Colorado:

Obama (Democratic): 56.0%
McCain (Republican): 43.0%
Detailed 2008 Election Results



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,618 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,481 (0.6%)


Arapahoe County household income distribution in 2009 Arapahoe County home values distribution


Arapahoe County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.8%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.4% for Black residents, 29.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.8%
Arapahoe County:

12.8%
Colorado:

12.9%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.4% for Black residents, 29.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 35 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 37 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)

Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Arapahoe County is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1262 a month.

Cities in this county include: Southglenn, Littleton, Englewood, Castlewood, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, Sheridan, Glendale, Byers, Columbine Valley.

Arapahoe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2005 air pollution in Arapahoe County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 22 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.



Click to draw/clear Arapahoe County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Arapahoe County: Cross J Ranch (A), Arrow K Ranch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Running Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Noonen Reservoir (A), Noonen Reservoir Number 2 (B), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 1 (C), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 2 (D), Jolly John Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Cottonwood Creek (A), First Creek (B), Middle Bijou Creek (C), Wilson Creek (D), Middlemist Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Denver County , Adams County , Denver County , Douglas County , Elbert County , Jefferson County , Jefferson County , Lincoln County , Washington County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

9.0%
Colorado:

9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 27,529
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 53,442 (37% naturalized citizens)

Arapahoe County:

11.0%
Whole state:

8.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 17,897
  • 1990 to 1994: 10,825
  • 1985 to 1989: 6,459
  • 1980 to 1984: 5,963
  • 1975 to 1979: 3,868
  • 1970 to 1974: 2,350
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,594
  • 1965 to 1969: 4,486

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.1%

Arapahoe County marital status for males
Arapahoe County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 111,736
  • One, attached: 20,687
  • Two: 1,692
  • 3 or 4: 5,985
  • 5 to 9: 11,679
  • 10 to 19: 17,587
  • 20 or more: 24,466
  • Mobile homes: 2,860
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 143

Housing units in Arapahoe County with a mortgage: 94,874 (15,910 second mortgage, 9,471 home equity loan, 546 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,239

Here:

84.6% with mortgage
State:

79.2% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.08%
Here36.1%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 176,076
Total congregations: 202

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic Church Charismatic Churches IndependentLDS (Mormon) ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents63,755 (36.2%)16,000 (9.1%)10,295 (5.8%)9,832 (5.6%)9,402 (5.3%)
Congregations11 (5.4%)2 (1.0%)28 (13.9%)11 (5.4%)14 (6.9%)
NameUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchOther
Adherents7,464 (4.2%)7,242 (4.1%)5,697 (3.2%)4,441 (2.5%)41,948 (23.8%)
Congregations9 (4.5%)7 (3.5%)11 (5.4%)8 (4.0%)101 (50.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Arapahoe County - Southglenn, Littleton, Englewood, Castlewood, Greenwood Village

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 80
This county:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 8
Arapahoe County:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 21
Arapahoe County:

0.39 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 133
This county:

2.45 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 377
Arapahoe County:

6.94 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

6.0%
Colorado:

5.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

19.5%
Colorado:

18.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Arapahoe County:

9.6%
State:

9.6%


Agriculture in Arapahoe County:

Average size of farms: 742 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44,588
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $216.02
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $45,237
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.18%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $74,232
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.09%
Corn for grain: 353 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 59751 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Arapahoe County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 89% 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 24.4 miles away from the county 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 63.1 miles away from the county 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 40.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from Arapahoe County center
On 1/26/2008 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/1990 at 21:38:57, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (32%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Russia (3%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • Germany (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Arapahoe County (%):



  • German (18%)
  • English (10%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • Norwegian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)


Arapahoe County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 205,191 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 28,303 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 8,038 (3%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 67 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 103 (0%)
  • Railroad: 40 (0%)
  • Taxi: 132 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 172 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 622 (0%)
  • Walked: 4,081 (2%)
  • Other means: 1,601 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 11,921 (5%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Arapahoe County, Colorado:

  • 2,049 people in nursing homes
  • 1,015 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 393 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 253 people in halfway houses
  • 240 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 191 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 166 people in other group homes
  • 136 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 92 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 76 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 75 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 46 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 26 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 26 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 26 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 21 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 20 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 18 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 2 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $70,528.

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%

7.62% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($27,554 average AGI)
3.87% relocated from other states ($16,668 average AGI)
Arapahoe County:

3.87%
Colorado average:

4.67%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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)
from Adams County, CO  0.93% ($32,985)
from El Paso County, CO  0.23% ($41,676)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.15% ($47,539)
from Larimer County, CO  0.14% ($31,244)


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%

7.90% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($31,772 average AGI)
3.61% relocated to other states ($16,910 average AGI)
Arapahoe County:

3.61%
Colorado average:

3.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


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)
to Adams County, CO  0.97% ($40,437)
to El Paso County, CO  0.19% ($38,481)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.16% ($59,895)
to Boulder County, CO  0.14% ($41,299)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.9

Births per 1000 population in Arapahoe County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Arapahoe County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Arapahoe County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 47,245 (41,721 aged, 5,524 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.2. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 27.8
  • Other - 18.4

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 150.9. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 80.5
  • Poisoning - 34.5
  • Suffocation - 28.4
  • Other - 7.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 483,135
  • In family households: 402,741 (95,614 male householders, 30,854 female householders)
    99,466 spouses, 147,188 children (135,265 natural, 4,202 adopted, 7,721 stepchildren), 4,780 grandchildren, 4,398 brothers or sisters, 3,496 parents, 7,288 other relatives, 9,657 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 80,394 (29,995 male householders (22,554 living alone)), 34,498 female householders (28,835 living alone)), 15,901 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,832 (3,772 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 50,370 2-persons, 29,884 3-persons, 27,940 4-persons, 11,830 5-persons, 4,331 6-persons, 2,113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 51,389 1-person, 11,173 2-persons, 1,443 3-persons, 311 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

84.5% of residents of Arapahoe County speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,475,281,000 ($4735 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $757,513,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,051,490,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $289,869,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,854,000
Federal grants: $224,378,000
Federal procurement contracts: $650,874,000 ($450,432,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $253,815,000 ($130,348,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,022,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,350,576,000
Federal Government insurance: $137,105,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 40,349
Here:

76 per 1000 residents
State:

76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 14,848
Here:

28 per 1000 residents
State:

32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +14,953
Here:

+28 per 1000 residents
State:

+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +356
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Arapahoe County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 95.42 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.6
State:

3.9

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 7,205
  • 2000 to 2004: 26,478
  • 1990 to 1999: 31,094
  • 1980 to 1989: 53,802
  • 1970 to 1979: 61,960
  • 1960 to 1969: 23,024
  • 1950 to 1959: 17,777
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,542
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,190
Rooms in houses/apartments in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 449
  • 2 rooms: 1,747
  • 3 rooms: 5,300
  • 4 rooms: 10,110
  • 5 rooms: 16,456
  • 6 rooms: 20,642
  • 7 rooms: 22,787
  • 8 rooms: 21,395
  • 9+ rooms: 31,013
  • 1 room: 3,986
  • 2 rooms: 9,485
  • 3 rooms: 15,475
  • 4 rooms: 14,853
  • 5 rooms: 8,092
  • 6 rooms: 3,909
  • 7 rooms: 2,335
  • 8 rooms: 1,681
  • 9+ rooms: 1,194
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 907
  • 1 bedroom: 5,118
  • 2 bedrooms: 24,372
  • 3 bedrooms: 47,832
  • 4 bedrooms: 40,222
  • 5+ bedrooms: 11,448
  • no bedroom: 4,705
  • 1 bedroom: 24,273
  • 2 bedrooms: 21,823
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,911
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,602
  • 5+ bedrooms: 696
Cars and other vehicles available in Arapahoe County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 3,022
  • 1 vehicle: 33,165
  • 2 vehicles: 60,864
  • 3 vehicles: 24,363
  • 4 vehicles: 6,263
  • 5+ vehicles: 2,222
  • no vehicle: 7,665
  • 1 vehicle: 30,998
  • 2 vehicles: 17,632
  • 3 vehicles: 3,608
  • 4 vehicles: 675
  • 5+ vehicles: 432

46% of Arapahoe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

Arapahoe County:

46.1%
State average:

45.7%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 175849
  • Northeast: 35900
  • Midwest: 101344
  • South: 53529
  • West: 60697

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $170,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Arapahoe County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (87.3%)
  • Electricity (11.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.0%)
  • Utility gas (62.4%)
  • Electricity (33.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.5%)
  • Other fuel (1.3%)
  • No fuel used (0.7%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,440
Here:

9.0%
Colorado:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,514
Here:

8.4%
Colorado:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,700
Here:

21.9%
Colorado:

16.7%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Arapahoe County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,428,000
  • Charges - All Other: $26,289,000
    Parks and Recreation: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $7,063,000
    Regular Highways: $6,510,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,249,000
    General - Other: $1,812,000
    Health - Other: $789,000
    Police Protection: $237,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $40,144,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,105,000
    Police Protection: $30,749,000
    Correctional Institutions: $23,996,000
    General - Other: $21,253,000
    Financial Administration: $18,798,000
    Regular Highways: $14,707,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,202,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,920,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,634,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,420,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,117,000
    Sewerage: $84,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,698,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,354,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,063,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,515,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks and Recreation: $6,100,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,304,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,765,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,879,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,675,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $785,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $158,385,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $137,880,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,270,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $2,452,000
    General - Other: $1,489,000
    Parks and Recreation: $844,000
    Health - Other: $282,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $206,000
    Corrections - Other: $9,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $148,514,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,409,000
    Public Welfare: $25,454,000
    Health and Hospitals: $15,029,000
    Highways: $9,924,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,155,000
  • Tax - Property: $125,931,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,878,000
    Other License: $4,307,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $786,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $104,259,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 5,118
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,136
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,982
  • Number of recipients under 18: 794
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,824
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,500
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,395
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,365


Arapahoe County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Arapahoe County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 121 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4,693$185,9773,187$224,60015,686$233,184478$97,19715$7,919,7331,008$143,37227$89,852
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED290$187,431339$284,3571,459$230,33097$55,5462$416,000105$137,4766$23,833
APPLICATIONS DENIED646$180,961541$217,9194,236$237,460435$52,0053$303,333361$143,93423$108,391
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN426$192,730374$228,7862,778$220,689119$123,6724$532,250206$131,2526$140,167
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS83$184,92875$257,653866$230,12230$81,4670$034$168,1470$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 118 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED482$222,313467$240,33213$164,846
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED191$232,063212$243,19317$121,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED107$214,682122$248,8205$222,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN39$219,15447$237,1700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS37$154,64912$261,75010$84,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Arapahoe County, CO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John96874.0 years
Mary92280.6 years
Robert79571.6 years
William76974.3 years
James65472.6 years
Charles51475.7 years
George47577.5 years
Helen46782.5 years
Margaret45681.3 years
Dorothy44879.9 years
Most common last names in Arapahoe County, CO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith37777.3 years
Johnson28678.3 years
Miller22878.3 years
Brown19377.1 years
Anderson18477.6 years
Davis15577.8 years
Jones15475.3 years
Williams14578.0 years
Wilson13078.1 years
Moore12573.3 years
Businesses in Arapahoe County, CO
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven14Marriott6
AMF Bowling2Marshalls1
AT&T17MasterBrand Cabinets22
Aeropostale2McDonald's17
Apple Store1Motel 61
Arby's4Office Depot6
Bath & Body Works5OfficeMax4
Bed Bath & Beyond2Outback Steakhouse3
Blockbuster5Panda Express1
Buffalo Wild Wings2Panera Bread5
Burger King8Papa John's Pizza4
Caribou Coffee2Payless5
Chick-Fil-A4PetSmart4
Chipotle7Pizza Hut5
Cinnabon 1Popeyes1
Comfort Suites1Qdoba Mexican Grill10
Costco2Quality1
Cricket Wireless4Quiznos8
DHL3RadioShack5
Dairy Queen13Ramada1
Days Inn1Red Robin2
Decora Cabinetry5Rite Aid4
Dennys1SONIC Drive-In2
Domino's Pizza4Safeway7
Eddie Bauer2Sam's Club2
FedEx51Sears5
Foot Locker1Sleep Inn1
GNC8Spencer Gifts1
GameStop4Sprint Nextel5
Gap3Staples2
Gymboree2Starbucks36
H&R Block11Subway18
Holiday Inn5T-Mobile20
Home Depot4T.J.Maxx3
IHOP4Taco Bell11
JCPenney2Target5
KFC6Toys"R"Us5
Kincaid2UPS67
Kmart1Verizon Wireless8
Kohl's2Victoria's Secret3
Kroger16Waffle House1
LENSCRAFTERS3Walgreens11
La Quinta2Walmart5
La-Z-Boy1Wendy's7
Lane Furniture3Whole Foods Market1
Lowes4Wingate1
Macy's3YMCA2

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  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"

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