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Total population: 108,172 (Urban population: 108,155, Rural population: 17 (12 farm, 5 nonfarm))

Arvada,CO index of house prices


Houses: 39,623 (38,914 occupied: 29,394 owner occupied, 9,520 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

25%

Housing density: 1213 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $376,969.


Median contract rent in 2009: $779 (lower quartile is $618, upper quartile is $1,040)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,040


Median gross rent in Arvada, CO in 2009: $885


Housing units in Arvada with a mortgage: 21,634 (3,970 second mortgage, 2,165 home equity loan, 78 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,598


Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $85,896


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,259


Median monthly housing costs: $1,307





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Arvada, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $241,800 (it was $173,200 in 2000)
Arvada:

$241,800
Colorado:

$237,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $198,200 - $321,700

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $309,529
Here:

$309,529
State:

$322,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $264,809
Here:

$264,809
State:

$250,501

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,888
Here:

$210,888
State:

$224,676

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,970
Here:

$247,970
State:

$210,473

Median year house/condo built: 1976

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 101,744
  • In family households: 88,065 (22,012 male householders, 5,935 female householders)
    22,905 spouses, 31,621 children (28,734 natural, 747 adopted, 2,140 stepchildren), 1,251 grandchildren, 623 brothers or sisters, 601 parents, 1,168 other relatives, 1,949 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 13,679 (4,998 male householders (3,613 living alone)), 6,036 female householders (5,272 living alone)), 2,645 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 761 (153 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,579 2-persons, 6,226 3-persons, 6,238 4-persons, 2,590 5-persons, 843 6-persons, 471 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,885 1-person, 1,832 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

19,530 married couples with children.
5,076 single-parent households (1,334 men, 3,742 women).

91.2% of residents of Arvada speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,875 (4.8%)
(44.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

3.9

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Arvada, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 37
  • 2 rooms: 112
  • 3 rooms: 549
  • 4 rooms: 1,591
  • 5 rooms: 3,469
  • 6 rooms: 4,992
  • 7 rooms: 5,975
  • 8 rooms: 5,188
  • 9 or more rooms: 7,481
  • 1 room: 431
  • 2 rooms: 1,199
  • 3 rooms: 1,799
  • 4 rooms: 2,656
  • 5 rooms: 1,371
  • 6 rooms: 893
  • 7 rooms: 496
  • 8 rooms: 366
  • 9 or more rooms: 309
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Arvada, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 84
  • 1 bedroom: 353
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,451
  • 3 bedrooms: 11,817
  • 4 bedrooms: 9,704
  • 5+ bedrooms: 2,985
  • no bedroom: 479
  • 1 bedroom: 2,782
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,913
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,624
  • 4 bedrooms: 508
  • 5+ bedrooms: 214
Cars and other vehicles available in Arvada, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 588
  • 1 vehicle: 6,227
  • 2 vehicles: 13,700
  • 3 vehicles: 6,231
  • 4 vehicles: 1,810
  • 5+ vehicles: 838
  • no vehicle: 1,492
  • 1 vehicle: 4,194
  • 2 vehicles: 3,027
  • 3 vehicles: 627
  • 4 vehicles: 142
  • 5+ vehicles: 38

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 1,664
  • 2000 to 2004: 2,866
  • 1990 to 1999: 5,299
  • 1980 to 1989: 5,862
  • 1970 to 1979: 13,830
  • 1960 to 1969: 8,044
  • 1950 to 1959: 5,203
  • 1940 to 1949: 610
  • 1939 or earlier: 661

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Arvada, CO house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Arvada, CO:

  • Less than $10,000: 8
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 3
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 0
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 6
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 4
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 10
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 8
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 0
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 0
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 5
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 17
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 35
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 408
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1456
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 1899
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 3524
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 8549
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 5479
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 5072
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 1594
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 1102
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 110
  • $1,000,000 or more: 85
 


Arvada rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Arvada:

  • Less than $100: 43 people
  • $100 to $149: 13
  • $150 to $199: 88
  • $200 to $249: 195
  • $250 to $299: 10
  • $300 to $349: 29
  • $350 to $399: 58
  • $400 to $449: 106
  • $450 to $499: 231
  • $500 to $549: 294
  • $550 to $599: 341
  • $600 to $649: 635
  • $650 to $699: 888
  • $700 to $749: 739
  • $750 to $799: 625
  • $800 to $899: 886
  • $900 to $999: 726
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,941
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 1,164
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 737
  • $2,000 or more: 356
  • No cash rent: 324
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,360
  • 1990 to 1994: 787
  • 1985 to 1989: 504
  • 1980 to 1984: 448
  • 1975 to 1979: 618
  • 1970 to 1974: 235
  • 1970 to 1974: 238
  • 1965 to 1969: 685


Arvada, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,370 (4.4% of all workers)


Arvada commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 800
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3734
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5741
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 8001
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 9004
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4034
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8783
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1796
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2490
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4163
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1927
  • 90 or more minutes: 870
 


Arvada mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 44,122 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 4,567 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,731 (3%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
  • Taxi: 26 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 44 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 86 (0%)
  • Walked: 507 (1%)
  • Other means: 248 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,370 (4%)
 


Arvada, CO household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1710
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1328
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1542
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1641
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1967
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2148
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 2289
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 2314
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 2019
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 4329
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 5356
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 6075
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 3025
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1633
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 1086
  • $200,000 or more: 519
 

First ancestries reported:

 German: 19106
 Other groups: 14817
 English: 10198
 Irish: 8866
 Italian: 6510
 United States or American: 5390
 Swedish: 2512
 French (except Basque): 2143
 Norwegian: 2114
 Polish: 1874
 Scottish: 1821
 Scotch-Irish: 1524
 Dutch: 1035
 European: 1024
 Russian: 912
 Danish: 905
 French Canadian: 570
 Welsh: 515
 Czech: 420
 Austrian: 376
 Ukrainian: 345
 British: 333
 Hungarian: 323
 Swiss: 277
 Arab:: 252
 Greek: 243
 Portuguese: 196
 Finnish: 178
 Czechoslovakian: 169
 Canadian: 168
 Yugoslavian: 160
 Croatian: 147
 Scandinavian: 142
 Lithuanian: 122
 Slovak: 119
 Iranian: 112
 Slovene: 102
 Belgian: 97
 Northern European: 94
 Arab/Arabic: 88
 Romanian: 86
 Lebanese: 81
 Slavic: 78
 Pennsylvania German: 57
 Afghan: 55
 Bulgarian: 50
 Egyptian: 50
 Celtic: 40
 German Russian: 35
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34
 Eastern European: 31
 Australian: 29
 Luxemburger: 29
 Basque: 26
 Jamaican: 26
 Israeli: 23
 Subsaharan African:: 22
 African: 22
 Other Arab: 19
 Icelander: 15
 New Zealander: 13
 Brazilian: 12
 Latvian: 11
 Moroccan: 10
 Acadian/Cajun: 9
 Armenian: 9
 Serbian: 8
 Dutch West Indian: 8
 Turkish: 7
 Estonian: 6
 Palestinian: 4


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



  • Russia (11%)
  • Mexico (9%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Laos (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Poland (5%)
  • Vietnam (5%)


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

  • This state: 51305
  • Northeast: 6011
  • Midwest: 21399
  • South: 7214
  • West: 10845

54% of Arvada residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Colorado.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 155
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 22
  • 5th and 6th grade: 84
  • 7th and 8th grade: 462
  • 9th grade: 256
  • 10th grade: 443
  • 11th grade: 610
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 842
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,550
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,493
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,492
  • Associate degree: 2,411
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,192
  • Master's degree: 2,256
  • Professional school degree: 542
  • Doctorate degree: 361

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 234
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 36
  • 5th and 6th grade: 102
  • 7th and 8th grade: 537
  • 9th grade: 275
  • 10th grade: 587
  • 11th grade: 587
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 918
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,875
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,731
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,308
  • Associate degree: 2,806
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,626
  • Master's degree: 2,085
  • Professional school degree: 346
  • Doctorate degree: 146

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.1%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.5%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 1.3%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.8%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $67,710
  • Black householders: $41,870
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $60,105
  • Asian householders: $112,958
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $90,320
  • Some other race householders: $58,699
  • Two or more races householders: $58,438
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,734
Arvada household income for White non-Hispanic householders
Arvada household income for Black householders
Arvada household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
Arvada household income for Asian householders
Arvada household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
Arvada household income for Some other race householders
Arvada household income for Two or more races householders
Arvada household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Arvada marital status for males
Arvada marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $244,452
  • Black or African American householders: $248,082
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $205,362
  • Asian householders: $274,886
  • Some other race householders: $221,975
  • Two or more races householders: $231,050
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $238,170

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 28,524
  • One, attached: 2,838
  • Two: 431
  • 3 or 4: 1,290
  • 5 to 9: 1,333
  • 10 to 19: 2,024
  • 20 to 49: 1,372
  • 50 or more: 1,776
  • Mobile homes: 24
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $209,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago


Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Arvada:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Arvada
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (90.7%)
  • Electricity (8.7%)
  • Utility gas (68.2%)
  • Electricity (27.8%)
  • Other fuel (1.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.4%)
  • No fuel used (0.9%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,547
Here:

12.3%
Colorado:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 685
Here:

10.8%
Colorado:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 835
Here:

19.3%
Colorado:

16.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)


 

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