Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $481,500
Centennial:
$481,500
CO:
$466,200
Mean prices in 2021:all housing units: $610,155; detached houses: $644,626; townhouses or other attached units: $442,803; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $377,704; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $310,801; mobile homes: $45,964
Median gross rent in 2021: $1,926.
March 2022 cost of living index in Centennial: 102.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 4.0%
(2.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.4% for Black residents, 5.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.0% for American Indian residents, 4.0% for other race residents, 3.7% for two or more races residents)
According to our research of Colorado and other state lists, there were 119 registered sex offenders living in Centennial, Colorado as of September 23, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Centennial is 924 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
Crime rates in Centennial by year
Type
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Murders (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
1 (1.0)
1 (1.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (1.0)
6 (5.7)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.9)
1 (0.9)
4 (3.6)
2 (1.8)
2 (1.8)
1 (0.9)
Rapes (per 100,000)
34 (34.8)
15 (15.2)
22 (22.1)
19 (18.9)
27 (26.4)
40 (38.5)
25 (23.9)
26 (24.2)
46 (42.3)
51 (45.7)
33 (29.6)
50 (44.8)
20 (17.8)
6 (5.4)
Robberies (per 100,000)
36 (36.8)
18 (18.2)
23 (23.1)
26 (25.9)
23 (22.5)
33 (31.7)
20 (19.1)
14 (13.0)
26 (23.9)
15 (13.5)
20 (18.0)
28 (25.1)
19 (16.9)
26 (23.2)
Assaults (per 100,000)
110 (112.5)
93 (94.2)
103 (103.6)
115 (114.6)
112 (109.7)
83 (79.8)
90 (85.9)
102 (94.9)
64 (58.8)
98 (87.9)
67 (60.1)
130 (116.4)
129 (115.0)
111 (99.0)
Burglaries (per 100,000)
356 (364.2)
289 (292.7)
269 (270.7)
274 (273.0)
325 (318.2)
277 (266.3)
186 (177.5)
233 (216.8)
223 (204.9)
205 (183.9)
258 (231.6)
276 (247.2)
287 (256.0)
317 (282.8)
Thefts (per 100,000)
1,120 (1,146)
1,177 (1,192)
1,052 (1,059)
1,122 (1,118)
957 (937.1)
1,085 (1,043)
936 (893.4)
995 (925.7)
977 (897.6)
1,059 (950.0)
1,174 (1,054)
1,543 (1,382)
1,338 (1,193)
1,360 (1,213)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)
129 (132.0)
94 (95.2)
79 (79.5)
60 (59.8)
71 (69.5)
77 (74.0)
72 (68.7)
70 (65.1)
103 (94.6)
139 (124.7)
183 (164.2)
214 (191.7)
172 (153.4)
302 (269.4)
Arson (per 100,000)
36 (36.8)
37 (37.5)
19 (19.1)
9 (9.0)
20 (19.6)
16 (15.4)
16 (15.3)
15 (14.0)
10 (9.2)
11 (9.9)
18 (16.2)
7 (6.3)
6 (5.4)
11 (9.8)
City-Data.com crime index
143.3
114.3
115.0
114.4
115.2
124.4
107.1
99.7
112.4
120.9
119.8
158.1
123.8
122.7
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
- means the value is smaller than the state average. - means the value is about the same as the state average. - means the value is bigger than the state average. - means the value is much bigger than the state average.
Ancestries: German (13.1%), English (7.5%), American (7.2%), Irish (7.2%), European (7.0%), Italian (3.3%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Elevation: 5830 feet
10,139 residents are foreign born (4.6% Asia, 1.7% Latin America, 1.5% Europe).
This city:
9.3%
Colorado:
9.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,176 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,346 (0.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: South Aurora, CO (7.2 miles , pop. 297,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (578.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 100. This is worse than average.
City:
100
U.S.:
74
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.388. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 2.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.388
U.S.:
0.267
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 21.9. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 9.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
21.9
U.S.:
5.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.713. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.713
U.S.:
1.789
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 33.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
33.0
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 29.2. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
29.2
U.S.:
19.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.27. This is about average.Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.27
U.S.:
8.46
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00502. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00502
U.S.:
0.00984
Tornado activity:
Centennial-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/15/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Centennial city center injured 7 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/18/1975, a category F3 tornado 17.1 miles away from the city center .
Earthquake activity:
Centennial-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 707% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 454.7 miles away from Centennial center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 198.1 miles away from Centennial center On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 174.3 miles away from Centennial center On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 554.8 miles away from Centennial center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 182.1 miles away from Centennial center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 184.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Arapahoe County (10) is smaller than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: VERILINK CORP (TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS).
Hospitals and medical centers in Centennial:
EVERCARE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF DENVER (6465 S GREENWOOD PLAZA STE 300)
CHRISTIAN LIVING COMMUNITIES THE JOHNSON CENTER SK (5000 EAST ARAPAHOE ROAD)
SUITES AT HOLLY CREEK CARE CENTER, THE (5590 E PEAKVIEW AVENUE)
Amtrak station near Centennial:
14 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.
Jones International University (Full-time enrollment: 2,556; Location: 9697 East Mineral Avenue; Private, for-profit; Website: www.jiu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
National American University-Centennial (Full-time enrollment: 109; Location: 8242 South University Blvd, Suite 100; Private, for-profit; Website: www.national.edu/locations/colorado/centennial)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Centennial:
Colorado State University-Global Campus (about 3 miles; Greenwood Village, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,642)
Arapahoe Community College (about 8 miles; Littleton, CO; FT enrollment: 6,619)
University of Denver (about 10 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 9,621)
Community College of Aurora (about 11 miles; Aurora, CO; FT enrollment: 4,730)
Emily Griffith Technical College (about 13 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 2,460)
Community College of Denver (about 14 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 7,329)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (about 14 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 17,242)
Tourist attractions: Tilt (6911 South University Boulevard), Rock'n & Jam'n 2 Indoor Climbing Facility (7390 South Fraser Street).
Courts: Arapahoe County - Community Services- Judicial Services Division- Court Ordered Community Serv (7305 South Potomac Street Suite 200), Arapahoe County - Courts- Arapahoe County District Court- General Informa (7325 South Potomac Street), Arapahoe County - District Attorney- County Court Divisions- Traffic Violations- Centennial Of (7305 South Potomac Street), Arapahoe County Government - District Attorney- County Court Divisions- Juvenile Diversion Pro (7305 South Potomac Street).
Birthplace of: Matt Formisano - College basketball player (Utah State Aggies).
Arapahoe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Centennial and their reported violations in the past:
LONE TREE VILLAGE MHP (Serves WY,Population served: 425, Purch surface water):
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2010)
ELKHORN RANCH MD NO 1 (Population served: 269, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
One routine major monitoring violation
Average household size:
This city:
2.6 people
Colorado:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
74.9%
Whole state:
63.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
4.0%
Whole state:
6.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Centennial in 2010:
1,133 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
307 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
106 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
100 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
36 people in group homes intended for adults
8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
6 people in residential treatment centers for adults
5 people in in-patient hospice facilities
Banks with most branches in Centennial (2011 data):
Bank of the West: Southglenn, Park Meadows Branch, Smoky Hill Rd Branch. Info updated 2009/11/16: Bank assets: $62,408.3 mil, Deposits: $43,995.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, 647 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
FirstBank: Arapahoe And Yosemite Branch at 8600 East Arapahoe Road, branch established on 1988/09/10; South Branch at 2323 East Arapahoe Road, branch established on 1994/05/27. Info updated 2011/12/05: Bank assets: $11,597.1 mil, Deposits: $10,530.4 mil, headquarters in Lakewood, CO, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 130 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Holding Company
Compass Bank: Smoky Hill & Himalaya Branch at 20299 East Smoky Hill Road, branch established on 2003/12/15; Englewood Branch at 8100 East Arapahoe Road, branch established on 1983/11/23. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $63,107.0 mil, Deposits: $46,232.4 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 720 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: University Town Center Branch at 7490 South University Boulevard, branch established on 2002/12/02; Centennial Banking Center at 11277 East Arapahoe Road, branch established on 2007/09/26. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
CoreFirst Bank & Trust: Centennial Quebec Branch at 8200 S Quebec St, branch established on 2008/10/29; Corefirst Bank & Trust - Safeway #19 at 20153 East Smoky Hill Road, branch established on 2008/10/20. Info updated 2007/10/03: Bank assets: $1,154.4 mil, Deposits: $811.4 mil, headquarters in Topeka, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bank And Trust Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Dry Creek & Yosemite Branch at 7360 S Yosemite St, branch established on 2004/05/24; Smoky Hill Branch at 18515 East Smoky Hill Road, branch established on 2001/11/13. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
KeyBank National Association: Broncos Parkway Branch at 15590 E. Broncos Pkwy, branch established on 2009/08/17; Smokey Hill Keycenter Branch at 20290 East Smokey Hill Road, branch established on 2004/02/09. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $86,198.8 mil, Deposits: $64,214.8 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1067 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
Colorado Community Bank: Centennial Branch at 20991 E Smoky Hill Road, branch established on 2004/02/01. Info updated 2010/04/07: Bank assets: $527.8 mil, Deposits: $465.2 mil, headquarters in Yuma, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Washington Investment Company
Academy Bank, National Association: Centennial Branch at 10900 East Briarwood Avenue, branch established on 2005/01/26. Info updated 2008/06/10: Bank assets: $282.1 mil, Deposits: $218.0 mil, headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii
Religion statistics for Centennial, CO (based on Arapahoe County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
69,031
13
Evangelical Protestant
64,204
178
Mainline Protestant
28,266
50
Other
26,495
53
Orthodox
1,780
4
Black Protestant
1,061
4
None
381,166
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 80
Arapahoe 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.
State:
0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 133
Arapahoe County:
2.45 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 377
This county:
6.94 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Arapahoe County:
6.0%
Colorado:
5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
19.5%
State:
18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Arapahoe County:
9.6%
State:
9.6%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017)
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 74. The highest number of reported fires - 153 took place in 2008, and the least - 25 in 2012. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.7%), and Outside Fires (37.5%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Centennial, CO
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