Denver County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 381,27053.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 206,20729.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 59,1958.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 34,0094.8%Two or more races
  • 23,3083.3%Asian alone
  • 5,1810.7%Some other race alone
  • 1,8540.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4390.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $690,450

Here:	$690,450
State:	$583,792

Townhouses or other attached units: $568,100

Here:	$568,100
State:	$462,462

In 2-unit structures: $668,727

Here:	$668,727
State:	$648,288

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $410,273

Here:	$410,273
State:	$590,264

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $487,647

Here:	$487,647
State:	$436,810

Mobile homes: $174,140

Here:	$174,140
State:	$116,388

Health of residents in Denver County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Denver County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,410 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,304 (0.4%)

Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Denver 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: Denver, Holly Hills.

2019 air pollution in Denver County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.554 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.03 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adams County, Pennsylvania , Lyon County, Nevada , Clinton County, Ohio , Chester County, Pennsylvania , Doniphan County, Kansas , Franklin County, Ohio , Rush County, Indiana .

Current college students: 38,309
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 101,120 (46.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 34,0472010 or later
• 23,1782000 to 2009
• 24,0751990 to 1999
• 19,2221980 to 1989
• 9,7041970 to 1979
• 7,359Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 150,994
• One, attached: 29,150
• Two: 7,292
• 3 or 4: 10,955
• 5 to 9: 12,776
• 10 to 19: 24,665
• 20 to 49: 36,731
• 50 or more: 77,551
• Mobile homes: 1,404
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 311

Housing units in Denver County with a mortgage: 123,690 (12,819 second mortgage, 273 home equity loan, 9,615 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,112

Religion statistics for Denver County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Denver County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• Colorado Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 16, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4229: July 16, 2015, FEMA Id: 4229, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3365: September 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 3365, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3270: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3270, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Heavy Rains, Snowmelt, Flooding, Incident Period: May 23, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-385: May 23, 1973, FEMA Id: 385, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain, Snow
• Colorado TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-200: June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: 200, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

14.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($81,835 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($100 average AGI)

Denver County:	0.02%
Colorado average:	0.05%

7.49% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($34,515 average AGI)
7.22% relocated from other states ($47,220 average AGI)

Denver County:	7.22%
Colorado average:	5.04%

from Arapahoe County, CO	2.66% ($78,277 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	1.63% ($59,754)
from Adams County, CO	1.15% ($48,939)
from Douglas County, CO	0.48% ($88,181)
from Boulder County, CO	0.46% ($66,690)
from Cook County, IL	0.37% ($120,475)
from El Paso County, CO	0.26% ($54,415)

15.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($85,014 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($70 average AGI)

Denver County:	0.02%
Colorado average:	0.03%

10.07% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($51,847 average AGI)
5.41% relocated to other states ($33,098 average AGI)

Denver County:	5.41%
Colorado average:	4.80%

to Arapahoe County, CO	3.26% ($77,356 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO	2.53% ($82,836)
to Adams County, CO	1.71% ($57,561)
to Douglas County, CO	0.79% ($107,447)
to Boulder County, CO	0.35% ($96,750)
to El Paso County, CO	0.24% ($60,941)
to Larimer County, CO	0.20% ($84,162)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 20.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 5.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Denver County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 163,136 (65,126 living alone), Female householders: 163,498 (61,908 living alone)

• 110,402 spouses (107,788 opposite-sex spouses), 32,208 unmarried partners, (29,029 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 159,056 children (149,432 natural, 4,151 adopted, 5,473 stepchildren), 9,995 grandchildren, 7,354 brothers or sisters, 6,613 parents, 630 foster children, 9,724 other relatives, 36,448 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12,399

Size of family households: 71,710 2-persons, 31,401 3-persons, 29,833 4-persons, 12,221 5-persons, 4,801 6-persons, 2,961 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 127,034 1-person, 38,655 2-persons, 6,335 3-persons, 1,093 4-persons, 504 5-persons, 86 6-persons.

87,663 married couples with children.
31,693 single-parent households (6,391 men, 25,302 women).

76.1% of residents of Denver speak English at home.
16.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $6,196,711,000 ($11,128 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $897,631,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,244,686,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $834,323,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $47,195,000
Federal grants: $1,949,386,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,106,194,000 ($635,479,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,014,926,000 ($172,102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $114,850,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,158,350,000
Federal Government insurance: $197,522,000

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

Here:	-114 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 140.86 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Denver County, Colorado
• 3,9622020 or later
• 59,6852010 to 2019
• 39,8492000 to 2009
• 21,5571990 to 1999
• 28,2191980 to 1989
• 40,5851970 to 1979
• 33,2461960 to 1969
• 42,6491950 to 1959
• 20,4841940 to 1949
• 61,5931939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Denver County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Denver County, Colorado
• 1,5111 room
• 3,0762 rooms
• 7,7153 rooms
• 19,7504 rooms
• 24,6155 rooms
• 26,9296 rooms
• 24,7247 rooms
• 20,4348 rooms
• 35,6759+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denver County, Colorado
• 17,8811 room
• 21,9212 rooms
• 43,2313 rooms
• 39,7504 rooms
• 15,1425 rooms
• 9,4816 rooms
• 6,7757 rooms
• 3,5168 rooms
• 4,5089+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Denver County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Denver County, Colorado
• 1,682no bedroom
• 8,5441 bedroom
• 40,5542 bedrooms
• 58,8213 bedrooms
• 39,9804 bedrooms
• 14,8485+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Denver County, Colorado
• 19,885no bedroom
• 60,4181 bedroom
• 56,0272 bedrooms
• 16,4053 bedrooms
• 6,8914 bedrooms
• 2,5795+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Denver County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Denver County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 6,041no vehicle
• 54,7791 vehicle
• 69,8972 vehicles
• 23,9353 vehicles
• 6,9384 vehicles
• 2,8395+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Denver County in renter-occupied apartments
• 25,930no vehicle
• 84,1121 vehicle
• 39,0852 vehicles
• 9,0333 vehicles
• 2,5194 vehicles
• 1,5265+ vehicles

80.2% of Denver County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 273,176
• Other state: 326,900
• Northeast: 53,904
• Midwest: 112,492
• South: 82,079
• West: 78,425

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 12,349
• Number of aged recipients: 2,397
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 9,952
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,327
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 7,197
• Number of recipients older than 64: 3,825
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 4,212
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,630

Denver County on our top lists:

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"