Denver County, Colorado

Denver County has a population of 718,877 and has grown 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $616,000, about 6.5 times the county's median household income of $94,718.

Home price
$616,000
Income
$94,718
Population
718,877
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$616,000county
Median gross rent$1,831county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198055.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented51.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,889county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,089county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,734county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$94,718county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home27.3%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force74.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government11.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$178,813county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.45%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport40012895county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.3%county
Traffic deaths20.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher56.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county200county
Public school enrollment91233county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible62.7%county
Elementary schools112county
Middle schools30county
High schools43county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above12county
Share of local colleges that are public46.2%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians130county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county7county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter10.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes7.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population718,877county
Land area in square miles153county
People per square mile of land4696.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores111county
Convenience stores64county
Share living far from a food store5.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age35.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.5%county
Share of households that are one person40.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States14.5%county
Second languages23.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents69county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in47,737county
Households that moved away45,721county
Average income of arriving households$84,506county
Average income of departing households$94,609county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,727county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings78.3%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.5 incounty
Annual snowfall28.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F47 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing131 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$90county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use600 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.8%county
Homes heated by propane1.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband92.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk95.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.4county
Landslide risk87.3county
Hail risk99.9county
Earthquake risk91.0county
Tornado risk97.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk71.5county
Winter weather risk91.9county
Strong wind risk96.1county
Wildfire risk60.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here4county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here1county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Denver County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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