Derby

Population: 8,692
Median household income: $78,696
Median home value: $317,400

Derby is a community in Adams County, Colorado, home to 8,692 residents. At $78,696, its median household income sits below Adams County's $91,387.

Between 2019 and 2023, Derby's population declined 3.0% from 8,962 to 8,692, while its median home value rose 69.3% from $187,500 to $317,400.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 75.3% of the population. 80.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,692
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,696
Median home value: $317,400
Median gross rent: $1,721
Housing units: 2,611
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9628,692

Median household income

$52,554$78,696

Median home value

$187,500$317,400

Median gross rent

$1,224$1,721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,962	$52,554	$187,500	$1,224
2020	9,156	$63,071	$207,100	$1,310
2021	8,995	$67,729	$252,400	$1,386
2022	9,009	$77,261	$312,700	$1,482
2023	8,692	$78,696	$317,400	$1,721

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	511	5.9%
5 to 17	1,960	22.5%
18 to 24	945	10.9%
25 to 34	1,114	12.8%
35 to 44	1,349	15.5%
45 to 54	1,369	15.8%
55 to 64	830	9.5%
65 to 74	451	5.2%
75 and over	163	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,930	22.2%
Black or African American	42	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	13	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	42	0.5%
Two or more races	110	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,543	75.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.8%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,154	40.8%
High school graduate	1,447	27.4%
Some college or associate's	1,132	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	408	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	135	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit3.8%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,298	80.6%
Carpooled	299	7.3%
Public transit	155	3.8%
Walked	87	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	237	5.8%
Other means	14	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,142	29.6%
15 to 29 min	844	21.9%
30 to 44 min	1,124	29.2%
45 to 59 min	280	7.3%
60+ min	463	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.41
Poverty rate: 7.9% (685 of 8,658)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,067	81.9%
Nonfamily households	456	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,523	96.6%
Vacant	88	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,685	66.8%
Renter-occupied	838	33.2%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,079	79.6%
1-unit, attached	18	0.7%
2 to 4 units	110	4.2%
5 to 19 units	14	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	390	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0820275
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.8408, -104.9163