Centennial

Population: 107,386
Median household income: $128,167
Median home value: $626,700

Centennial, a community in Arapahoe County, Colorado, has 107,386 residents. The median household income of $128,167 is above the Arapahoe County median ($97,215).

From 2019 to 2023, Centennial's population declined 2.6% from 110,218 to 107,386, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $433,800 to $626,700.

74.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 107,386
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $128,167
Median home value: $626,700
Median gross rent: $2,061
Housing units: 42,513
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

110,218107,386

Median household income

$109,324$128,167

Median home value

$433,800$626,700

Median gross rent

$1,740$2,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	110,218	$109,324	$433,800	$1,740
2020	111,331	$109,767	$458,300	$1,728
2021	107,972	$114,375	$484,500	$1,810
2022	107,702	$124,617	$586,500	$1,949
2023	107,386	$128,167	$626,700	$2,061

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,599	5.2%
5 to 17	18,194	16.9%
18 to 24	6,585	6.1%
25 to 34	12,985	12.1%
35 to 44	15,908	14.8%
45 to 54	14,148	13.2%
55 to 64	14,371	13.4%
65 to 74	11,737	10.9%
75 and over	7,859	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	81,226	75.6%
Black or African American	2,658	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	144	0.1%
Asian	6,446	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	226	0.2%
Some other race	603	0.6%
Two or more races	5,344	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,739	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate12.2%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree37.0%

Graduate or professional degree24.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,243	2.9%
High school graduate	9,424	12.2%
Some college or associate's	17,711	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	28,508	37.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19,122	24.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home24.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,551	65.6%
Carpooled	3,171	5.5%
Public transit	800	1.4%
Walked	756	1.3%
Bicycle	187	0.3%
Worked from home	14,147	24.7%
Other means	622	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,629	24.7%
15 to 29 min	16,609	38.5%
30 to 44 min	9,782	22.7%
45 to 59 min	3,624	8.4%
60+ min	2,443	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 3.1% (3,339 of 106,105)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,182	72.7%
Nonfamily households	11,336	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,518	97.7%
Vacant	995	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,774	81.3%
Renter-occupied	7,744	18.7%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,500	74.1%
1-unit, attached	4,007	9.4%
2 to 4 units	745	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2,308	5.4%
20 or more units	3,798	8.9%
Mobile home & other	155	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0812815
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.5909, -104.8638