Four Square Mile

Population: 21,788
Median household income: $73,318
Median home value: $448,200

Four Square Mile is a community in Arapahoe County, Colorado, home to 21,788 residents. The median household income of $73,318 is below the Arapahoe County median ($97,215).

From 2020 to 2023, Four Square Mile's population held roughly steady from 21,993 to 21,788, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $324,600 to $448,200.

13.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,788
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,318
Median home value: $448,200
Median gross rent: $1,796
Housing units: 10,634
Homeownership rate: 24.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,99321,788

Median household income

$61,994$73,318

Median home value

$324,600$448,200

Median gross rent

$1,409$1,796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	21,993	$61,994	$324,600	$1,409
2021	21,723	$69,295	$365,300	$1,589
2022	21,420	$77,125	$422,600	$1,732
2023	21,788	$73,318	$448,200	$1,796

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3427.9%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,185	5.4%
5 to 17	3,039	13.9%
18 to 24	2,157	9.9%
25 to 34	6,087	27.9%
35 to 44	3,171	14.6%
45 to 54	2,449	11.2%
55 to 64	2,014	9.2%
65 to 74	983	4.5%
75 and over	703	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,725	49.2%
Black or African American	4,407	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	149	0.7%
Asian	964	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	97	0.4%
Two or more races	1,592	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,854	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	990	6.4%
High school graduate	2,864	18.6%
Some college or associate's	4,592	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,058	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,903	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit2.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,973	69.0%
Carpooled	1,222	9.4%
Public transit	355	2.7%
Walked	163	1.3%
Bicycle	27	0.2%
Worked from home	2,183	16.8%
Other means	83	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,016	18.6%
15 to 29 min	4,597	42.5%
30 to 44 min	2,859	26.4%
45 to 59 min	912	8.4%
60+ min	439	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 15.2% (3,301 of 21,685)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,421	46.0%
Nonfamily households	5,192	54.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,613	90.4%
Vacant	1,021	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,375	24.7%
Renter-occupied	7,238	75.3%

1-unit, detached13.2%

1-unit, attached12.5%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units35.3%

20 or more units32.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,402	13.2%
1-unit, attached	1,324	12.5%
2 to 4 units	668	6.3%
5 to 19 units	3,755	35.3%
20 or more units	3,453	32.5%
Mobile home & other	32	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0827950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6807, -104.8879