Denver County, Colorado

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 713,734
Median household income: $91,681
Median home value: $586,700

Denver County, Colorado counts 713,734 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $91,681 runs in line with the Colorado figure of $92,470.

Between 2019 and 2023, Denver County's population grew 1.2% from 705,576 to 713,734, while its median household income rose 33.7% from $68,592 to $91,681.

57.7% of workers drive to work alone. 41.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 713,734
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $91,681
Median home value: $586,700
Median gross rent: $1,770
Housing units: 352,593
Homeownership rate: 49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

705,576713,734

Median household income

$68,592$91,681

Median home value

$390,600$586,700

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	705,576	$68,592	$390,600	$1,311
2020	715,878	$72,661	$427,600	$1,397
2021	706,799	$78,177	$459,100	$1,495
2022	710,800	$85,853	$540,400	$1,665
2023	713,734	$91,681	$586,700	$1,770

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3423.4%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38,964	5.5%
5 to 17	91,856	12.9%
18 to 24	56,807	8.0%
25 to 34	166,790	23.4%
35 to 44	120,343	16.9%
45 to 54	83,388	11.7%
55 to 64	67,926	9.5%
65 to 74	54,035	7.6%
75 and over	33,625	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	389,451	54.6%
Black or African American	60,519	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,015	0.3%
Asian	25,209	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	949	0.1%
Some other race	3,388	0.5%
Two or more races	32,778	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	199,425	27.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate14.8%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree33.8%

Graduate or professional degree21.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45,478	8.6%
High school graduate	77,626	14.8%
Some college or associate's	110,242	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	177,645	33.8%
Graduate or professional degree	115,116	21.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone57.7%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit4.5%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home24.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	239,400	57.7%
Carpooled	27,146	6.5%
Public transit	18,767	4.5%
Walked	16,269	3.9%
Bicycle	6,700	1.6%
Worked from home	101,341	24.4%
Other means	5,448	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64,642	20.6%
15 to 29 min	130,473	41.6%
30 to 44 min	81,225	25.9%
45 to 59 min	20,345	6.5%
60+ min	17,045	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 11.2% (78,668 of 701,727)

	Count	Share
Family households	150,345	45.6%
Nonfamily households	179,233	54.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	329,578	93.5%
Vacant	23,015	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	161,908	49.1%
Renter-occupied	167,670	50.9%

1-unit, detached41.2%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units32.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	145,266	41.2%
1-unit, attached	30,469	8.6%
2 to 4 units	18,592	5.3%
5 to 19 units	44,112	12.5%
20 or more units	112,959	32.0%
Mobile home & other	1,195	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 08031
State: Colorado
Land area: 153 sq mi
Water area: 1.65 sq mi
Center point: 39.7619, -104.8811

Cities & places

Denver