People QuickFacts Denver Colorado Population, 2011 estimate 619,968 5,116,796 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 600,008 5,029,196 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 3.3% 1.7% Population, 2010 600,158 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.3% 6.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.5% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.4% 10.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.0% 49.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 68.9% 81.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 10.2% 4.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.4% 1.1% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.4% 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.1% 3.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 31.8% 20.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 52.2% 70.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.4% 80.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 16.6% 9.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 27.7% 16.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.0% 89.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 40.1% 35.9% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 24.6 24.2  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 52.5% 67.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 44.9% 25.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $240,900 $236,600 Households, 2006-2010 254,181 1,918,959 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.23 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $30,806 $30,151 Median household income 2006-2010 $45,501 $56,456 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 19.2% 12.2%     Business QuickFacts Denver Colorado Total number of firms, 2007 67,515 547,770 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3% 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7% 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 29.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 5,189,894 46,331,953 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 14,920,938 53,598,986 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,835,351 65,896,788 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,810 $13,609 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,279,048 11,440,395     Geography QuickFacts Denver Colorado Land area in square miles, 2010 153.00 103,641.89 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,922.6 48.5 FIPS Code 20000 08 Counties Denver County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts