| | People QuickFacts | Denver | Colorado |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 619,968 | 5,116,302 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 600,008 | 5,029,196 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 3.3% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 600,158 | 5,029,196 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.5% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.4% | 10.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.0% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 68.9% | 81.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 10.2% | 4.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.4% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 31.8% | 20.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 52.2% | 70.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 77.2% | 80.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 16.4% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 27.6% | 16.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 84.7% | 89.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 41.3% | 36.3% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 35,047 | 405,303 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 24.6 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 285,797 | 2,212,898 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 51.7% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 45.5% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $243,400 | $236,700 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 258,132 | 1,941,193 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.24 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $32,051 | $30,816 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $47,499 | $57,685 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.8% | 12.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Denver | Colorado |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 67,515 | 547,770 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.3% | 1.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.1% | 29.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 5,189,894 | 46,331,953 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,920,938 | 53,598,986 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,835,351 | 65,896,788 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,810 | $13,609 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,279,048 | 11,440,395 |