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People QuickFacts |
Denver |
Colorado |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
557,478 | 4,550,688 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
0.7% | 5.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
554,636 | 4,301,261 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
18.6% | 30.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.8% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
22.0% | 25.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.3% | 9.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
49.5% | 49.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
65.3% | 82.8% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
11.1% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.8% | 2.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
15.6% | 7.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.7% | 2.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
31.7% | 17.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
42.7% | 44.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
17.4% | 8.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
27.0% | 15.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.9% | 86.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
34.5% | 32.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.5 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
251,435 | 1,808,037 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
52.5% | 67.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$165,800 | $166,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
239,235 | 1,658,238 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.27 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$39,500 | $47,203 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,101 | $24,049 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
14.3% | 9.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Denver |
Colorado |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
16,177,147 | 60,310,393 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
5,600,934 | 40,536,034 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$11,217 | $10,417 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,335,200 | 6,710,540 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
56,961 | 410,249 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
13.6% | 9.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
26.4% | 28.0% |
