Denver, CO Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	554,636	100.0

Male	280,207	50.5
Female	274,429	49.5

Under 5 years	37,769	6.8
5 to 9 years	34,473	6.2
10 to 14 years	31,315	5.6
15 to 19 years	32,259	5.8
20 to 24 years	45,534	8.2
25 to 34 years	113,676	20.5
35 to 44 years	86,420	15.6
45 to 54 years	71,000	12.8
55 to 59 years	22,573	4.1
60 to 64 years	17,191	3.1
65 to 74 years	30,643	5.5
75 to 84 years	23,369	4.2
85 years and over	8,414	1.5

Median age (years)	33.1	(X)

18 years and over	432,870	78.0
Male	217,604	39.2
Female	215,266	38.8
21 years and over	410,987	74.1
62 years and over	72,300	13.0
65 years and over	62,426	11.3
Male	24,695	4.5
Female	37,731	6.8

RACE
One race	533,842	96.3
White	362,180	65.3
Black or African American	61,649	11.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	7,290	1.3
Asian	15,611	2.8
Asian Indian	2,240	0.4
Chinese	2,279	0.4
Filipino	890	0.2
Japanese	1,941	0.3
Korean	1,416	0.3
Vietnamese	4,559	0.8
Other Asian ¹	2,286	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	648	0.1
Native Hawaiian	178	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	108	0.0
Samoan	144	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	218	0.0
Some other race	86,464	15.6
Two or more races	20,794	3.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	378,715	68.3
Black or African American	67,375	12.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	12,187	2.2
Asian	19,015	3.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,350	0.2
Some other race	98,235	17.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	554,636	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	175,704	31.7
Mexican	120,664	21.8
Puerto Rican	1,632	0.3
Cuban	669	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	52,739	9.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	378,932	68.3
White alone	287,997	51.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	554,636	100.0
In households	541,917	97.7
Householder	239,235	43.1
Spouse	83,016	15.0
Child	131,799	23.8
Own child under 18 years	103,404	18.6
Other relatives	40,288	7.3
Under 18 years	14,886	2.7
Nonrelatives	47,579	8.6
Unmarried partner	15,737	2.8
In group quarters	12,719	2.3
Institutionalized population	6,216	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	6,503	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	239,235	100.0
Family households (families)	119,300	49.9
With own children under 18 years	55,598	23.2
Married-couple family	83,016	34.7
With own children under 18 years	35,890	15.0
Female householder, no husband present	25,923	10.8
With own children under 18 years	15,212	6.4
Nonfamily households	119,935	50.1
Householder living alone	94,044	39.3
Householder 65 years and over	22,604	9.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	62,842	26.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	46,180	19.3

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	3.14	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	251,435	100.0
Occupied housing units	239,235	95.1
Vacant housing units	12,200	4.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,443	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	239,235	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	125,539	52.5
Renter-occupied housing units	113,696	47.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.41	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.10	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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