Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 1,429,000
1990: 1,622,980
2000: 2,109,282
Percent change, 1990–2000: 29.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 21st
U.S. rank in 1990: 22nd
U.S. rank in 2000: 19th
City Residents
1980: 493,000
1990: 467,610
2000: 554,636
2003 estimate: 557,478
Percent change, 1990–2000: -18.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 24th
U.S. rank in 1990: 26th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 31st (State rank: 1st)
Density: 3,616.7 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 362,180
Black or African American: 61,149
American Indian and Alaska Native: 7,290
Asian: 15,611
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 648
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 175,704
Other: 86,464
Percent of residents born in state: 40.1%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 37,769
Population 5 to 9 years old: 34,473
Population 10 to 14 years old: 31,315
Population 15 to 19 years old: 32,259
Population 20 to 24 years old: 45,534
Population 25 to 34 years old: 113,676
Population 35 to 44 years old: 86,420
Population 45 to 54 years old: 71,000
Population 55 to 59 years old: 22,573
Population 60 to 64 years old: 17,191
Population 65 to 74 years old: 30,643
Population 75 to 84 years old: 23,369
Population 85 years and over: 8,414
Median age: 33.1 years
Births: (2003, Denver County)
Total number: 10,365
Deaths (2003, Denver County)
Total number: 4,321 (of which, 72 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $24,101
Median household income: $39,500
Total households: 239,235
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 24,286
$10,000 to $14,999: 15,173
$15,000 to $24,999: 31,541
$25,000 to $34,999: 34,121
$35,000 to $49,999: 41,136
$50,000 to $74,999: 43,712
$75,000 to $99,999: 21,836
$100,000 to $149,999: 16,662
$150,000 to $199,999: 4,912
$200,000 or more: 6,036
Percent of families below poverty level: 10.6% (42.0% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 32,132