Denver County, Colorado Demographics

Denver County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Denver County is 24th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Denver County is 25th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Denver County is 45th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Households

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Housing units

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Denver County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Denver County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Current population (2012)

Denver County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	634,265	2nd	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	153	62nd	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,922.6	1st	48.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	9th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.7%	30th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.5%	54th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.7%	47th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	41.3%	13th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	80.6%	63rd	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.4%	2nd	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.0%	20th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.7%	6th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	8th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.1%	3rd	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	31.5%	14th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	52.7%	61st	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	49.9%	23rd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	16.4%	2nd	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	286,790	1st	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	45.5%	2nd	25.7%	25.9%
Households	258,132	1st	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	51.7%	63rd	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$243,400	25th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.2	48th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	5,578	1st	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$32,051	16th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$47,499	32nd	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.8%	10th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Denver County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	21,961	1st	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	373,970	1st	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	67,500	1st	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$6,835,351	4th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,810	29th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,279,048	1st	$11,440,395	$613,795,732