Arapahoe County vs. Denver County

	Arapahoe County (CO)	Denver County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	651,215	716,492
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.8%	19.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	572,130	599,815
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	572,003	600,158
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.1%	11.8%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	49.8%
White alone, percent	76.7%	80.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.4%	9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	6.5%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	29.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.9%	54.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,984	29,648
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	15.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	254,242	330,862
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.1%	49.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$327,800	$357,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,740	$1,707
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$510	$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,307	$1,217
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.4%	45.7%
Building permits, 2018	3,592	7,878
Households, 2014-2018	237,559	294,358
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.2%	79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.0%	26.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.6%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.2%	47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.1%	71.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	66.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,235,569	2,884,852
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,888,882	7,316,892
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,672,601	5,343,892
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,863,911	14,625,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,404,716	7,111,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,792	$11,212
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$73,925	$63,793
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,972	$41,196
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	11.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,014	25,694
Total employment, 2017	293,379	444,646
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,793,853	28,205,532
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	59,968	72,409
All firms, 2012	61,297	79,097
Men-owned firms, 2012	31,732	41,776
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,462	28,725
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,912	18,049
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	44,785	57,077
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,119	6,329
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	52,103	67,981
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.4%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	716.7	3,922.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	798.10	153.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arapahoe county (CO) and Denver county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.