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80204

Denver, CO · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
35,318
Median household income
$84,829
People below poverty
17.7%
Median home value
$620,500

Income

The median income of households in 80204 was $84,829. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 18.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.6
$25,000 to $34,999 5.8
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.9
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 14.7
$150,000 to $199,999 10.8
$200,000 or more 18.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 80707
Female 72448

An estimated 85.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 14.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,341. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.8
Social Security 14.2
Retirement income 9.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.1
Cash public assistance income 3.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.6

In 2020-2024, 14.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 80204 in 2020-2024, 90.4% had health insurance coverage and 9.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62% and public coverage was 32.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, 80204 had a total population of 35,318 - 16,318 (46.2%) females and 19,000 (53.8%) males. The median age was 32.7 years. An estimated 15.6% of the population was under 18 years, 55.6% was 19 to 44 years, 18.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 80204 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 882 815
5 to 9 752 779
10 to 14 1097 348
15 to 19 821 841
20 to 24 998 1008
25 to 29 2674 2791
30 to 34 3289 2689
35 to 39 2148 1305
40 to 44 1423 1300
45 to 49 1114 615
50 to 54 773 757
55 to 59 756 929
60 to 64 815 642
65 to 69 712 697
70 to 74 317 325
75 to 79 310 269
80 to 84 87 81
85 and over 32 127

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.7% were White; 7.5% were Black or African American; 6.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.3% were Asian; 3.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 22.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 35.2% of the people in 80204 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 48.1% of the people in 80204 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,283 households in 80204. The average household size was 1.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 24.3% of the households in 80204 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.1% of all households, while 31.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 43.2% of all households.

In 80204, 18.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 15% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 24.3
Cohabiting Couples 13.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 30.1% of males and 29.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56.5 51.6
Now married, except separated 30.1 29.4
Separated 1.5 2
Widowed 1.6 4.4
Divorced 10.3 12.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 80204, 268 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 64.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.7% of the people living in 80204 were U.S. natives. 35.9% of the 80204 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.3% of 80204 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 38.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 56.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 80204 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 80204.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 69.6
Asia 12.6
Europe 8.1
Africa 6.5
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 1.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 80204 in 2020-2024, 23.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 18.9% of people at least five years old; 9.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 18.9
Other Indo-European languages 2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.8
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 72.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 80204 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 72.5
Different house, same county 13.1
Different county, same state 6.9
Different state 6.4
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 54.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 80204 was 6,995 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 263 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,839. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,893.

Educational Attainment of People in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.8
High school diploma or equivalency 14.8
Some college, no degree 16.2
Associate's degree 3.8
Bachelor's degree 37.2
Graduate or professional degree 17.3

Disability

In 80204, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.6% of people under 18 years old, to 13.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 80204, 73.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 22.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,777 84.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,313 10.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,102 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 80204 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 8.8
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 7.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 4.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 20
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 2.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 80204 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,939 53.8
Service occupations 3,125 14.1
Sales and office occupations 3,860 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,724 7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,557 7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 48.6% of 80204 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 48.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.9
Walked 4.4
Other means 3.8
Worked from home 31.4

In 2020-2024, 80204 had a total of 19,011 housing units. Of these housing units, 41.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 58.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 41.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 58.1
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

36.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 15.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 80204 was 3.9 rooms, and of these housing units 27.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 80204 had 17,283 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,728 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 37.2% while renters occupied 62.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.05 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.88.

10.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15.7% and another 7.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 80204:

House Heating Fuel Used in 80204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55
Electricity 43.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 80204 was $620,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 79.2 % had a mortgage. 20.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,591 and for owners without a mortgage it was $694.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 80204 was $1,811. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.