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80216

Denver, CO · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
17,330
Median household income
$82,143
People below poverty
25.2%
Median home value
$425,700

Income

The median income of households in 80216 was $82,143. An estimated 5.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.8
$15,000 to $24,999 4.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 13.2
$75,000 to $99,999 16.1
$100,000 to $149,999 16.3
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4
$200,000 or more 13.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56691
Female 68185

An estimated 90.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 12.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,773. 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 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 90.2
Social Security 12.3
Retirement income 9.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 6.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 45.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 45.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.7

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 80216 in 2020-2024, 84.7% had health insurance coverage and 15.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.6% and public coverage was 38.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.1%.


In 2020-2024, 80216 had a total population of 17,330 - 8,158 (47.1%) females and 9,172 (52.9%) males. The median age was 29.8 years. An estimated 18.6% of the population was under 18 years, 56.1% was 19 to 44 years, 16.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 80216 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 348 463
5 to 9 504 409
10 to 14 447 591
15 to 19 502 452
20 to 24 1172 911
25 to 29 1439 1514
30 to 34 893 994
35 to 39 1174 804
40 to 44 472 357
45 to 49 404 338
50 to 54 485 251
55 to 59 589 311
60 to 64 211 242
65 to 69 280 186
70 to 74 65 112
75 to 79 74 65
80 to 84 39 98
85 and over 74 60

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 43.4% were White; 9.8% were Black or African American; 2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2% were Asian; 4.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 49.5% of the people in 80216 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 33.4% of the people in 80216 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,854 households in 80216. The average household size was 2.28 people.

Married-couple households made up 22.5% of the households in 80216 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.6% of all households, while 29% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39.4% of all households.

In 80216, 20.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 10.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 22.5
Cohabiting Couples 14.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.7% of males and 26.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.6 57
Now married, except separated 26.7 26.5
Separated 1.9 2.1
Widowed 1.1 3
Divorced 10.6 11.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 80216, 333 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 79.2% of the people living in 80216 were U.S. natives. 38.5% of the 80216 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20.8% of 80216 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 80216 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 80216.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 79.7
Asia 4
Europe 4.2
Africa 11.5
Northern America 0.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 80216 in 2020-2024, 36.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 31.5% of people at least five years old; 15.4% 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 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 31.5
Other Indo-European languages 3.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 70.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 80216 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 70.5
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 10.5
Different state 8.7
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 76.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 23.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 80216 was 4,370 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 235 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,456. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,679.

Educational Attainment of People in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 23.4
High school diploma or equivalency 18.7
Some college, no degree 13.9
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 28
Graduate or professional degree 10.3

Disability

In 80216, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.8% of people under 18 years old, to 10.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 80216, 68.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 90% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 5.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,935 90
Federal, state, or local government workers 540 5.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 424 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 80216 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 10
Manufacturing 10.8
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 9.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.7
Public administration 0.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 80216 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,546 45.8
Service occupations 1,488 15
Sales and office occupations 1,430 14.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,045 10.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,424 14.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 57.1% of 80216 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 57.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.5
Walked 2.1
Other means 3.2
Worked from home 22.5

In 2020-2024, 80216 had a total of 7,573 housing units. Of these housing units, 35.7% 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"). 61.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 35.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 61.6
Mobile homes 2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

49.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 80216 was 3.8 rooms, and of these housing units 22.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 80216 had 6,854 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 719 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 25.5% while renters occupied 74.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.14.

19.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.2% and another 11.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 80216:

House Heating Fuel Used in 80216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47.4
Electricity 52.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 80216 was $425,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.6 % had a mortgage. 26.4% 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 $1,872 and for owners without a mortgage it was $475.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 80216 was $1,953. 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.