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80231

Denver, CO · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
35,883
Median household income
$76,502
People below poverty
15.4%
Median home value
$500,600

Income

The median income of households in 80231 was $76,502. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.5
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1
$100,000 to $149,999 15.4
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 or more 10.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68504
Female 65136

An estimated 83.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,841. 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 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.5
Social Security 18.9
Retirement income 14.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.7
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.5

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 80231 in 2020-2024, 90.4% had health insurance coverage and 9.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.9% and public coverage was 35.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 80231 had a total population of 35,883 - 17,801 (49.6%) females and 18,082 (50.4%) males. The median age was 33.3 years. An estimated 21.3% of the population was under 18 years, 46.6% was 19 to 44 years, 18.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 80231 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1114 1235
5 to 9 1253 771
10 to 14 1412 839
15 to 19 536 881
20 to 24 1074 1385
25 to 29 2279 1947
30 to 34 2383 2066
35 to 39 1642 1212
40 to 44 1141 1576
45 to 49 779 658
50 to 54 785 1122
55 to 59 1116 554
60 to 64 588 898
65 to 69 645 833
70 to 74 441 561
75 to 79 408 493
80 to 84 250 361
85 and over 236 409

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 57.1% were White; 13.8% were Black or African American; 5.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 7.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 24.4% of the people in 80231 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 53.4% of the people in 80231 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,395 households in 80231. The average household size was 2.18 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.4% of the households in 80231 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.9% of all households, while 26.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39% of all households.

In 80231, 23.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.4
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.4% of males and 37.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44 39.5
Now married, except separated 42.4 37.4
Separated 0.5 2
Widowed 1.2 6.1
Divorced 11.9 15

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 80231, 200 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 14% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 80.1% of the people living in 80231 were U.S. natives. 34.1% of the 80231 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 19.9% of 80231 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 45.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 80231 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 80231.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.2
Asia 17.9
Europe 10.2
Africa 30.5
Northern America 4.1
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 80231 in 2020-2024, 26.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.4% of people at least five years old; 10.3% 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 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.4
Other Indo-European languages 4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 7.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 76.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 80231 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 76.1
Different house, same county 9
Different county, same state 8.9
Different state 4.1
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 51.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 80231 was 8,177 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 387 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,280. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,510.

Educational Attainment of People in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.5
High school diploma or equivalency 15.8
Some college, no degree 18.7
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 31.8
Graduate or professional degree 20.1

Disability

In 80231, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.6% of people under 18 years old, to 8.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 80231, 72 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 24.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.9% 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 16,922 80.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,911 13.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,053 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 80231 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 6.4
Manufacturing 4.9
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 13.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.2
Information 2.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 18.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 80231 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,765 46.6
Service occupations 2,932 14
Sales and office occupations 4,646 22.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,326 6.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,288 10.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.2% of 80231 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.3
Walked 1.3
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 22.6

In 2020-2024, 80231 had a total of 18,268 housing units. Of these housing units, 33.5% 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"). 66.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 33.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 66.2
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 80231 was 4.2 rooms, and of these housing units 30.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 80231 had 16,395 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,873 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 39.6% while renters occupied 60.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.13 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.22.

10.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.4% and another 10.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 80231:

House Heating Fuel Used in 80231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.8
Electricity 39.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 80231 was $500,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% 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 $1,977 and for owners without a mortgage it was $731.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 80231 was $1,764. 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.