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Arapahoe County, CO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Designated Market Area: Denver, CO-NE-WY
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2024 population: 666,918   ( 11,841 from 2020)
Land area: 797.9 square miles
Population density: 835.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:364,764 54.69% 4.7%
Black:74,99411.24% 8.2%
Indian:2,7180.41% 0.6%
Asian:48,3297.25% 11.6%
2+ races:23,7603.56% 10.6%
Hispanic:152,35322.84% 12.4%
Total non-White:302,15445.31% 10.9%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:32,354 12.3
Deaths:20,5777.9
Net Migration: -21,836-8.3
Net Immigration: 21,4248.2
Change in White population:-17,888 -2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:29,729 4.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
655,077
382,65258.41%
69,32510.58%
2,7350.42%
43,3126.61%
21,4863.28%
135,56720.69%
272,42541.59%

2010
572,003
361,74763.24%
55,6579.73%
2,3860.42%
29,6315.18%
16,0582.81%
105,52218.45%
210,25636.76%

2000
487,967
360,74473.93%
36,2547.43%
2,2990.47%
19,5664.01%
10,8012.21%
57,61211.81%
127,22326.07%

1990
391,511
334,79185.51%
22,2715.69%
1,4710.38%
11,2672.88%
n/a
21,7115.55%
56,72014.49%

1980
293,621
266,02590.60%
8,2982.83%
1,2290.42%
4,5801.56%
n/a
13,1614.48%
27,5969.40%

1970
162,142
151,83793.64%
6920.43%
4250.26%
6650.41%
n/a
8,3005.12%
10,305 6.36%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
72,624 12.7
34,6596.1
23,1204.0
23,2244.1
20,905 3.7
62,169 10.9
2000's
NumberRate
73,704 15.1
28,0195.7
14,0432.9
19,5304.0
1,003 0.2
83,033 17.0
1990's
NumberRate
63,727 16.3
22,6095.8
45,69611.7
9,1442.3
25,953 6.6
70,503 18.0
1980's
NumberRate
59,782 20.4
15,703 5.3
57,416 19.6
n/a
68,766 23.4
29,124 9.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
0 0.0
n/a
114,188 70.4
17,291 10.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Arapahoe County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.1
149,726 11.3%
1,172,269 88.7%
89,962 6.8%
250,751
2.59
161,581 64.4%
122,352 75.7%
14,123 8.7%
89,170 35.6%

2010
NumberPercent
35.7
147,324 25.8%
424,679 74.2%
57,580 10.1%
224,011
2.53
146,128 65.2%
108,501 74.3%
15,976 10.9%
77,883 34.8%

2000
NumberPercent
34.7
130,023 26.6%
357,944 73.4%
42,104 8.6%
190,961
2.53
126,468 66.2%
99,765 78.9%
12,632 10.0%
64,493 33.8%

1990
NumberPercent
32.4
106,237 27.1%
285,274 72.9%
29,033 7.4%
155,179
2.50
105,474 68.0%
86,243 81.8%
10,091 9.6%
49,705 32.0%

1980
NumberPercent
28.9
88,652 30.2%
204,969 69.8%
14,962 5.1%
105,866
2.75
78,395 74.1%
68,021 86.8%
5,957 7.6%
27,471 25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Arapahoe County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units262,688 
Median Value$480,500 
Occupied250,75195.5%
Vacant11,9374.5%
Owned162,81064.9%
Rented87,94135.1%
Median Rent$1,708 
Single-Family Units175,72166.9%
    Detached147,70156.2%
    Attached28,02010.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units74,97028.5%
Mobile Homes2,2890.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Arapahoe County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008,4823.4%
$10,000 to $14,9995,9692.4%
$15,000 to $19,9994,5981.8%
$20,000 to $24,9995,8222.3%
$25,000 to $29,9996,3482.5%
$30,000 to $34,9996,2292.5%
$35,000 to $39,9997,2622.9%
$40,000 to $44,9997,7883.1%
$45,000 to $49,9998,2363.3%
$50,000 to $59,99916,8766.7%
$60,000 to $74,99923,6269.4%
$75,000 to $99,99933,04613.2%
$100,000 to $124,99928,84511.5%
$125,000 to $149,99920,9398.4%
$150,000 to $199,99928,34611.3%
$200,000 or more38,33915.3%
Median Household Income92,292 
Per Capita Income49,530 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state102 
Compared to U.S.116 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,7003.1%
Public Assistance5,8942.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps20,7158.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed268,02777.5%
Unemployed12,7093.7%
In Armed Forces1,6480.5%
Total Labor Force282,38481.6%
Not in Labor Force63,47218.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector137,315108,87655.8%
Non-Profit9,68217,82935.2%
Self-Employed22,28414,05061.3%
Local Government8,58313,43639.0%
State Government5,0496,15845.1%
Federal Government5,9444,63056.2%
Total Private + Self159,599122,92656.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.29,25842,05341.0%
Total188,857164,97953.4%
Pct. Govt.12.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts71,06420.1%
Sales and Office Occupations74,65521.1%
Professional, Technical88,23424.9%
Service Occupations54,11715.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing7290.2%
All others66,34718.7%
White Collar 66.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance47,22013.3%
Professional, scientific, technical36,32410.2%
Retail trade35,48310.0%
Educational services28,5638.1%
Construction27,2907.7%
Accommodation and food services24,9587.0%
Finance and insurance24,2516.8%
Transportation and warehousing21,1046.0%
Manufacturing21,0605.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.16,3444.6%
Other services15,6624.4%
Public administration14,3684.1%
Information12,0223.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing8,7972.5%
Wholesale trade8,5252.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6,6991.9%
Utilities1,8760.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,7930.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,2930.4%
Management7850.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Arapahoe County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican92,74114.17%
Puerto Rican6,1990.95%
Cuban1,4560.22%
Dominican8090.12%
Total Central American10,0221.53%
Costa Rican2510.04%
Guatemalan1,8900.29%
Honduran3,6830.56%
Nicaraguan3290.05%
Panamanian4220.06%
Salvadoran3,4100.52%
Other Central American370.01%
Total South American6,3450.97%
Argentinean8190.13%
Bolivian980.01%
Chilean5040.08%
Colombian1,1230.17%
Ecuadorian5640.09%
Paraguayan730.01%
Peruvian1,8330.28%
Uruguayan630.01%
Venezuelan1,2540.19%
Other South American140.00%
Other Hispanic14,5912.23%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian8,3451.28%
Korean6,4820.99%
Chinese5,9180.90%
Vietnamese5,2360.80%
Filipino3,4070.52%
Japanese1,5620.24%
Bhutanese1,0270.16%
Burmese8340.13%
Cambodian5910.09%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English474,86577.1%
Spanish74,50812.1%
Other14,4852.4%
Other Indo-European11,2981.8%
Other Asian7,1411.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7,0411.1%
Arabic5,2220.8%
Chinese4,9420.8%
Korean4,8350.8%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German100,79615.4%
Irish65,91910.1%
English65,79810.1%
Italian25,8674.0%
American22,1203.4%
European18,3092.8%
French14,2622.2%
Polish13,0822.0%
Scottish12,6681.9%
Swedish12,2391.9%
Norwegian11,8911.8%
Dutch8,3741.3%
Russian7,8981.2%
Ethiopian6,7551.0%
Scotch-Irish6,5591.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen602,60792.1%
Not a citizen51,8467.9%
Native552,46984.4%
Foreign-born101,98415.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Arapahoe County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
16,127 3.6%19,030 4.2%87,270 19.4%125,470 27.9%125,322 27.8%76,862 17.1%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 16,127 3.6%
9-12 Years 19,030 4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 87,270 19.4%
Some College 125,470 27.9%
Bach. Degree 125,322 27.8%
Grad Degree 76,862 17.1%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Arapahoe County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 225,937 217,486 8,451 3.7% 5.1%
1991 231,656 222,500 9,156 4.0% 5.3%
1992 237,815 226,517 11,298 4.8% 6.1%
1993 247,447 236,918 10,529 4.3% 5.4%
1994 260,958 252,068 8,890 3.4% 4.2%
1995 268,432 260,011 8,421 3.1% 4.0%
1996 269,937 261,422 8,515 3.2% 4.2%
1997 276,948 270,147 6,801 2.5% 3.4%
1998 288,616 281,228 7,388 2.6% 3.6%
1999 293,213 286,716 6,497 2.2% 3.0%
2000 281,688 274,886 6,802 2.4% 2.7%
2001 282,682 272,307 10,375 3.7% 3.8%
2002 285,915 269,359 16,556 5.8% 5.7%
2003 292,403 274,148 18,255 6.2% 6.1%
2004 296,885 280,156 16,729 5.6% 5.6%
2005 299,727 284,458 15,269 5.1% 5.1%
2006 304,824 291,978 12,846 4.2% 4.2%
2007 307,557 296,142 11,415 3.7% 3.7%
2008 314,696 299,269 15,427 4.9% 4.9%
2009 313,359 288,803 24,556 7.8% 7.9%
2010 315,828 287,454 28,374 9.0% 9.2%
2011 318,595 291,255 27,340 8.6% 8.7%
2012 321,927 296,756 25,171 7.8% 8.0%
2013 326,164 304,991 21,173 6.5% 6.7%
2014 331,140 314,951 16,189 4.9% 5.0%
2015 334,380 322,380 12,000 3.6% 3.7%
2016 340,623 330,532 10,091 3.0% 3.1%
2017 349,710 340,677 9,033 2.6% 2.6%
2018 359,083 348,382 10,701 3.0% 3.0%
2019 364,820 355,291 9,529 2.6% 2.7%
2020 366,768 337,943 28,825 7.9% 7.3%
2021 370,311 348,866 21,445 5.8% 5.4%
2022 375,538 363,967 11,571 3.1% 3.0%
2023 378,591 366,811 11,780 3.1% 3.2%
2024 377,424 361,744 15,680 4.2% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com