Demographics of Denver County, Colorado

Denver County, Colorado had 740,613 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +22,933 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Denver County, in four figures

740,613
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +22,933 people.; 35.3 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,718 ±$1,644
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Denver County, Colorado's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Denver County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Denver County, Colorado's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Denver County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	717,680	100.0	100.0
2021	712,156	99.2	100.2
2022	716,800	99.9	100.7
2023	726,763	101.3	101.6
2024	741,591	103.3	102.5
2025	740,613	103.2	103.1

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Population of Denver County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	717,680	+2,171	+664	+49	+1,525
2021	712,156	−5,524	+3,958	+703	−10,308
2022	716,800	+4,644	+3,357	+4,340	−2,835
2023	726,763	+9,963	+3,523	+8,456	−1,901
2024	741,591	+14,828	+3,809	+13,332	−2,269
2025	740,613	−978	+4,197	+2,871	−8,023

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±0.1: for men 35.3 ±0.1 and for women 35.3 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Denver County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	38,368 ±145	5.3% ±<0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	91,147 ±1,813	12.7% ±0.3	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	57,310 ±1,362	8.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	291,091 ±2,327	40.5% ±0.3	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	151,250 ±1,741	21.0% ±0.2	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	89,711 ±2,023	12.5% ±0.3	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,718 ±$1,644, and income per person $64,163 ±$916, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Denver County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	42,572 ±1,817	12.7% ±0.5	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	43,683 ±1,832	13.0% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	48,287 ±1,963	14.4% ±0.6	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	41,549 ±1,862	12.4% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	58,811 ±2,297	17.5% ±0.7	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	37,095 ±1,393	11.1% ±0.4	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	63,431 ±1,669	18.9% ±0.5	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Denver County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	79,487 ±3,683	11.2% ±0.5	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20,436 ±1,605	16.0% ±1.2	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	44,221 ±2,234	9.6% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,830 ±1,118	12.4% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Denver County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Denver County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	359,581 ±203	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±0.4	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±0.4	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.8% ±0.7	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.2% ±0.8	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$616,000 ±$6,700	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,831 ±$17	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Denver County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	201,140 ±0	28.0% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	388,268 ±1,574	54.0% ±0.2	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	61,862 ±1,495	8.6% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25,884 ±968	3.6% ±0.1	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,158 ±361	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	985 ±343	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,943 ±592	0.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	34,637 ±2,046	4.8% ±0.3	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Denver County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	265,368 ±4,078	36.9% ±0.6	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	337,431 ±3,798	46.9% ±0.5	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12,044 ±1,230	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	104,034 ±2,888	14.5% ±0.4	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	47,754 ±2,106	6.6% ±0.3	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	56,280 ±2,728	7.8% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Denver County among the counties of Colorado

2nd of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Denver County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
El Paso County	757,040	+3.2%
Denver County	740,613	+3.2%
Arapahoe County	673,820	+2.8%
Jefferson County	580,451	−0.5%
Adams County	554,668	+6.6%
Douglas County	399,396	+10.8%
Weld County	378,426	+14.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026