Demographics of Arvada city, Colorado

Arvada city, Colorado had 122,901 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,449 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Arvada city, in four figures

122,901
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 122,634 ±84.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −1,449 people.; 40.0 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $117,348 ±$3,724
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Arvada city, Colorado's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Arvada city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Arvada city, Colorado's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Arvada city, 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	124,350	100.0	100.0
2021	123,538	99.3	100.2
2022	121,627	97.8	100.7
2023	121,813	98.0	101.6
2024	122,310	98.4	102.5
2025	122,901	98.8	103.1

Population of Arvada city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	124,350	—
2021	123,538	−812
2022	121,627	−1,911
2023	121,813	+186
2024	122,310	+497
2025	122,901	+591

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±0.8: for men 38.6 ±0.8 and for women 41.6 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Arvada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	6,549 ±511	5.3% ±0.4	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	17,514 ±1,024	14.3% ±0.8	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,626 ±747	7.0% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	37,767 ±1,417	30.8% ±1.2	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	30,847 ±1,184	25.2% ±1.0	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,331 ±980	17.4% ±0.8	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $117,348 ±$3,724, and income per person $59,662 ±$1,538, 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 Arvada city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	3,849 ±439	7.7% ±0.9	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,823 ±523	9.7% ±1.0	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,321 ±679	12.7% ±1.3	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,276 ±621	12.6% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,632 ±668	19.3% ±1.3	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,115 ±710	16.3% ±1.4	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,865 ±663	21.8% ±1.3	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 Arvada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	7,073 ±912	5.8% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,683 ±377	7.1% ±1.5	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,657 ±541	5.2% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,733 ±338	6.1% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Arvada city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Arvada city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	52,169 ±770	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±2.0	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.3% ±1.3	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.7% ±1.3	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$632,600 ±$6,749	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,888 ±$46	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Arvada city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,361 ±1,287	15.8% ±1.0	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	93,190 ±1,397	76.0% ±1.1	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,185 ±369	1.0% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,203 ±488	2.6% ±0.4	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	68 to 288	0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 162	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	355 ±127	0.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,085 ±653	4.1% ±0.5	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Arvada city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	59,125 ±1,811	48.2% ±1.5	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	55,232 ±1,815	45.0% ±1.5	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,400 ±277	1.1% ±0.2	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,877 ±673	5.6% ±0.5	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,097 ±499	3.3% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,780 ±561	2.3% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Arvada city among the places of Colorado

6th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Arvada city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Colorado Springs city	487,887 ±110
Aurora city	394,432 ±85
Fort Collins city	170,229 ±96
Lakewood city	156,583 ±83
Thornton city	144,187 ±118
Arvada city	122,634 ±84
Westminster city	115,484 ±75
Pueblo city	111,561 ±91
Greeley city	110,806 ±54
Centennial city	108,201 ±78
Boulder city	106,433 ±77

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Arvada city, Colorado

Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 22 Places in Colorado by per capita income
No. 23 Places in Colorado by median household income
No. 26 Places in Colorado by median rent
No. 27 Places in Colorado by median home value
No. 33 Places in Colorado by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026