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Denver, Aurora Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Denver, Aurora Area is $23,045, which is lower than the state average of $29,679 and is lower than the national average of $27,041. Denver, Aurora Area median household income is $29,954. On average Denver, Aurora Area residents spend 46.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 24.0 minutes and is much higher than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	23,045 USD
Colorado	29,679 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	22,106 USD
Colorado	30,544 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	37,000 USD
Colorado	36,250 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	21,505 USD
Colorado	24,953 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	29,954 USD
Colorado	56,222 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	43,403 USD
Colorado	74,525 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Denver, Aurora Area		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.69%	$7,129, see rank	27.28%	$16,672	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	64.35%	$9,645, see rank	20.90%	$14,607	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	-0.46%	$0, see rank	1.87%	$3,005	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	13.43%	$5,417, see rank	15.32%	$24,601	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	63,417 USD
Colorado	69,591 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	64,373 USD
Colorado	88,255 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
White	$42,891, see rank	$58,497	$54,535

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
25 to 44	$44,102, see rank	$60,383	$56,832
45 to 64	$29,931, see rank	$69,036	$63,121
65 or over	$24,295, see rank	$36,636	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Employment Status

	Denver, Aurora Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	339	see rank	3,778,412	235,871,704
Male¹	116	34.22%, see rank	50.14%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	99	85.34%, see rank	76.27%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.20%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	99	85.34%, see rank	75.07%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	99	100.00%, see rank	93.82%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	6.18%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17	14.66%, see rank	23.73%	28.72%
Female¹	223	65.78%, see rank	49.86%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	77	34.53%, see rank	63.64%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	77	34.53%, see rank	63.41%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	77	100.00%, see rank	93.77%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	6.23%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	146	65.47%, see rank	36.36%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Commuting to Work

	Denver, Aurora Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	176	100%	2,420,384	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	120	68.18%, see rank	74.59%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	47	26.70%, see rank	10.54%	10.52%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	3.26%	4.95%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	3.07%	2.86%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	2.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	9	5.11%, see rank	6.15%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	46.5 minutes
Colorado	24.0 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Denver, Aurora Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	176	-	2,454,468	141,303,145
Male¹	99	56.25%, see rank	54.36%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13	13.13%, see rank	35.92%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	53	53.54%, see rank	13.30%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15	15.15%, see rank	17.83%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18	18.18%, see rank	18.58%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	13.54%	18.26%
Female¹	77	43.75%, see rank	45.64%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	45	58.44%, see rank	40.61%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	19.88%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32	41.56%, see rank	34.17%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.83%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	4.22%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Denver, Aurora Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	176	100%	2,454,468	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	2.17%	1.82%
Construction	16	9.09%, see rank	9.27%	7.45%
Manufacturing	6	3.41%, see rank	7.33%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	3.07%	3.20%
Retail Trade	26	14.77%, see rank	11.40%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0	0.00%, see rank	4.80%	5.08%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	3.46%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0	0.00%, see rank	7.73%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12	6.82%, see rank	12.79%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	54	30.68%, see rank	18.42%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32	18.18%, see rank	10.01%	8.77%
Public Administration	21	11.93%, see rank	4.51%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9	5.11%, see rank	5.05%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Poverty Level

	Denver, Aurora Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7	1.73%, see rank	11.90%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	8.24%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.