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As of 2010, the per capita income of Denver is $30,243, which is higher than the state average of $28,723 and is higher than the national average of $26,059. Denver median household income is $45,501, which has grown by 15.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 14.50% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Denver residents spend 23.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 23.7 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, #139

Denver, CO	30,243 USD
Colorado	28,723 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, CO	30,650 USD
Colorado	30,440 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, CO	32,224 USD
Colorado	35,465 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, CO	28,223 USD
Colorado	25,392 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #242

Denver, CO	45,074 USD
Colorado	54,046 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Denver, CO	68,342 USD
Colorado	72,423 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #224

Denver, CO	15.19%
Colorado	14.50%
U.S.	19.17%

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, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.40%	$16,799, see rank	24.33%	$15,270	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	19.25%	$14,519, see rank	22.10%	$15,703	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	3.15%	$3,262, see rank	2.19%	$3,533	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	10.99%	$23,393, see rank	15.21%	$25,620	17.45%	$22,006

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

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Denver, CO	55,651 USD
Colorado	67,800 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Denver, CO	86,185 USD
Colorado	86,004 USD
U.S.	79,338 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 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Denver, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$50,610, see rank	$56,815	$52,480
Black	$29,306, see rank	$39,033	$33,578
Hispanic	$32,870, see rank	$37,426	$40,165
Asian	$39,395, see rank	$56,824	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,758, see rank	$34,314	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$53,750, see rank	$50,455	$52,776
One Race, Other	$32,883, see rank	$35,040	$38,230
Two or More Races	$36,027, see rank	$40,838	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Denver, CO	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$25,644, see rank	$26,584	$24,143
25 to 44	$51,370, see rank	$57,655	$54,024
45 to 64	$52,911, see rank	$66,776	$60,683
65 or over	$27,424, see rank	$37,684	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Denver, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	486,146	see rank	3,955,676	243,832,923
Male¹	242,300	49.84%, see rank	49.79%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	184,648	76.21%, see rank	75.16%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	249	0.10%, see rank	1.28%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	184,399	76.10%, see rank	73.88%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	161,274	87.46%, see rank	89.20%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	23,125	12.54%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	57,652	23.79%, see rank	24.84%	30.22%
Female¹	243,846	50.16%, see rank	50.21%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	158,756	65.11%, see rank	63.67%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	403	0.17%, see rank	0.27%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	158,353	64.94%, see rank	63.39%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	140,528	88.74%, see rank	91.23%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,825	11.26%, see rank	8.77%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	85,090	34.89%, see rank	36.33%	40.74%

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 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Denver, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	296,453	100%	2,428,102	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	208,487	70.33%, see rank	75.47%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	29,818	10.06%, see rank	10.04%	9.69%
Public Transportation	18,479	6.23%, see rank	2.96%	4.94%
Walked	11,532	3.89%, see rank	2.98%	2.77%
Other Means	9,508	3.21%, see rank	2.16%	1.70%
Worked at Home	18,629	6.28%, see rank	6.39%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Denver, CO	23.0 minutes
Colorado	22.5 minutes
U.S.	23.7 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 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Denver, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	301,802	-	2,446,674	139,033,928
Male¹	161,274	53.44%, see rank	53.05%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63,160	39.16%, see rank	37.52%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	24,976	15.49%, see rank	13.77%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33,256	20.62%, see rank	18.51%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	197	0.12%, see rank	0.78%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14,665	9.09%, see rank	10.78%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18,864	11.70%, see rank	13.33%	17.70%
Female¹	140,528	46.56%, see rank	46.95%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	64,374	45.81%, see rank	42.07%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	29,417	20.93%, see rank	20.84%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39,420	28.05%, see rank	31.93%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	205	0.15%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	719	0.51%, see rank	0.45%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,055	4.31%, see rank	4.23%	5.67%

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, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	301,802	100%	2,446,674	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,992	0.99%, see rank	2.20%	1.90%
Construction	20,879	6.92%, see rank	7.58%	6.25%
Manufacturing	18,646	6.18%, see rank	7.40%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	8,827	2.92%, see rank	2.65%	2.83%
Retail Trade	27,807	9.21%, see rank	11.40%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,990	3.64%, see rank	4.47%	4.92%
Information	11,353	3.76%, see rank	3.00%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23,986	7.95%, see rank	7.17%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	51,414	17.04%, see rank	13.05%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	60,833	20.16%, see rank	20.38%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36,967	12.25%, see rank	10.65%	9.25%
Public Administration	11,780	3.90%, see rank	5.05%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15,328	5.08%, see rank	4.99%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Denver, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	127,754	21.55%, see rank	13.37%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	20,804	16.24%, see rank	9.41%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.