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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Denver is $34,423, which is higher than the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Denver median household income is $51,800, which has grown by 31.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Denver residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #105

Denver, CO	34,423 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, CO	33,810 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, CO	36,703 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, CO	31,097 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #186

Denver, CO	51,800 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Denver, CO	77,658 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #130

Denver, CO	31.14%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

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	20.98%	$22,104, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.83%	$15,918, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.82%	$3,527, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.30%	$26,228, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Denver, CO	66,522 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Denver, CO	96,611 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Denver, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$56,392, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$31,669, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,310, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$51,470, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,911, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$51,964, see rank	$55,405	$53,370
One Race, Other	$34,746, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,090, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Denver, CO	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$28,841, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,989, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,159, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$35,741, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Denver, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	511,703, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	254,950, 49.82%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	194,194, 76.17%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	202, 0.08%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	193,992, 76.09%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	178,514, 92.02%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,478, 7.98%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	60,756, 23.83%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	256,753, 50.18%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	169,085, 65.86%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	168, 0.07%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	168,917, 65.79%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	156,216, 92.48%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,701, 7.52%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	87,668, 34.14%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Denver, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	329,735, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	229,730, 69.67%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	30,409, 9.22%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22,814, 6.92%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	14,762, 4.48%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	11,474, 3.48%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	20,546, 6.23%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Denver, CO	24.6 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Denver, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	334,730	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	178,514, 53.33%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72,111, 40.40%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	28,500, 15.97%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33,913, 19.00%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	402, 0.23%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16,555, 9.27%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20,648, 11.57%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	156,216, 46.67%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74,357, 47.60%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	31,123, 19.92%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43,275, 27.70%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	147, 0.09%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	494, 0.32%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,327, 4.05%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

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	334,730, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,200, 1.25%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	22,702, 6.78%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	18,184, 5.43%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9,461, 2.83%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	30,203, 9.02%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13,814, 4.13%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	11,742, 3.51%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27,612, 8.25%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	57,647, 17.22%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	68,566, 20.48%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	40,075, 11.97%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	13,516, 4.04%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,008, 5.08%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Denver, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	113,930	18.34%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17,890	13.72%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.