Population

122,901

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$632,600

Owner-occupied units

Arvada, CO

Colorado · 39.834° N, 105.150° W · 39 sq mi

Arvada is a city in Colorado, with a population of 122,901 and about 3,151 residents per square mile. The median household earns $117,348 a year, and the median home is worth $632,600.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

39 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,151

People per square mile

Rank by population

#249

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#337

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$117,348

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,888

Per month

Homeownership

75.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

26.1 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

51.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

5.6%

Households

49,881

2.44 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 34^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 135^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 63^/yr

Days above 90° 26^/yr

Below freezing 142^/yr

Annual rainfall 20.1ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 87°F

Coldest month

February

Average low 17°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20^%

Professional & business services 16.9^%

Retail trade 10.5^%

Arts, food & hospitality 8.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Colorado

Name

Philip Anschutz

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$16.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Denver

Source of wealth

Energy, sports, entertainment

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Colorado · private sector

Employer

UCHealth

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Colorado

Company

Arrow Electronics

Revenue

$27.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Centennial

Ticker

ARW

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital