Humidity & wind
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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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Local time
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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
40
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
51.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.6%
Households
49,881
2.44 people each
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
Denver
Nickname
The Centennial State
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Cities near Arvada
- Westminster, CO6 mi · 116,182
- Lakewood, CO9 mi · 156,927
- Broomfield, CO10 mi · 79,174
- Thornton, CO13 mi · 147,766
- Boulder, CO14 mi · 105,689
- Denver, CO15 mi · 740,613
- Commerce City, CO19 mi · 72,345
- Highlands Ranch, CO22 mi · 102,257
Cities about the same size
- Odessa, TX122,707
- Cambridge, MA122,588
- Concord, CA123,261
- Vallejo, CA123,287
- New Braunfels, TX122,492
- Lafayette, LA123,311
- Fairfield, CA122,489
- Ann Arbor, MI122,233
More in Colorado
- Colorado Springs494,743
- Aurora410,053
- Fort Collins171,500
- Greeley115,073
- Pueblo110,404
- Centennial108,658
- Longmont100,109
- Castle Rock83,815