Population

108,658

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$658,100

Owner-occupied units

Centennial, CO

Colorado · 39.591° N, 104.864° W · 30 sq mi

Centennial is a city in Colorado, with a population of 108,658 and about 3,603 residents per square mile. The median household earns $131,928 a year, and the median home is worth $658,100.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

30 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,603

People per square mile

Rank by population

#312

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#462

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$131,928

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,148

Per month

Homeownership

80.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.9 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

62.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.9%

Households

42,233

2.53 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 40^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 118^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 57^/yr

Days above 90° 36^/yr

Below freezing 141^/yr

Annual rainfall 19.9ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 88°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 16°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.4^%

Professional & business services 17.6^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 11.4^%

Retail trade 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.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital