Population

72,345

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$499,700

Owner-occupied units

Commerce City, CO

Colorado · 39.883° N, 104.795° W · 37 sq mi

Commerce City is a city in Colorado, with a population of 72,345 and about 1,960 residents per square mile. The median household earns $111,972 a year, and the median home is worth $499,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

37 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,960

People per square mile

Rank by population

#569

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#361

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$111,972

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,880

Per month

Homeownership

77.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

29.7 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

25.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

15.2%

Households

22,415

2.95 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.3^%

Construction 13.4^%

Retail trade 10.7^%

Transport & utilities 9.7^%

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

Denver

Nickname

The Centennial State

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Cities near Commerce City

Thornton, CO8 mi · 147,766
Denver, CO10 mi · 740,613
Aurora, CO13 mi · 410,053
Westminster, CO14 mi · 116,182
Broomfield, CO14 mi · 79,174
Arvada, CO19 mi · 122,901
Lakewood, CO21 mi · 156,927
Centennial, CO21 mi · 108,658