Population

740,613

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$616,000

Owner-occupied units

Denver, CO

Colorado · 39.762° N, 104.881° W · 153 sq mi

Denver is the 19th largest city on this site, with a population of 740,613 and about 4,838 residents per square mile. The median household earns $94,718 a year, and the median home is worth $616,000.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

153 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,838

People per square mile

Rank by population

#19

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#45

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$94,718

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,831

Per month

Homeownership

48.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.9 min

One way

People

Median age

35.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

56.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

14.5%

Households

335,428

2.1 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.8^%

Professional & business services 20.7^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 8.8^%

Retail trade 8.5^%

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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Aurora, CO9 mi · 410,053
Commerce City, CO10 mi · 72,345
Thornton, CO11 mi · 147,766
Centennial, CO12 mi · 108,658
Lakewood, CO13 mi · 156,927
Westminster, CO13 mi · 116,182
Arvada, CO15 mi · 122,901
Highlands Ranch, CO16 mi · 102,257