Arapahoe County, CO Demographic Data
Arapahoe County, CO Summary
Arapahoe County is located in Colorado
- Population: 595,546
- Area: 805.44 sq. miles
- Land Area: 798.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.34 sq. miles
- Population Density: 739.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,585.63 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Arapahoe County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
321,061
50%
50.8
Male
316,007
50%
49.2
Total Population
637,068
323,128,000
Arapahoe County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
40,915
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
43,660
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
43,062
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
38,883
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
41,089
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
97,034
15.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
89,412
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
84,736
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
43,571
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
34,994
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
49,374
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
21,451
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8,887
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
483,952
76.0%
77.2
Female
247,800
51.2%
51.3
Male
236,152
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
464,357
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
100,465
15.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
79,712
12.5%
15.2
Female
44,499
55.8%
55.8
Male
35,213
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Arapahoe County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
613,387
96.3%
96.8
White
452,406
71.0%
72.6
Black or African American
69,336
10.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,623
0.6%
0.8
Asian
38,563
6.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
9,425
1.5%
1.2
Chinese
6,506
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
2,381
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
1,357
0.2%
0.2
Korean
7,007
1.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
3,705
0.6%
0.6
Other Asian
8,182
1.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,618
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
47,841
7.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
23,681
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
120,538
18.9%
17.8
Mexican
75,763
11.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,597
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
1,345
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
39,833
6.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
516,530
81.1%
82.2
Arapahoe County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,730
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
19,604
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
94,113
21.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
87,623
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
38,234
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
112,906
26.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
65,249
15.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
31,334
7.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
398,125
92.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
178,155
41.5%
31.2
Arapahoe County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
166,700
32.7%
33.7%
Now Married
254,404
49.9%
47.5
Divorced
60,015
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
6,623
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
21,689
4.3
5.8%
Arapahoe County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
456,007
76.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
140,146
23.5%
21.6%
Spanish
76,709
12.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
19,804
3.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
26,928
4.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
16,705
2.8%
1.1%
Arapahoe County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,069
3.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7,302
3.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
14,245
6.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
19,622
8.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
28,183
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
47,017
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
34,671
14.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41,583
17.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
16,673
7.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
18,577
7.9%
6.4
Median household income
70,950
57,617
Per capita income
36,874
31,128
Arapahoe County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,048
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
33,299
9.8%
9.8
Construction
24,228
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
68,654
20.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
31,560
9.3%
6.6
Information
12,053
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
18,686
5.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
17,086
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
49,670
14.6%
11.4
Public administration
12,928
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
39,423
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
20,996
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9,309
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
28,210
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
139,818
41.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32,603
9.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
84,221
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
56,088
16.5%
18.1%
Arapahoe County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
336,485
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
257,478
76.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
32,831
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
11,923
3.5%
5.1
Walked
6,708
2.0%
2.7
Other means
4,237
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
23,308
6.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.6
26.6
Arapahoe County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12,245
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
70,616
29.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
99,364
42.1%
37.1
3 or more
53,717
22.8%
21.0
Arapahoe County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
235,942
95.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
147,467
62.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
88,475
37.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,773
4.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Arapahoe County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
246,715
1 room
4,581
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
7,457
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
28,900
11.7%
9.1
4 rooms
38,433
15.6%
16.5
5 rooms
33,624
13.6%
19.8
6 rooms
33,644
13.6%
17.8
7 rooms
27,162
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
24,643
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
48,271
19.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Arapahoe County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
246,715
1-unit, detached
137,339
55.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24,427
9.9%
5.9
2-units
2,817
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
6,244
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
15,106
6.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
22,656
9.2%
4.4
20 or more units
35,535
14.4%
9.0
Mobile home
2,567
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
24
0.0%
0.1
Arapahoe County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,088
1.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,312
1.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
17,030
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
21,545
8.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
59,325
24.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
60,819
24.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
33,756
13.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
38,254
15.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,059
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,527
1.4%
1.4%
Arapahoe County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
161,959
68.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,000
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
67,974
28.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
67
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
37
0.0%
0.1
Wood
891
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
329
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
886
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
799
0.3%
1.1
Arapahoe County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
111,686
47295100.0
Less than $500
861
0.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
7,451
6.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
8,730
7.8%
10.3%
$500 to $999
12,802
11.5%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
16,498
14.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
32,518
29.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
32,826
29.4%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
49,435
44.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
18,804
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12,518
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,592
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
22,155
19.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
182
0.0%
0.0%
Arapahoe County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
86,315
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
1,107
1.3%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,261
1.5%
1.9%
Less than $500
3,300
3.8%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,595
5.3%
4.4%
$500 to $999
16,773
19.4%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
24,151
28.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
35,128
40.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
2,160
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,314
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,233
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10,023
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,291
14.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11,259
13.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,363
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
35,825
42.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,481
0.0%
0.0%
Arapahoe County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
147,467
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,696
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,389
1.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,177
4.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13,372
9.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
42,533
28.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
55,199
37.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
19,962
13.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5,139
3.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
319,000
205,000
