Denver Population and Demographics

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Denver City, Colorado Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Denver Population: 554636 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 280207 50.52% Female 274429 49.48%       Under 5 years 37769 6.81% 5 to 9 years 34473 6.22% 10 to 14 years 31315 5.65% 15 to 19 years 32259 5.82% 20 to 24 years 45534 8.21% 25 to 34 years 113676 20.5% 35 to 44 years 86420 15.58% 45 to 54 years 71000 12.8% 55 to 59 years 22573 4.07% 60 to 64 years 17191 3.1% 65 to 74 years 30643 5.52% 75 to 84 years 23369 4.21% 85 years and over 8414 1.52%       Median age (years) 33.1       18 years and over 432870 78.05% Male 217604 39.23% Female 215266 38.81% 21 years and over 410987 74.1% 62 years and over 72300 13.04% 65 years and over 62426 11.26% Male 24695 4.45% Female 37731 6.8%       Race     One race 533842 96.25% White 362180 65.3% Black or African American 61649 11.12% American Indian and Alaska Native 7290 1.31% Asian 15611 2.81% Asian indian 2240 0.4% Chinese 2279 0.41% Filipino 890 0.16% Japanese 1941 0.35% Korean 1416 0.26% Vietnamese 4559 0.82% Other Asian 2286 0.41% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 648 0.12% Native Hawaiian 178 0.03% Guamanian or Chamorro 108 0.02% Samoan 144 0.03% Other Pacific Islander 218 0.04% Some other race 86464 15.59% Two or more races 20794 3.75%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 554636 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 175704 31.68% Mexican 120664 21.76% Puerto Rican 1632 0.29% Cuban 669 0.12% Other Hispanic or Latino 52739 9.51% Not Hispanic or Latino 378932 68.32% White alone 287997 51.93%       Relationship     Total Population 554636 100.00% In households 541917 97.71% Householder 239235 43.13% Spouse 83016 14.97% Child 131799 23.76% Own child under 18 years 103404 18.64% Other relatives 40288 7.26% Under 18 years 14886 2.68% Nonrelatives 47579 8.58% Unmarried partner 15737 2.84% In group quarters 12719 2.29% Institutionalized population 6216 1.12% Non-Institutionalized population 6503 1.17%       Households by Type     Total Households 239235 100.0 % Family households (families) 119300 49.87% With own children under 18 years 55598 23.24% Married-couple family 83016 34.7% With own children under 18 years 35890 15% Female householder, no husband present 25923 10.84% With own children under 18 years 15212 6.36% Non Family households 119935 50.13% Householder living alone 94044 39.31% Householder 65 years and over 22604 9.45%       Households with individuals under 18 years 62842 26.27% Households with individuals 65 years and over 46180 19.3%       Average Household size 2.27 Average family size 3.14       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 251435 100.00% Occupied housing units 239235 95.15% Vacant housing units 12200 4.85% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1443 0.57% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 239235 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 125539 52.48% Renter-occupied housing units. 113696 47.52%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.41 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.1

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