Arapahoe County, Colorado

Further information

Population, 2005 estimate

529,090

4,665,177

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005

8.2%

8.4%²

Population, 2000

487,967

4,301,261

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005

7.4%

7.3%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005

26.4%

25.3%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005

9.5%

10.0%

Female persons, percent, 2005

50.5%

49.5%

White persons, percent, 2005 (a)

82.4%

90.3%

Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)

9.6%

4.1%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)

0.8%

1.1%

Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)

4.7%

2.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)

0.1%

0.1%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005

2.5%

1.8%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)

16.2%

19.5%

White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005

67.5%

72.1%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over

44.3%

44.1%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

11.0%

8.6%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000

15.5%

15.1%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000

90.7%

86.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000

37.0%

32.7%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

66,507

638,654

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000

26.1

24.3

Housing units, 2005

223,141

2,053,178

Homeownership rate, 2000

68.0%

67.3%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

31.2%

25.7%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$171,700

$166,600

Households, 2000

190,909

1,658,238

Persons per household, 2000

2.53

2.53

Median household income, 2003

$55,780

$49,248

Per capita money income, 1999

$28,147

$24,049

Persons below poverty, percent, 2003

7.9%

10.0%

Private nonfarm establishments, 2004

17,463

147,314¹

Private nonfarm employment, 2004

265,146

1,908,508¹

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004

-9.3%

-0.3%¹

Nonemployer establishments, 2004

42,916

385,326

Total number of firms, 2002

53,105

464,982

Black-owned firms, percent, 2002

3.5%

1.5%

American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002

0.8%

0.8%

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002

3.6%

2.3%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002

NA

0.1%

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002

4.6%

5.2%

Women-owned firms, percent, 2002

29.5%

29.1%

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

1,765,338

34,661,144

Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)

28,512,637

92,092,155

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

9,263,841

52,226,983

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$18,158

$11,611

Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)

960,284

8,808,846

Building permits, 2005

4,007

45,891

Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)

2,475,281

30,060,329¹

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

803

103,717

Persons per square mile, 2000

607.7

41.5

FIPS Code

005

08

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Denver-Aurora, CO Metro Area