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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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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
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 37/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 116/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 54/yr
Days above 90° 43/yr
Below freezing 143/yr
Annual rainfall 18.5in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 89°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 15°F
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
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 Denver
- 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
Cities about the same size
- Nashville-Davidson, TN721,074
- Oklahoma City, OK719,849
- Seattle, WA784,777
- Washington, DC693,645
- El Paso, TX683,012
- Las Vegas, NV679,817
- Boston, MA672,973
- San Francisco, CA826,079
More in Colorado
- Colorado Springs494,743
- Fort Collins171,500
- Greeley115,073
- Pueblo110,404
- Boulder105,689
- Longmont100,109
- Castle Rock83,815
- Loveland81,387
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.