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Situation & Outlook Report

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 19740)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA metro changed from 2,554,468 in 2010 to 2,755,856 in 2015, a change of 259,862 (10.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 21 in 2010 and 19 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 25,888 (2011), 28,686 (2012), 32,919 (2013), 36,787 (2014), 36,787 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 2,878,619. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 324,284 (12.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 265,125 (2010) to 461,452 (2020), a change of 196,327 (74.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 35 in 2008 and 42 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $48,616 in 2008 to $53,983 in 2014, a change of $5,367 (11%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 18 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $150,035 in 2009 to $187,111 in 2014 a change of $37,076 (24.71%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $150,035 in 2009 to $170,497 in 2014, a change of $20,462 (13.64%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 621 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 19740; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Arrow Electronics, Inc
  • Ball Corporation
  • CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
  • Cimarex Energy Co.
  • DCP Midstream Partners, LP
  • DISH Network Corporation
  • DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
  • EchoStar Corporation
  • Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
  • Level 3 Communications, Inc.
  • Liberty Interactive Corporation
  • Liberty Media Corporation
  • Molson Coors Brewing Company
  • Newmont Mining Corporation
  • QEP Resources, Inc.
  • SM Energy Company
  • The Western Union Company
  • Whiting Petroleum Corporation

Number in this metro: 19. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Aurora
  •   Broomfield
  •   Denver
  •   Lakewood

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Arvada, CO (0803455) 106,433 106,635 107,578 109,690 111,600 113,574 6,939 6.50
  Aurora, CO (0804000) 325,078 325,977 332,633 339,302 346,201 353,108 27,131 8.30
  Brighton, CO (0808675) 33,352 33,926 34,533 35,132 35,815 36,765 2,839 8.40
  Broomfield, CO (0809280) 55,889 56,266 57,433 58,992 60,306 62,138 5,872 10.40
  Castle Rock, CO (0812415) 48,231 48,584 50,116 51,416 53,152 55,747 7,163 14.70
  Centennial, CO (0812815) 100,377 100,871 102,479 104,074 106,431 107,201 6,330 6.30
  Commerce City, CO (0816495) 45,913 46,179 47,549 48,562 49,907 51,762 5,583 12.10
  Denver, CO (0820000) 600,158 603,365 619,390 633,868 648,401 663,862 60,497 10.00
  Englewood, CO (0824785) 30,255 30,347 30,787 31,240 31,628 32,480 2,133 7.00
  Federal Heights, CO (0826270) 11,467 11,509 11,655 11,804 12,063 12,178 669 5.80
  Golden, CO (0830835) 18,867 19,243 19,643 19,793 19,890 20,201 958 5.00
  Greenwood, CO (0833035) 13,925 13,977 14,232 14,469 14,678 15,385 1,408 10.10
  Lakewood, CO (0843000) 142,980 143,156 144,184 145,461 146,992 149,643 6,487 4.50
  Littleton, CO (0845255) 41,737 42,002 43,188 43,825 44,386 44,669 2,667 6.30
  Lone Tree, CO (0845955) 10,218 11,295 11,564 11,902 13,286 13,545 2,250 19.90
  Northglenn, CO (0854330) 35,789 35,908 36,461 36,992 37,559 38,596 2,688 7.50
  Parker, CO (0857630) 45,297 45,475 46,296 47,238 48,663 49,857 4,382 9.60
  Thornton, CO (0877290) 118,772 119,395 121,885 124,360 127,728 130,307 10,912 9.10
  Westminster, CO (0883835) 106,114 106,446 107,748 109,261 110,978 112,090 5,644 5.30
  Wheat Ridge, CO (0884440) 30,166 30,220 30,341 30,722 30,882 31,034 814 2.70

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 2,554,468 100.0 2,601,104 100.0 2,648,482 100.0 2,700,086 100.0 2,755,856 100.0 2,814,330 100.0
  Adams County, CO (08001) 443,680 17.4 452,204 17.4 460,728 17.4 470,590 17.4 481,169 17.5 491,337 17.5
  Arapahoe County, CO (08005) 574,727 22.5 586,033 22.5 596,383 22.5 608,403 22.5 619,634 22.5 631,096 22.4
  Broomfield County, CO (08014) 56,271 2.2 57,445 2.2 58,949 2.2 60,163 2.2 61,875 2.2 65,065 2.3
  Clear Creek County, CO (08019) 9,083 0.4 9,056 0.3 9,070 0.3 9,080 0.3 9,171 0.3 9,303 0.3
  Denver County, CO (08031) 603,300 23.6 619,374 23.8 633,976 23.9 648,411 24.0 663,963 24.1 682,545 24.3
  Douglas County, CO (08035) 286,964 11.2 292,593 11.2 298,673 11.3 306,368 11.3 314,850 11.4 322,387 11.5
  Elbert County, CO (08039) 23,095 0.9 23,267 0.9 23,412 0.9 23,690 0.9 24,170 0.9 24,735 0.9
  Gilpin County, CO (08047) 5,461 0.2 5,445 0.2 5,455 0.2 5,573 0.2 5,722 0.2 5,828 0.2
  Jefferson County, CO (08059) 535,625 21.0 539,607 20.7 545,817 20.6 551,731 20.4 559,042 20.3 565,524 20.1
  Park County, CO (08093) 16,262 0.6 16,080 0.6 16,019 0.6 16,077 0.6 16,260 0.6 16,510 0.6

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Adams County, CO
  Arapahoe County, CO
  Denver County, CO
  Douglas County, CO
  Jefferson County, CO

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 2,697,476 2,754,258 56,782 2.11
  One race 2,602,525 2,660,990 58,465 2.25
    White 2,215,642 2,266,137 50,495 2.28
    Black/African American 2,215,642 2,266,137 50,495 2.28
    American Indian/Alaska Native 17,533 26,447 8,914 50.84
    Asian alone 102,732 108,407 5,675 5.52
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3,656 2,092 -1,564 -42.78
    Some other race alone 116,030 103,976 -12,054 -10.39
  Two or more races 94,951 93,268 -1,683 -1.77
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 613,551 628,890 15,339 2.50
Population 25 years and over 1,820,275 1,866,867 46,592 2.50
  % high school graduate or higher 90.1 89.7 -0.4 -0.44
  % bachelor's degree or higher 40.3 40.8 0.5 1.24
Total Households 1,035,096 1,054,371 19,275 1.24
  Median household income ($) 62,760 66,870 4,110 6.55
  Mean household income ($) 84,810 89,498 4,688 5.53
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 2,697,476 2,754,258 56,782 2.11
  Male 1,345,384 1,374,657 29,273 5.53
  Female 1,352,092 1,379,601 27,509 5.53
  Under 5 years 176,499 176,613 114 5.53
  5 to 9 years 185,134 191,544 6,410 3.46
  10 to 14 years 187,120 182,995 -4,125 -2.20
  15 to 19 years 161,541 163,622 2,081 1.29
  20 to 24 years 166,907 172,617 5,710 3.42
  25 to 34 years 424,668 438,229 13,561 3.19
  35 to 44 years 397,702 400,329 2,627 0.66
  45 to 54 years 371,505 375,298 3,793 1.02
  55 to 59 years 171,375 176,264 4,889 2.85
  55 to 59 years 171,375 176,264 4,889 2.85
  60 to 64 years 151,679 155,069 3,390 2.23
  65 to 74 years 181,280 196,058 14,778 8.15
  75 to 84 years 85,776 86,664 888 1.04
  85 years and over 36,290 38,956 2,666 7.35
  Median age 36.1 36.1 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 2,047,925 2,099,791 51,866 2.53
  21 years and over 1,957,311 2,009,725 52,414 2.68
  62 years and over 390,108 413,550 23,442 6.01
  65 years and over 303,346 321,678 18,332 6.04

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 1,078,837 1,079,420 1,082,714 1,087,712 1,100,269 1,114,330 34,910 3.23

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 1,097,911 1,114,105 16,194 1.47
  1-unit, detached 655,249 661,775 6,526 1.00
  1-unit, attached 84,059 89,230 5,171 6.15
  2 units 14,729 14,728 -1 -0.01
  3 or 4 units 31,804 31,608 -196 -0.62
  5 to 9 units 56,669 54,591 -2,078 -3.67
  10 to 20 units 84,332 81,878 -2,454 -2.91
  20 or more units 151,800 159,252 7,452 4.91
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 1,097,911 1,114,105 16,194 1.47
  Occupied Housing Units 1,035,096 1,054,371 19,275 1.86
    Owner 657,099 657,134 35 0.01
    Renter 377,997 397,237 19,240 5.09
  Vacant Housing Units 62,815 59,734 -3,081 -4.90
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.90 0.90 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.00 4.00 0.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.66 2.67 0.01 0.38
Average household size; renter-occ 2.42 2.42 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 257,000 276,800 19,800 7.70
Median Rent $ renter occupied 998 1,078 80 8.02

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 1,483 1,772 1,073 1,587 2,110 1,495 1,435 1,564 1,652 1,987 1,289 1,419
  in 1 unit bldgs 835 842 768 683 733 715 852 927 877 879 914 908
  in 2 unit bldgs 6 0 2 4 6 2 0 2 0 12 0 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 64 3 4 3 4 7 16 4 9 0 12
  in 5+ unit bldgs 639 866 300 896 1,368 774 576 619 771 1,087 375 495
  Bldgs with 5+ units 11 13 6 12 11 8 25 8 13 21 14 7
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 315,167 341,250 302,539 306,930 439,113 291,651 307,372 381,374 336,315 391,788 334,855 344,094
  1 unit structures 230,679 227,759 217,801 190,191 185,576 197,415 239,271 258,465 249,014 247,303 259,890 258,590
  2 unit structures 1,056 0 449 533 904 355 0 178 0 2,522 0 798
  3-4 unit structures 394 16,941 394 329 708 533 908 2,320 408 1,023 0 1,206
  5+ unit structures 83,038 96,550 83,895 115,877 251,925 93,348 67,193 120,411 86,893 140,940 74,965 83,500

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    260.63 264.96 270.64 281.02 287.52
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.66 2.14 3.84 2.31 10.32
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 121,383,631 130,544,627 139,212,185 151,397,505 157,531,669 36,148,038 29.8
  Net earnings 1/ 82,399,364 88,702,326 97,415,686 106,373,175 110,312,461 27,913,097 33.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 14,820,415 14,873,493 15,455,090 16,527,469 17,825,036 3,004,621 20.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 1,397,868 1,442,874 1,474,447 1,456,828 1,455,053 57,185 4.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 942,924 648,783 475,271 267,238 262,535 -680,389 -72.2
    Retirement and other 12,479,623 12,781,836 13,505,372 14,803,403 16,107,448 3,627,825 29.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 24,163,852 26,968,808 26,341,409 28,496,861 29,394,172 5,230,320 21.6
  Population 4/ 2,601,104 2,648,482 2,700,086 2,755,856 2,814,330 213,226 8.2
  Per capita personal income 46,666 49,290 51,558 54,937 55,975 9,309 19.9
  Per capita net earnings 31,679 33,492 36,079 38,599 39,197 7,518 23.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,698 5,616 5,724 5,997 6,334 636 11.2
    Per capita income maintenance 537 545 546 529 517 -20 -3.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 363 245 176 97 93 -270 -74.4
    Per capita retirement and other 4,798 4,826 5,002 5,372 5,723 925 19.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 9,290 10,183 9,756 10,340 10,444 1,154 12.4
  Earnings by place of work 92,553,579 99,388,213 109,741,127 119,647,177 124,485,700 31,932,121 34.5
    Wages and salaries 70,166,235 74,667,789 77,547,116 83,470,594 88,839,268 18,673,033 26.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 13,902,397 14,715,781 15,509,823 16,578,499 16,186,919 2,284,522 16.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 8,846,702 9,371,041 10,041,751 10,648,349 9,949,484 1,102,782 12.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 5,055,695 5,344,740 5,468,072 5,930,150 6,237,435 1,181,740 23.4
    Proprietors' income 8,484,947 10,004,643 16,684,188 19,598,084 19,459,513 10,974,566 129.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 20,555 -12,205 -20,300 -11,347 -7,429 -27,984 -136.1
      Farm proprietors' income 8,464,392 10,016,848 16,704,488 19,609,431 19,466,942 11,002,550 130.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 1,675,002 1,716,594 1,777,391 1,843,293 1,906,208 231,206 13.8
  Wage and salary jobs 1,274,958 1,311,317 1,357,743 1,411,417 1,462,128 187,170 14.7
  Number of proprietors 400,044 405,277 419,648 431,876 444,080 44,036 11.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 4,364 4,288 4,270 4,223 4,125 -239 -5.5
    Number of farm proprietors 395,680 400,989 415,378 427,653 439,955 44,275 11.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 55,256 57,898 61,743 64,909 65,305 10,049 18.2
  Average wages and salaries 55,034 56,941 57,115 59,140 60,760 5,726 10.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,392 24,980 40,215 45,854 44,248 22,856 106.8
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 150,035 155,391 160,492 167,964 175,635 187,111 37,076 24.71
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 150,035 152,128 153,788 158,507 162,437 170,497 20,462 13.64

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 92,724 2,232,560 1,209 93,820 2,286,684 1,089
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 341 46,456 1,679 338 47,241 1,421
 Total, all industries - St Govt 166 ...... 166 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 376 ...... 376 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 91,841 1,922,032 1,225 92,940 1,968,287 1,100
    Goods-producing 11,183 266,534 1,465 11,360 274,291 1,282
      Natural resources and mining 914 25,098 3,881 912 24,998 2,569
      Construction 7,690 130,089 1,063 7,854 136,678 1,067
      Manufacturing 2,579 111,347 1,397 2,594 112,615 1,260
    Service-providing 80,658 1,655,498 1,186 81,580 1,693,996 1,070
      Trade, transportation & utilities 17,981 418,565 997 18,120 421,437 933
      Information 1,774 74,280 2,228 1,800 75,874 1,787
      Financial activities 11,141 159,679 2,081 11,267 163,733 1,469
      Professional & business services 25,712 407,253 1,554 26,146 417,211 1,454
      Education and health services 8,920 283,895 895 9,008 288,548 948
      Leisure and hospitality 7,185 242,853 460 7,233 257,367 442
      Other services 7,822 68,724 716 7,918 69,633 733
      Unclassified 123 249 1,397 88 194 1,045

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.3 3.8 3.6
Unemployment 9,725 8,935 8,694 9,109 9,298 9,146 9,344 9,709 9,858 9,695 11,044 9,808 9,098
Employment 239,307 239,294 239,407 238,430 236,985 237,331 240,578 241,083 243,165 244,688 244,802 246,062 245,734
Labor Force249,032248,229248,101247,539246,283246,477249,922250,792253,023254,383255,846255,870254,832

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Adams 12 Five Star SchoolsThornton 08069002108001CO 43,268 222,920 44,089
Agate School District No. 300Agate 08019804308039CO 10 682 104
Aurora, Joint District No. 28 of The Counties of Adams And AAurora 08023401108005CO 39,835 219,168 40,904
Bennett School District No. 29jBennett 08024304208001CO 1,044 6,586 1,348
Big Sandy School District No. 100jSimla 08066004308039CO 300 1,905 355
Brighton School District No. 27jBrighton 08025802108001CO 16,184 82,372 17,310
Byers School District No. 32jByers 08027004208005CO 563 2,620 533
Cherry Creek, School District No. 5, In The County of ArapahGreenwood Village 08029102108005CO 53,422 290,280 55,930
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1Idaho Springs 08030004208019CO 959 9,031 1,031
Deer Trail School District No. 26jDeer Trail 08032704308005CO 185 951 197
Douglas County School District, No. Re 1Castle Rock 08034502108035CO 64,657 308,286 69,001
Elbert School District No. 200Elbert 08036904208039CO 209 1,598 323
Englewood, School District No. 1, In The County of ArapahoeEnglewood 08037802108005CO 2,981 26,608 2,982
Gilpin County School District No. Re-1Black Hawk 08042304208047CO 373 2,844 341
Jefferson County School District No. R-1Golden 08048002108059CO 85,542 554,857 88,260
Littleton, School District No. 6, In The County of ArapahoeLittleton 08053102108005CO 15,754 97,473 15,833
Mapleton, School District No. 1, In The County of Adams & StDenver 08055502108001CO 8,051 32,342 6,535
Park County School District No. Re-2Fairplay 08038404308093CO 581 6,923 746
Platte Canyon, School District No. 1, of The County of ParkBailey 08023704308093CO 1,089 9,198 1,357
School District N. 14 In The County of Adams & State of ColoCommerce City 08019502108001CO 7,500 38,733 8,738
School District No. 1 In The County of Denver And State of CDenver 08033601108031CO 83,377 649,495 91,237
School District No. C-1, In The County of Elbert And State OElizabeth 08037204208039CO 2,703 14,647 2,771
School District No. C-2 In The County of Elbert And State OfKiowa 08050104208039CO 383 2,668 507
Sheridan School District No. 2Sheridan 08065402108005CO 1,584 8,519 1,474
Strasburg School District 31jStrasburg 08067504208001CO 1,001 5,092 1,137
Westminster, School District No. 50, In The County of AdamsWestminster 08072302108001CO 10,069 74,667 13,515

Number of districts: 26 ... Total enrollment: 441,624
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7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
American Sentinel University Aurora, CO4607389 1,712 74 1,461 440
Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO1262893 10,401 1,618 0 0
Argosy University-Denver Denver, CO4487349 129 36 288 64
Aspen University Denver, CO4548299 231 13 1,257 13
Aveda Institute-Denver Denver, CO4592774 440 440 0 0
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology Denver, CO1263593 489 489 0 0
College America-Denver Denver, CO1268725 407 407 0 0
Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO1266697 5,324 1,611 463 106
Colorado Heights University Denver, CO3678397 107 98 47 40
Colorado School of Healing Arts Lakewood, CO3817324 176 107 0 0
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO1267759 4,456 4,240 1,506 1,154
Colorado School of Trades Lakewood, CO1267843 196 196 0 0
Colorado State University-Global Campus Greenwood Village, CO4769757 6,907 2,841 2,352 893
Colorado Technical University-Greenwood Village Aurora, CO4300879 526 274 189 123
Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO1268633 7,617 1,528 0 0
Community College of Denver Denver, CO1269423 10,296 2,514 0 0
Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora, CO1266873 761 761 0 0
DeVry University-Colorado Westminster, CO4824407 750 300 214 31
Denver School of Nursing Denver, CO4548565 790 790 0 0
Ecotech Institute Aurora, CO4602153 375 300 0 0
Empire Beauty School-Arvada Arvada, CO3817504 37 28 0 0
Empire Beauty School-Aurora Aurora, CO4471754 138 97 0 0
Empire Beauty School-Lakewood Lakewood, CO1268544 83 83 0 0
Empire Beauty School-Littleton Littleton, CO4471664 76 56 0 0
Empire Beauty School-Thornton Thornton, CO1283374 132 107 0 0
Everest College-Aurora Aurora, CO3665443 328 255 0 0
Everest College-Thornton Thornton, CO1277873 342 261 0 0
Front Range Community College Westminster, CO1272003 18,761 5,575 0 0
Heritage College-Denver Denver, CO2625093 482 482 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Aurora Aurora, CO4596755 231 188 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Westminster Westminster, CO2441545 212 158 0 0
Johnson & Wales University-Denver Denver, CO4392887 1,363 1,255 28 27
Jones International University Centennial, CO4447239 1,195 656 656 408
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Denver, CO1269514 1,263 1,263 0 0
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO1275657 21,196 12,718 478 292
National American University-Centennial Centennial, CO4661615 108 7 0 0
National American University-Denver Denver, CO1276995 218 32 0 0
National Beauty College Denver, CO4548474 51 51 0 0
New Dimensions Beauty Academy Inc Parker, CO4768234 57 56 0 0
Paul Mitchell the School-Denver Lakewood, CO4821764 171 162 0 0
Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO1281514 1,084 984 0 0
Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver, CO4049123 944 944 0 0
Pima Medical Institute-South Denver Aurora, CO4616893 315 315 0 0
Platt College-Aurora Aurora, CO2608135 209 209 0 0
Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO1279094 8,112 2,665 0 0
Redstone College Broomfield, CO1266053 552 462 0 0
Regency Beauty Institute-Lakewood Lakewood, CO4507844 59 45 0 0
Regency Beauty Institute-Westminster Westminster, CO4507934 131 89 0 0
Regis University Denver, CO1279189 5,009 2,501 4,199 2,460
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO1279457 1,019 588 26 6
The Art Institute of Colorado Denver, CO1267025 1,414 896 0 0
University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO1265629 13,509 7,996 9,282 4,151
University of Denver Denver, CO1270609 5,643 5,304 6,166 3,298
University of Phoenix-Colorado Lone Tree, CO4846408 1,351 1,351 323 323
Westwood College-Denver North Denver, CO1270245 342 229 0 0
Westwood College-Denver South Denver, CO3817875 236 170 0 0
Xenon International Academy-Denver Aurora, CO3723564 62 62 0 0
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Talmudical Seminary Denver, CO1284259 12 12 3 3

  Number of institutions: 58 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 138,537
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

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The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

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Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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