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State of Colorado - County of Arapahoe

Arapahoe County Demography

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  • Table 1. Arapahoe County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Arapahoe County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Arapahoe County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Arapahoe County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Arapahoe County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Arapahoe County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Arapahoe County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Arapahoe County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 803
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 500,785
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 114
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 487,967
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 116
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 607.70
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 391,572
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 129
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 293,300
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 12,818
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 96,395
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 98,272
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 2.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 24.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 33.50%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 57,612
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 11.80%


    TABLE 2. Arapahoe County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 487,967
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 33,720
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 96,634
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 19.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 41,797
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 8.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 161,524
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 33.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 112,363
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 23.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 22,687
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 4.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 14,480
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 3.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 4,762
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 34.50
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 240,430
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 247,537
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 97.10
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 390,048
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 79.90%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 37,428
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 7.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 3,234
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 19,259
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 3.90%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 586
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 22,001
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 4.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 15,411
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 3.20%


    TABLE 3. Arapahoe County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 4,847
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 3,769
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 190,909
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 154,710
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 23.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 483,120
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.53
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 51,462
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 27.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 70,982
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 37.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 29,351
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 15.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 125,791
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 66,707
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 53.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 97,830
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 49,160
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 50.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 20,319
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 13,360
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 65.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 65,118
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 50,181
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 29.80%


    TABLE 4. Arapahoe County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 462,888
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 6,181
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 13.40
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 2,394
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 5.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 44
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 7.10
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 47
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 2,517
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 41,533
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 36,801


    TABLE 5. Arapahoe County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 93,168
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 85,357
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 69,034
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 251,916
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 230,583
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 91.50%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 88,573
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 35.20%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 50,748
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 37,234
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 36.30%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 30,749
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 7,776
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 12,318
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 6.40%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 9.60%


    TABLE 6. Arapahoe County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 20,126
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 1,850
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 18,276
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 25,604
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 482,636
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 4,170
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 391,511
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 6,540
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 196,835
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 16.70%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 190,909
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 129,822
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 68.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 8,140
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 4,242
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 52.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 3,794
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 46.60%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 748,565


    TABLE 7. Arapahoe County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 18,115,515
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 9,646,137
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 87.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 472,579
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 38,333
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 140.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 986,209
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 13,986,521
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 1,967,536
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 14.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 721,842
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 5.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 12,014,735
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 85.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 1,140,988
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 8.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 1,913,337
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 13.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 4,641,508
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 33.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 1,171,215
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 8.40%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 721,842
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 687,863
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 623,235




     









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