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Denver, Aurora Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Denver, Aurora Area is $34,173, which is higher than the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Denver, Aurora Area median household income is $64,206. On average Denver, Aurora Area residents spend 27.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #30

Denver, Aurora Area	34,173 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	35,947 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	41,584 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	30,976 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #37

Denver, Aurora Area	64,206 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	86,081 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	7.13%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Denver, Aurora Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Colorado and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Denver, Aurora Area		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.77%	$18,396, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.29%	$17,686, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.07%	$3,832, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.45%	$27,528, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	79,641 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	101,978 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
White	$67,503, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$40,750, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,416, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$66,979, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,035, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$53,423, see rank	$55,405	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,243, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,784, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$30,864, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,263, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$77,421, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$45,065, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,074,181, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	1,023,914, 49.36%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	788,721, 77.03%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,368, 0.23%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	786,353, 76.80%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	725,753, 92.29%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	60,600, 7.71%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	235,193, 22.97%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	1,050,267, 50.64%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	685,078, 65.23%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	622, 0.06%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	684,456, 65.17%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	634,075, 92.64%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	50,381, 7.36%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	365,189, 34.77%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,339,300, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,017,871, 76.00%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	122,243, 9.13%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	58,771, 4.39%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	28,522, 2.13%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	26,014, 1.94%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	85,879, 6.41%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Denver, Aurora Area	27.0 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,359,828	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	725,753, 53.37%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	286,004, 39.41%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	98,722, 13.60%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	139,457, 19.22%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,983, 0.27%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	70,623, 9.73%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	92,036, 12.68%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	634,075, 46.63%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	281,375, 44.38%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	120,674, 19.03%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	200,630, 31.64%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	666, 0.11%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,367, 0.37%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26,272, 4.14%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Denver, Aurora Area	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,359,828, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	19,678, 1.45%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	99,626, 7.33%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	92,502, 6.80%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	41,548, 3.06%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	147,873, 10.87%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	67,629, 4.97%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	50,119, 3.69%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	110,301, 8.11%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	201,003, 14.78%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	261,306, 19.22%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	137,268, 10.09%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	62,775, 4.62%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	68,200, 5.02%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Denver, Aurora Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	314,917	12.03%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	54,510	8.42%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.