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Denver, CO
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Living in Denver



Denver is a very large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 713,252 people and 195 associated neighborhoods, Denver is the largest community in Colorado.

Housing costs in Denver are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

Also of interest is that Denver has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Denver is also a city of artists. Denver has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Denver’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.93% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Denver, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Denver is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Denver a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Denver is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

Denver is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Denver really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Denver citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Denver ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Denver a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Denver, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Denver is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.25% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Denver in 2018 was $56,381, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $225,524 for a family of four. However, Denver contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Denver is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Denver home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Denver residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Denver also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.20% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Denver include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Denver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.