Denver is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 463 people and just one neighborhood, Denver is the 410th largest community in Indiana. Denver has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Denver is a blue-collar town, with 48.33% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Denver is a town of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver who work in management occupations (13.33%), sales jobs (8.75%), and office and administrative support (7.50%).
Overall, Denver’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in Denver, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.36 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Denver doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Denver has a very low overall level of education: only 9.54% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Denver in 2022 was $25,757, which is low income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,028 for a family of four. However, Denver contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Denver include German, English, Irish, European, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Denver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Denver are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 37.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.2%), and 9.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Denver, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.4%), and residents who report English roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Swiss ancestry (1.9%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (79.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.