Population 2000: 554,636
Metro area: Denver

DENVER COUNTY

CO

USA

POPULATION

Number

Number

Number

Total population

554,636

Square miles (land)

153.35

Population per square mile

3,616.78

41.47

79.56

GENDER

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

280,207

50.5

50.4

49.1

Female

274,429

49.5

49.6

50.9

AGE

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

103,557

18.7

21.3

21.4

16-24

77,793

14.0

14.3

13.9

25-44

200,096

36.1

32.6

30.2

45-64

110,764

20.0

22.2

22.0

65+

62,426

11.3

9.7

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

35.69

34.97

36.22

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

362,180

65.3

82.8

75.1

Black or African American

61,649

11.1

3.8

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

7,290

1.3

1.0

0.9

Asian

15,611

2.8

2.2

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

648

0.1

0.1

0.1

Some other race

86,464

15.6

7.2

5.5

Two or more races

20,794

3.7

2.8

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

175,704

31.7

17.1

12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census