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Population (year 2000): 554,636. Estimated
population in July 2005: 557,917 (+0.6% change)
Males: 280,207 (50.5%), Females: 274,429 (49.5%)
Denver County
Zip codes:
80202,
80203,
80204,
80205,
80206,
80207,
80209,
80210,
80211,
80212,
80214,
80215,
80216,
80218,
80219,
80220,
80221,
80222,
80223,
80224,
80226,
80227,
80228,
80229,
80230,
80231,
80232,
80233,
80234,
80235,
80236,
80237,
80239,
80241,
80246,
80249,
80260,
80264,
80290,
80293,
80294.
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $39,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $165,800 (year 2000)
Races in Denver:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.9%)
- Hispanic (31.7%)
- Other race (15.6%)
- Black (11.1%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.8%), Irish (9.6%),
English (8.3%), Italian (3.5%), United States (3.4%), French
(2.5%).
Elevation: 5277 feet
Land area: 153.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Denver
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Denver city
- Never married: 35.9%
- Now married: 43.2%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 12.7%
17.4% Foreign born (12.3% Latin America, 2.3%
Asia, 1.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +87,676
(+18.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Denver:
- CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY CENTRAL HOSP (4231
W 16TH AVE)
- CENTURA HLTH-PORTER ADVENTIST HOSPITAL (2525
S DOWNING ST)
- CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION THE (1056 E
19TH AVE)
- COLORADO MENTAL HLTH CTR AT FT LOGAN (3520 W
OXFORD AVE)
- DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (777 BANNOCK ST)
- EXEMPLA INC SAINT JOSEPH HOSP (1835 FRANKLIN
ST)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL DENVER (1920 HIGH ST)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF DENVER (1601 LOWELL
BLVD)
- NATL JEWISH MEDICAL & RESEARCH CTR (1400
JACKSON ST)
- PRESBYTERIAN/ST LUKE'S MEDICAL CTR (1719 E
19TH AVE)
- ROSE MEDICAL CTR (4567 E 9TH AVE)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (1719 E 19TH AVE
5TH FLOOR)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (4200 E 9TH AVE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Denver:
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 16 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
- DENVER INTL (about 23 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
- FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 50 miles; FORT
COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denver:
- CENTENNIAL (about 15 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: APA)
- JEFFCO (about 16 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: BJC)
- ERIE MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; ERIE, CO; ID: 48V)
Amtrak stations:
- DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.). Services: ticket office,
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities and snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
- DENVER INTERNATIONAL AP'T (DENVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Biggest Colleges/Universities in Denver:
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER
(Full-time enrollment: 12,938; Location: PO BOX 173362;
Public; Website: mscd.edu)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (FT
enrollment: 8,839; Location: PO BOX 173364 CAMPUS BOX
151; Public; Website: www.cudenver.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (FT enrollment: 7,592;
Location: UNIVERSITY Park; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.du.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- REGIS UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 5,898;
Location: 3333 REGIS BLVD; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.regis.edu/; Offers Master's degree)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (FT enrollment:
3,352; Location: PO BOX 173363; Public; Website:
ccd.rightchoice.org/)
- EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (FT
enrollment: 3,083; Location: 1250 WELTON ST; Public;
Website: www.egos-school.com)
- ART INSTITUTE OF COLORADO (FT enrollment:
1,882; Location: 1200 Lincoln Street; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.aic.artinstitutes.edu)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(FT enrollment: 1,821; Location: 4200 E 9TH AVE; Public;
Website: www.uchsc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- HEALTH ONE-SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 1,570; Location: 1719 E 19TH AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.health1.org)
- WESTWOOD COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 737; Location: 7350 N BROADWAY; Private,
for-profit)
- BEL-REA INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 608; Location: 1681 S DAYTON ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.bel-rea.com)
- DENVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 488;
Location: 925 S NIAGARA ST; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.dtc.edu)
- COLLEGE AMERICA-DENVER (FT enrollment: 399;
Location: 1385 S COLORADO BLVD., 5TH FLOOR; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.collegeamerica.com)
- DENVER AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 390; Location: 460 S LIPAN ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.DenverAutoDiesel.com)
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 355; Location: 6875 E EVANS AVE; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.rmcad.edu)
- CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
321; Location: 770 GRANT ST; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.concordecareercolleges.com)
- WESTWOOD COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 315; Location: 3150 S SHERIDAN; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.westwood.edu)
- PARKS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 298; Location:
9065 GRANT ST; Private, for-profit)
- PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 288;
Location: 1701 W 72ND AVE STE 130; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.pimamedical.com)
- HERITAGE COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS (FT
enrollment: 271; Location: 12 LAKESIDE LN; Private,
for-profit)
Biggest public high schools in Denver:
- EAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,854; Location:
1545 DETROIT STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,690; Location:
951 ELATI STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,621; Location: 655 SOUTH MONACO PKWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,564;
Location: 2855 SOUTH LAMAR STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,474; Location:
2960 NORTH SPEER BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- IVER C. RANUM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,466;
Location: 2401 WEST 80TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,440;
Location: 2285 SOUTH FEDERAL BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MONTBELLO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,395;
Location: 5000 CROWN BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,380; Location:
1700 EAST LOUISIANA AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,111; Location: 3950 SOUTH HOLLY STREET; Grades: 09 -
12)
Biggest private high schools in Denver:
- MULLEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 773; Location:
3601 S LOWELL BLVD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- DENVER CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 342;
Location: 2135 S PEARL ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 337;
Location: 3201 WEST ARIZONA AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- DENVER ACADEMY (Students: 331; Location: 1101
S. RACE ST.; Grades: 1 - 12)
- BISHOP MACHEBEUF CATHOLIC H S (Students: 291;
Location: 1958 ELM ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- THE DENVER WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 735 EAST FLORIDA; Grades: PK - 12)
- MILE HIGH ACADEMY (Students: 268; Location:
711 EAST YALE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
- BETH EDEN BAPTIST SCH (Students: 230;
Location: 2600 WADSWORTH BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 12)
- WOODSIDE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 135;
Location: 8500 EAST ALAMEDA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
- ROCKY MTN HEBREW ACADEMY (Students: 131;
Location: 300 S DAHLIA ST #210; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Denver:
- MARTIN LUTHER KING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,180; Location: 19535 EAST 46TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 -
08)
- KEPNER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,117;
Location: 911 SOUTH HAZEL COURT; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,023;
Location: 8600 EAST DARTMOUTH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ACADEMY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS (Students: 993;
Location: 601 EAST 64TH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
- NIVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 895;
Location: 9450 PECOS STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KUNSMILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 883;
Location: 2250 SOUTH QUITMAN STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RISHEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 870;
Location: 451 SOUTH TEJON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NOEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 861; Location:
5290 KITTRIDGE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
814; Location: 4100 JERICHO; Grades: PK - 05)
- HENRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 811; Location:
3005 SOUTH GOLDEN WAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Denver:
- GRALAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 634;
Location: 30 BIRCH STREET; Grades: KG - 9)
- NOTRE DAME SCHOOL (Students: 583; Location:
2165 SOUTH ZENOBIA ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST VINCENT DE PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students:
492; Location: 1164 S. JOSEPHINE; Grades: PK - 8)
- MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD SCHOOL (Students: 373;
Location: 3959 EAST ILIFF AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- GOOD SHEPHERD ELEM MIDDLE SCHO (Students:
326; Location: 940 FILLMORE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- STANLEY BRITISH PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students:
288; Location: 1301 QUEBEC STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- VAN DELLEN CHRISTIAN ELEMENTAR (Students:
274; Location: 4200 E WARREN AVE; Grades: KG - 6)
- THEODOR HERZL JEWISH DAY SCHOO (Students:
274; Location: 2450 S WABASH ST; Grades: KG - 6)
- RICK'S CTR FOR GIFTED CHILDREN (Students:
270; Location: 2040 S. YORK STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- TEMPLE EMANUEL PRESCHOOL KINDE (Students:
269; Location: 51 GRAPE STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Denver:
- DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$33,026,976; Location: 10 W 14TH AVENUE PARKWAY;
2,192,634 books; 48,237 audio materials; 112,351 video
materials; 4,700 serial subscriptions)
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