Denver is a very large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 716,577 people and 195 associated neighborhoods, Denver is the largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Denver, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Denver, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Denver’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Denver does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $91,681.00. 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.Denver is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Denver is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver who work in management occupations (15.34%), sales jobs (9.51%), and business and financial occupations (9.37%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Denver telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.42% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. 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.If knowledge is power, Denver is a pretty powerful place. 55.65% of the adults in Denver have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Denver in 2022 was $61,202, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $244,808 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 27.94% 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.
