Denver is a very large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 554,636 people and 181 constituent neighborhoods, Denver is the largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Denver is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Denver is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.37%), sales jobs (10.97%), and management occupations (9.42%).

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.

Denver is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Denver is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

Denver is one of the most car-oriented large cities in America. A full 84.9% of people drive their car alone to work each day. If you like to drive, you'll love it. And you better. Because walking to work is just not a viable option for most people who live in Denver. Highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers are part of the common Denver landscape.

Denver Information and Demographics

The education level of Denver citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.47% of adults in Denver have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Denver in 2000 was $24,101, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,404 for a family of four.

Denver is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Denver home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Denver is White, followed by 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 31.74% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Denver include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

In addition, Denver has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.42%).

The most common language spoken in Denver is English. Some people also speak Spanish.