Denver is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,697 people and six associated neighborhoods, Denver is the 264th largest community in North Carolina. Denver real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Denver house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Denver is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Denver is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver who work in healthcare (17.80%), sales jobs (15.47%), and teaching (13.07%). One downside of living in Denver, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.62 minutes every day commuting to work. Denver is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Denver isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.62% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. Denver is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Denver is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.77% of adults in Denver have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Denver in 2022 was $35,642, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,568 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Denver include English, German, European, Scottish, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Denver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
