Geography: County, in COLORADO's North Central Region.
Population Centers: South Aurora, Aurora, Southwest Arapahoe. County Seat: Littleton.
Markets: Denver, CO PMetropolitan Statistical Area; Denver Metro Group of Metro Regions; Denver, CO - NE - NV - WY Designated Market Area (TV Media Market).
Rank: 11.3% of state pop., ranked 4th of 63 counties.
Density: Area Size: 805 sq. mi. (%water: 0.3), persons per mile: 607.6–»; 514,012 acres land; acres per person: 1.05«–.
Urban#: %Urban Pop: 98.0-›; (98.0% in, 0.0% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 2.0«–; (0.1% farm, 1.9% non farm).
Population (2000): 487,967 total; 357,613 of voting age (73.3%).
Net Change in Population: %1990 to 2000: 24.6‹- (96,456). %1980 to 1990: 33.5–» (98,211).
Sex: %Female: 50.7.
Group Quarters: %Pop: 1.0«– (4,847). (%Corr: 0.3; %Nurs: 0.4; %OthI: 0.1; %Coll: 0.0; %Mili: 0.0; %OthN: 0.2.)
Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 6.9 (33,720); %5-17: 19.8-› (96,634); %18-24: 8.6‹- (41,797); %25-44: 33.1 (161,524); %45-64:
23.0 (112,363); %>64: 8.6‹- (41,929); Median: 34.5.
Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 8.2 (7,954). %Coll(18-24): 22.8«– (9,432).
Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 3.1«–; %9-11: 6.3«–; %HS Only: 20.5‹-; %Some Coll: 33.1-›; %Coll Only: 25.1-›; %Post Grad: 12.0-›. (%HS Grad: 90.7; %Coll Grad: 37.0-›.)
Marital Status#: %Never: 26.7; %Now: 57.0; %Wid: 4.3‹-; %Div: 12.0-›.
Military: %In Military: 0.5«– (1,805); %Veterans: 14.2 (50,669). (%WW2:
13.0‹-; %Korea: 9.9‹-; %Vietnam: 38.8-›; %Gulf: 14.3-›.)
Birth: %State Native: 36.0‹-; %Non Citizen: 6.9-› (33,774).
Language: %English: 82.9; %Spanish: 8.6«–; %Other Euro: 4.6-›; %Asian: 2.9–»; %Other: 0.9–».
Ancestry: %German: 16.3 (79,292); %Irish: 9.6 (46,974); %English: 9.1 (44,376); %US/American: 3.5 (16,959); %Italian: 3.2 (15,663); %Unclassified: 18.7. (%Specified: 84.5; 1.36 Average # of responses).
Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 26.1
(127,223). %Hispanic/Latino: 11.8‹-; %Black/African-American: 7.4–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.5‹-; %Asian: 3.9–»; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.1; %Other Race: 0.1; %Multi (2 or more): 2.2-›.
Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 23.4 (83,741). %Hispanic/Latino: 10.3‹-; %Black/African-American: 6.9–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.5‹-; %Asian: 3.9–»; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.1; %Other
Race: 0.1; %Multi (2 or more): 1.5-›.
Hispanics: 57,612 Total. Mexican, 36,191; Puerto Rican, 1,973; Central American, 1,583.
American Indians: 2,299 Total. Cherokee, 379; Sioux, 277; Navajo, 239.
Asians: 19,021 Total. Korean, 5,287; Vietnamese, 2,904; Chinese, 2,891.
Income & Labor Force: 273,207 in Force, %Women in Force: 66.7; %Force women: 46.7. Unemployment: 8,773, % of
16+yrs: 2.4‹-, % of Force: 3.2«–. Workers per HH:
1.4-›.
Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 82.1-› (215,540); %Government Sector: 11.1«– (29,243); %Self-Employed: 6.5‹- (17,186); %Unpaid Family
Workers: 0.3 (660).
Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 0.7«–; %Construction: 7.2«–; %Finance: 11.4–»; %Information: 7.4–»; %Manufacturing: 12.3‹-; %Professional: 28.9; %Public Service: 4.1‹-; %Trade: 16.4-›; %Travel & Leisure: 11.5‹-.
Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 17.7-›; %Prof, Health, Educ: 21.9; %Service: 11.7‹-; %Sales, Admin.:
31.3-›; %Farming, Fishing: 0.1; %Construction: 8.7‹-;
%Production: 8.6‹-. (%White Collar Workers: 70.9-›; %Blue
Collar Workers: 17.3‹-; %Grey (Service, Farm): 11.7‹-.)
Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 50.1«–; %outside County: 49.1–»; %another State: 0.8‹-.
Transport#: %SOV: 78.8; %HOV: 10.9‹-; %Public: 3.2; %Other: 2.5«–; %Home: 4.6‹-.
Commuting Time#: %<30min: 57.6‹-; %30-60min: 32.9–»; %>60min: 4.9‹-; %Home: 4.6‹-.
Leave for Work#: %<5am: 2.8; %5-6am: 6.7‹-; %6-7am: 22.6-›; %7-8am: 30.0; %8-9am: 14.8; %>9am: 18.5‹-; %Home: 4.6‹-.
HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 7.9«–; %15-35k: 20.7‹-; %35-50k: 17.1; %50-100k: 36.3-›; %100-150k: 11.0–»; %>150k: 7.0–»; Median: $53570-›.
Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $31457–»; %25to34: $48530-›; %35to44: $59927-›; %45to54: $68816-›; %55to64: $62427-›; %65to74: $41365-›; %>74yrs: $29063-›.
Income Type: %Wages: 86.2; %Self: 14.1‹-; %PubA: 1.7«–; %SSI: 2.2«–; %Int: 42.4; %Ret: 13.9; %Soc: 17.0‹-.
Family Income: Median: $63875-›; $28147-› per capita. %In Poverty: 4.2«– (5,282).
Poverty Status: %Tot: 5.8«– (27,987). (%<18yrs: 1.9«–; %18-64yrs: 3.4«–; %>64yrs: 0.4.)
Housing: 196,835 units, %Vacation: 0.3 (513). 190,909 households. %Owned: 68.0 (129,822).
Units in Structure#: %1 det: 56.8‹-; %1 att. to 4: 14.4-›; %>4: 27.3–»; %Mobile: 1.5«– (3,003).
Rooms: Median: 5.8-›.
Prop. Tax: Median: $1292-›.
Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 2.1«–; %50-100k: 8.5«–; %100-200k: 57.0-›; %200-300k: 19.7; %300-500k: 8.0‹-; %>500k: 4.6–»; Median: $166000.
Monthly Rent#: %None: 1.8«–; %<$250: 3.7«–;
%$250-500: 15.0«–; %$500-1,000: 66.3–»;
%$1,000-1,500: 11.4–»; %>$1,500: 1.8‹-; Median:
$668-›.
Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 2.1«–; %'40-'60: 10.3«–; %'60-'80: 41.1-›; %'80-'90: 28.5–»; %'90-'00: 18.0‹-; Median: 1979.
Year Moved in: %All: 1996; %Own: 1994; %Rent: 1999.
Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 44.3; %Same County: 19.8‹-; %Same State: 16.1-›. %NorthEast: 1.4‹-; %MidWest: 3.3‹-; %South: 4.3; %West: 6.9-›; %P.Rico: 0.0; %Other: 3.9-›.
Families: 125,791, persons per: 3.1.
Persons in HH#: %1: 27.0; %2: 32.3‹-; %3-4: 31.2; %5+: 9.5. (persons per HH: 2.5).
HH With Children: %All HH: 37.2-› (70,982). (%Couple: 26.7; %Other: 10.5-›.)
Vehicles by HH#: %None: 5.6‹-; %1or2: 74.7; %3+: 19.7‹-. (347,954, per 16+yrs: 0.93).
Heating Fuel#: %Util: 97.7-›; %Deli: 1.3«–;
%Self: 0.7«–; %None: 0.3. (%Coal: 0.0; %Elec: 18.4-›;
%Gas: 79.3-›; %Oil: 0.1; %Prop: 1.2«–; %Wood: 0.1;
%Oth: 0.6«–; %None: 0.3.)
Income Indexes: HH Inc: 113%; Fam Inc: 114%; RE Tax: 114%; Home Value: 104%; Mon Rent: 109%; Average is: 111% (as % of values for STATE).
Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $53,570; Median. Home Value: $166,000; INDEX: 3.1‹-.
SES Average (State): High Educ: 113%; Prof Spec: 101%; HH Income: 113%; Home Value: 104%; AVERAGE= 108% (as % of 4 values for STATE).
SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 152%; Prof Spec: 99%; HH Income: 128%; Home Value: 148%; AVERAGE= 132% (as % of 4 values for NATION).
Elections:
President('00): %BUSH: 51.5 (97,768); %Gore: 43.5 (82,614); %Others: 5.0«– (9,505).
Religion:
Participation: Congregations: 202, %Pop: 36.1‹- (176,076). Affiliation:
%Cath: 13.1‹-; %Prot: 6.1‹-; %Evan: 13.4-›; %Morm: 2.1; %Jews: 1.4‹-; %OthW: 0.0; %OthE: 0.0.
Universes: A) POP: 487,967; B) STP: 487,967; C) VAP: 357,613; D) JUV: 130,354; E) SAP: 96,634; F) CAP: 41,797; G)
3+yrs: 467,837; H) 16+yrs: 372,363; I) 25+yrs: 315,816; J) 65+yrs: 41,929; K) Grp Qtr Pop: 4,847; L) Hsg. Units:
196,835; M) Occ. Units: 190,909; N) Households: 190,909; O) Families: 125,791; P) Labor Force: 273,207; Q) Workers 16+:
260,271; R) Emp. 16+: 262,629; S) Veterans: 50,669; T) Pov.Status: 482,500.
Sample Size: 65,635 (13.5%).
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