Denver, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Denver	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$45,636	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$72,661	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$101,371	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$53,420	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,965	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$39,463	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.9%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Denver is 53% higher than the national average
The median household income in Denver is 31% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Denver is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Denver is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,435 $72,661 $145,322

City

$41,675 $62,520 $125,040

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Denver median earnings by income bracket

Denver employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	6.9%	6.9%
Financial & insurance services	5.8%	5.8%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	37.8%	37.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cherry Hills Village, CO	6,680	$250,001	351.9%
Columbine Valley, CO	1,498	$219,875	297.4%
Bow Mar, CO	969	$173,542	213.7%
Genesee, CO	4,099	$159,327	188.0%
Foxfield, CO	635	$141,042	154.9%
Denver, CO	715,878	$72,661	31.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Washington, DC	701,974	$90,842	64.2%
Brampton, ON	735,754	n/a
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Seattle, WA	741,251	$97,185	75.7%
Boston, MA	689,326	$76,298	37.9%
Denver, CO	715,878	$72,661	31.3%

Source: The Denver, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).