| Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA) |
| 1980: | 1,429,000 |
| 1990: | 1,622,980 |
| 2000: | 2,109,282 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 29.9% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 21st |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 22nd |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 19th |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 493,000 |
| 1990: | 467,610 |
| 2000: | 554,636 |
| 2003 estimate: | 557,478 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | -18.6% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 24th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 26th (State rank: 1st) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 31st (State rank: 1st) |
| Density: | 3,616.7 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 362,180 |
| Black or African American | 61,149 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 7,290 |
| Asian | 15,611 |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander | 648 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 175,704 |
| Other | 86,464 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 40.1% |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 37,769 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 34,473 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 31,315 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 32,259 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 45,534 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 113,676 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 86,420 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 71,000 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 22,573 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 17,191 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 30,643 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 23,369 |
| Population 85 years and over | 8,414 |
| Median age | 33.1 years |
| Births: | (2003, Denver County) |
| Total number | 10,365 |
| Deaths | (2003, Denver County) |
| Total number | 4,321 (of which, 72 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $24,101 |
| Median household income | $39,500 |
| Total households | 239,235 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 24,286 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 15,173 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 31,541 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 34,121 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 41,136 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 43,712 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 21,836 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 16,662 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4,912 |
| $200,000 or more | 6,036 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 10.6% (42.0% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 32,132 |