Denver, Colorado Economy Profile

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Denver, Colorado Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Denver, Colorado equals two hundred and twenty-eight thousand, one hundred and seventeen. Government workers comprise thirteen point three seven percent of workers in Denver, Colorado. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up six point one five percent of Denver, Colorado labor force. There are seven hundred and six unpaid family workers in Denver, Colorado.

eight point five eight percent of population are involved in construction, six point four eight percent are in manufacturing, and three point four six percent are in wholesale trade. 14.32% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Denver, Colorado. Ten percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Denver, Colorado.

67.65% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Denver, Colorado. 68.27% of Denver, Colorado workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point six seven percent of Denver, Colorado residents work at home. 8.43% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Denver, Colorado	%, Denver, Colorado	United States
Population 16 years and over	445,977		217,168,077
In labor force	301,714	67.65%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	301,434	67.59%	63.39%
- - Employed	284,340	63.76%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	17,094	3.83%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	280	0.06%	0.53%
Not in labor force	144,263	32.35%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	222,149	49.81%	51.66%
In labor force	136,398	30.58%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	136,292	30.56%	29.65%
- - Employed	128,602	28.84%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	40,989	9.19%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	22,378		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	278,715		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	190,274	68.27%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	37,668	13.51%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	23,487	8.43%	4.73%
Walked	12,112	4.35%	2.93%
Other means	4,949	1.78%	1.19%
Worked at home	10,225	3.67%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	24.5	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	284,340		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	107,703	37.88%	33.65%
Service occupations	43,284	15.22%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	74,909	26.34%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	430	0.15%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	28,343	9.97%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	29,671	10.44%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,655	0.58%	1.87%
Construction	24,393	8.58%	6.78%
Manufacturing	18,413	6.48%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	9,829	3.46%	3.6%
Retail trade	27,862	9.8%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	13,581	4.78%	5.2%
Information	19,782	6.96%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	25,248	8.88%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	40,724	14.32%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	47,490	16.7%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	28,448	10.0%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	13,882	4.88%	4.87%
Public administration	13,033	4.58%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	228,117	80.23%	78.47%
Government workers	38,023	13.37%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	17,494	6.15%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	706	0.25%	0.31%

	Denver, Colorado	%, Denver, Colorado	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	239,415		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	24,286	10.14%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,173	6.34%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	31,541	13.17%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	34,121	14.25%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	41,136	17.18%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	43,712	18.26%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	21,836	9.12%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	16,662	6.96%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,912	2.05%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	6,036	2.52%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	39,500		41,994
With earnings	198,528	44.52%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,787		56,604
With Social Security income	50,179	11.25%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,735		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	9,663	2.17%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,366		6,320
With public assistance income	8,031	1.8%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,758		3,032
With retirement income	30,931	6.94%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,728		17,376
Families	120,305		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	7,865	6.54%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,454	4.53%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,414	11.15%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	15,076	12.53%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	20,405	16.96%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	25,270	21.0%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,849	11.51%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	11,091	9.22%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,422	2.84%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	4,459	3.71%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	48,195		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	24,101		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	34,232		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	30,768		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	12,790		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	10,438	81.61%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	5,945	46.48%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	6,512		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	5,769	88.59%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	3,152	48.4%	42.27%
Individuals	77,813		33,899,812
18 years and over	53,173	68.33%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	5,827	7.49%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	23,802	30.59%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	16,249	20.88%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	30,243	38.87%	31.63%

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