Metro Denver
Population
The Metro Denver population has grown by almost 500,000 over the last ten years. By 2035, it is projected that the region’s population will increase from almost 3 million to more than 4 million people.
Metro Denver Population: 3,265,677
- PCity of Denver: 729,239
- PAurora Population: 379,859
- PCentennial Population: 111,096
- PCommerce City Population: 60,392
- PEnglewood Population: 35,268
- PLakewood Population: 158,410
- PLittleton Population: 48,140
- PThornton Population: 142,672
- PWestminister Population: 113,191
Metro Denver’s Quality of Life
Residents who live in and around Denver enjoy a high quality of life. Downtown and City Center neighborhoods are easy to traverse by foot or bike and have the best access to public transportation in the Denver metro area. The neighborhoods in and around Denver have the highest walk, bike, and transit scores in the city.
Population Growth
New residents are moving to Denver and its surrounding neighborhoods in record numbers. The residential population is projected to grow by almost 18 percent in the next five years and downtown’s City Center neighborhoods are projected to grow by 12 percent.
3.2 MILLION
metro Denver 2021 population
20%
population increase (2010-2020)
6TH
fastest growing state
299,570
net-in migration to the Denver market (2010-2019)
37
median age
43.5%
between 30 and 44 years old
Eastern Denver Development
Denver’s amazing popularity with home buyers is driving some of the fastest growth in the entire nation. This growth velocity is prompting a bold look at the prime development opportunities along I-70 corridor south of DIA, where the metropolitan area is about to get its first real master-planned community created in many years.
Major Residential
The Aurora Highlands
3,146 Acres
12,487 Planned Units
32,492 Population est.
Prosper Farms
5,130 Acres
9,000 Planned Units
27,000 Population est.
Sky Ranch
772 Acres
4,000 Planned Units
12,000 Population est.
Eastern Hills
3,300 Acres
15,000 Planned Units
39,000 Population est.
Windler
600 Acres
5,000 Planned Units
15,000 Population est.
Eastern Residential Development
Bennett, Colorado leads the region in affordable new housing with a projected 10,000 additional rooftops being constructed within the next five years. New development projects include The Farm, Skyview, Muegge Farms, Bennett Crossing, Bennett Ranch, and Kiowa Creek.
