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In May, 1859, General William Larimer and his son staked out a cemetery called Mount Prospect, two miles east of the existing Denver settlement. In reality, Mount Prospect belonged to the Arapahoe tribe and did not become ... more



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Indicator 2000 Data Most Recent Data Data Year
Total Population 10,324 10,235 2010
Denver Public School Enrollment (Grades 1 - 12) 566 718 2011
Total Births * 141 130 2010
% Births Non-Latino White * 75.89% 87.69% 2010
% Births African-American * 6.38% 0% 2010
% Births Latino * 14.18% 5.38% 2010
% Birth Native American * 0% 0% 2010
% Birth Asian/Pacific Islander * 2.84% 4.62% 2010
% Births Other Race * 0% 0% 2008
Total Foreclosure Filings 4 46 2009

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Population and Households

General

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
Total Population 10,235 600,158 2010
Households 5,724 263,107 2010
Denver Public School Enrollment (Grades 1 - 12) 718 77,366 2011
Total Births * 130 "9,565" 2010

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Race/Ethnicity

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
% Population Non-Latino White 82.35% 52.15% 2010
% Population African American 4.42% 9.73% 2010
% Population Latino 8.09% 31.82% 2010
% Population Native American 0.45% 0.59% 2010
% Population Asian/Pacific Islander 2.09% 3.32% 2010
% Population Other Race (Single Race Selected) 0.24% 0.2% 2010
% Population of 2 or More Races 2.32% 2.11% 2010
% Foreign Born 9.69% 17.42% 2000
% Adults Non-English Speaking 2.42% 9.2% 2000
% Births Non-Latino White * 87.69% 43.13% 2010
% Births African-American * 0% 10.93% 2010
% Births Latino * 5.38% 38.31% 2010
% Birth Native American * 0% 0.91% 2010
% Birth Asian/Pacific Islander * 4.62% 3.82% 2010
% Births Other Race * 0% 1.96% 2008
% Births to Foreign Mothers * 13.77% 34.16% 2008

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Age

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
% Population under 6 6.28% 8.59% 2010
% Population 6-11 4.46% 7.05% 2010
% Population 12-17 3.2% 5.81% 2010
% Population 18-24 7.72% 10.41% 2010
% Population 25-34 27.59% 20.47% 2010
% Population 35-44 18.76% 14.96% 2010
% Population 45-54 12.8% 12.08% 2010
% Population 55-64 11.92% 10.29% 2010
% Population over 65 7.27% 10.35% 2010

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Families and Households

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
Persons per Household 1.7736 2.2203 2010
% 1-Person Households 50.58% 40.6% 2010
% Families with Children 15.55% 24.8% 2010
% Families without Children 18.34% 22.71% 2010
% Non-Family Households 15.53% 11.89% 2010
% Children Living with Single Parents 28.95% 28.01% 2000
% Births to Teen Mothers (19 and under) * 0% 9.09% 2010
% Births to Unwed Mothers * 11.54% 25.32% 2010

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Mobility

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
% Persons Age 5+ Living in Denver Who Lived in a City Other than Denver in 1995 40.64% 33.01% 2000
% Households Living at Current Address Less than 1 Year 32.11% 28.68% 2000

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Youth

Student Demographics

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
% DPS Non-Latino White Students 75.05% 22.22% 2009
% DPS African-American Students 6.58% 16.85% 2009
% DPS Latino Students 13.15% 56.08% 2009
% DPS Other Race Students 5.22% 4.84% 2009
% DPS Children Receiving Free School lunch 19.36% 73.04% 2011

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Newborns

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
Premature Birth Rate * 12.32 9.86 2008
Low Birth Weight Rate * 12.32 9.58 2008
% Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care * 2.17% 8.63% 2008

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Early Education

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
% Children under 12 in Subsidized Child Care 3.06% 6.87% 2003
# Licensed Child Care Slots 369 23,886 2003

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Economic Well Being

Poverty and Income

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
Average Household Income $62,925 $55,129 2000
% Children (under 18) on TANF 2.03% 4.57% 2002
% Children (under 18) on Medicaid 7.02% 22.49% 2002
% Persons in poverty 10.9% 14.29% 2000
% Children (under 18) in Poverty 9.4% 20.82% 2000
% Families in Poverty 7.62% 10.63% 2000
% Single Mothers with Children in Poverty 22.75% 32.58% 2000
% Households with Income less than 100% of Denver's Median Income 50.77% 49.9% 2000
% Households with Income 100 to 200% of Denver's Median Income 25.42% 30.9% 2000
% Households with Income Greater than 200% of Denver's Median Income 23.81% 19.19% 2000
% Non-Latino Whites in Poverty 9.01% 7.8% 2000
% African-Americans in Poverty 12.82% 19.37% 2000
% Latinos in Poverty 26.26% 22.47% 2000
% Native Americans in Poverty 19.57% 27.3% 2000
% Asian and Pacific Islanders in Poverty 7.65% 16.83% 2000

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Labor and Employment

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
Total jobs 3,222 486,669 2002
% Government Jobs 1.55% 5.41% 2002
% Service Jobs 49.5% 36.06% 2002
% Transportation, Communications & Public Utility Jobs 0% 9.09% 2002
% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Jobs 2.92% 7.12% 2002
% Manufacturing jobs 1.49% 5.93% 2002
% Retail Trade Jobs 13.75% 12.52% 2002
% Construction Jobs 1.33% 4.26% 2002
% Wholesale Trade Jobs 0.25% 5.37% 2002
% Mining jobs 0% 0.85% 2002
% Other jobs 29.21% 13.39% 2002
Average Annual Wage $23,757 $37,407 2000
Unemployed as % of Civilian Labor Force 3.48% 5.67% 2000

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Adult Education

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
% Persons age 25+ with less than 12th grade education 8.18% 21.11% 2000
% Persons age 25+ with high school only education 11.21% 20.01% 2000
% Persons age 25+ with some college but no degree 18.4% 19.52% 2000
% Persons Age 25+ with college degree (Associates or Better) 62.21% 39.37% 2000
% Births to women with less than 12th grade education * 3.62% 24.08% 2008

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Housing

Homeownership

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
# Housing Units 6,208 70,549 2010
% Housing Owner-Occupied 39.87% 52.48% 2000
% non-Latino White Homeowners 53.99% 62.62% 2000
% African-American Homeowners 8.27% 48.37% 2000
% Latino Homeowners 17.55% 49.11% 2000
% Native American Homeowners 14.42% 42% 2000
% Asian/Pacific Islander Homeowners 42.86% 44.87% 2000
Median Income for Home Purchasers $84,475 $65,400 2003
Average Loan Amount for Home Purchasers $239,929 $203,763 2003
% Approved Loan Applications - White 64.79% 65.23% 2003
% Approved Loan Applications - Non-White 53.85% 54.78% 2003
% Sub-prime Loans - Total 13.41% 11.88% 2003
% Sub-prime Loans - White 13% 9.24% 2003
% Sub-prime Loans - African American 50% 26.09% 2003
% Sub-prime Loans - Latino 27.27% 16.09% 2003
Total Foreclosure Filings 46 6,101 2009

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Housing Characteristics

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
Average Home Sale Price $347,766 $278,024 2003
% Housing Vacancy 7.8% 9.15% 2010
% Housing Publicly Subsidized 3.2% 6.6% 1999
% Renters paying more than 30% of income on Housing 32.92% 38.6% 2000
% of Overcrowded Housing Units 1.61% 7.71% 2000
% Housing Units Built Before 1940 55.26% 24.5% 2000

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Crime And Safety

Crime

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
% Property Crimes 61.42% 57.74% 2007
% Violent Crimes 8.13% 8.27% 2007
% Other Crimes 30.45% 33.99% 2007
Crime Rate per 1,000 Persons 51.39 68.62 2007
Burglary Crime Rate per 1,000 Households 15.77 22.48 2007
Violent crime rate per 1,000 Persons 4.18 5.68 2007

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Child Abuse

Indicator Congress Park Denver Data Year Map
Confirmed Child Abuse & Neglect Rate 7.21 7.48 2004
3-Year Cumulative Confirmed Child Physical Abuse Rate 6.32 5.19 2004
3-Year Cumulative Confirmed Child Neglect Rate 10.08 11.56 2004
Out-of-Home Placement Rate 45.05 11.48 2004

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