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Most Recent Data

Indicator	2000 Data	Most Recent Data	Data Year
Total Population	4	1,165	2010
Denver Public School Enrollment (Grades 1 - 12)	N/A	160	2011
Total Births *	0	38	2010
% Births Non-Latino White *	0%	42.11%	2010
% Births African-American *	0%	18.42%	2010
% Births Latino *	0%	26.32%	2010
% Birth Native American *	0%	0%	2010
% Birth Asian/Pacific Islander *	0%	0%	2010
% Births Other Race *	0%	0%	2008
Total Foreclosure Filings	N/A	41	2009

Schools that serve Denver Airport

6-12 Schools
Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
K-8 Schools
Pitt-Waller
High Schools
Montbello

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Denver Airport Community Facts Data

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Population and Households

General

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
Total Population	1,165	600,158	2010
Households	509	263,107	2010
Denver Public School Enrollment (Grades 1 - 12)	160	77,366	2011
Total Births *	38	"9,565"	2010

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Race/Ethnicity

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
% Population Non-Latino White	43.26%	52.15%	2010
% Population African American	28.58%	9.73%	2010
% Population Latino	20.09%	31.82%	2010
% Population Native American	0.52%	0.59%	2010
% Population Asian/Pacific Islander	3.26%	3.32%	2010
% Population Other Race (Single Race Selected)	0.43%	0.2%	2010
% Population of 2 or More Races	3.69%	2.11%	2010
% Foreign Born	100%	17.42%	2000
% Adults Non-English Speaking	0%	9.2%	2000
% Births Non-Latino White *	42.11%	43.13%	2010
% Births African-American *	18.42%	10.93%	2010
% Births Latino *	26.32%	38.31%	2010
% Birth Native American *	0%	0.91%	2010
% Birth Asian/Pacific Islander *	0%	3.82%	2010
% Births Other Race *	0%	1.96%	2008
% Births to Foreign Mothers *	15%	34.16%	2008

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% Population Non-Latino White: Non-Latino Whites as a percentage of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table P4)
% Population African American: Non-Latino African-Americans as a percentage of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table P4)
% Population Latino: Latinos as a percentage of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table P4)
% Population Native American: Non-Latino Native Americans as a percentage of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table P4)
% Population Asian/Pacific Islander: Non-Latino Asians or Pacific Islanders as a percentage of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table P4)
% Population Other Race (Single Race Selected): Non-Latino persons selecting other race (other than African-American, Native American, Latino, Non-Latino White, or Asian/Pacific Islander) as a percentage of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table P4)
% Population of 2 or More Races: Non-Latino persons selecting 2 or more races as a percentage of the total population. NOTE: The 2000 Census is the first year in which people were given the option of selecting 2 or more races. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table P4)
% Foreign Born: Percent of total population that is foreign born. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P22)
% Adults Non-English Speaking: Percent of population >18 reporting that they speak a language other than English, and do not speak English well or at all. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P19)
% Births Non-Latino White *: Non-Hispanic White births as a percentage of all births. Due to confidentiality of vital statistics data, when there are fewer than three events in a category, the data have been replaced with a zero (0). Therefore, a zero represents any value under three. (This includes data used in the calculation of percentages and rates.) Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
% Births African-American *: African-American births as a percentage of all births. Due to confidentiality of vital statistics data, when there are fewer than three events in a category, the data have been replaced with a zero (0). Therefore, a zero represents any value under three. (This includes data used in the calculation of percentages and rates.) Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
% Births Latino *: White Hispanic births as a percentage of all births. Due to confidentiality of vital statistics data, when there are fewer than three events in a category, the data have been replaced with a zero (0). Therefore, a zero represents any value under three. (This includes data used in the calculation of percentages and rates.) Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
% Birth Native American *: Native American births as a percentage of all births. Due to confidentiality of vital statistics data, when there are fewer than three events in a category, the data have been replaced with a zero (0). Therefore, a zero represents any value under three. (This includes data used in the calculation of percentages and rates.) Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
% Birth Asian/Pacific Islander *: Asian births as a percentage of all births. Due to confidentiality of vital statistics data, when there are fewer than three events in a category, the data have been replaced with a zero (0). Therefore, a zero represents any value under three. (This includes data used in the calculation of percentages and rates.) Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
% Births Other Race *: Births of other race or ethnicity as a percentage of all births. Due to confidentiality of vital statistics data, when there are fewer than three events in a category, the data have been replaced with a zero (0). Therefore, a zero represents any value under three. (This includes data used in the calculation of percentages and rates.) Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
% Births to Foreign Mothers *: Births to foreign mothers as a percentage of total births. Due to confidentiality of vital statistics data, when there are fewer than three events in a category, the data have been replaced with a zero (0). Therefore, a zero represents any value under three. (This includes data used in the calculation of percentages and rates.) Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

Age

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
% Population under 6	12.88%	8.59%	2010
% Population 6-11	7.47%	7.05%	2010
% Population 12-17	6.27%	5.81%	2010
% Population 18-24	7.9%	10.41%	2010
% Population 25-34	31.76%	20.47%	2010
% Population 35-44	17.17%	14.96%	2010
% Population 45-54	8.84%	12.08%	2010
% Population 55-64	5.41%	10.29%	2010
% Population over 65	2.32%	10.35%	2010

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Families and Households

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
Persons per Household	2.2888	2.2203	2010
% 1-Person Households	30.65%	40.6%	2010
% Families with Children	34.77%	24.8%	2010
% Families without Children	23.38%	22.71%	2010
% Non-Family Households	11.2%	11.89%	2010
% Births to Teen Mothers (19 and under) *	7.89%	9.09%	2010
% Births to Unwed Mothers *	31.58%	25.32%	2010

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Mobility

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year	Map
% Persons Age 5+ Living in Denver Who Lived in a City Other than Denver in 1995	75%	33.01%	2000

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Youth

Student Demographics

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
% DPS Non-Latino White Students	21.21%	22.22%	2009
% DPS African-American Students	66.67%	16.85%	2009
% DPS Latino Students	7.07%	56.08%	2009
% DPS Other Race Students	5.05%	4.84%	2009
% DPS Children Receiving Free School lunch	68.75%	73.04%	2011

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Newborns

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
Premature Birth Rate *	0	9.86	2008
Low Birth Weight Rate *	0	9.58	2008
% Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care *	5%	8.63%	2008

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Early Education

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year	Map
% Children under 12 in Subsidized Child Care	0%	6.87%	2003

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Economic Well Being

Poverty and Income

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
% Children (under 18) on Medicaid	0%	22.49%	2002
% Families in Poverty	0%	10.63%	2000
% Households with Income less than 100% of Denver's Median Income	100%	49.9%	2000
% Households with Income 100 to 200% of Denver's Median Income	0%	30.9%	2000
% Households with Income Greater than 200% of Denver's Median Income	0%	19.19%	2000
% Non-Latino Whites in Poverty	0%	7.8%	2000
% African-Americans in Poverty	0%	19.37%	2000
% Latinos in Poverty	0%	22.47%	2000
% Native Americans in Poverty	0%	27.3%	2000
% Asian and Pacific Islanders in Poverty	0%	16.83%	2000

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% Children (under 18) on Medicaid: Children receiving Medicaid as a percent of total children under age 18 in the general population. Medicaid is primarily available to all children receiving TANF (changed from AFDC in 1997) cash assistance or SSI, and children born after September 30, 1983 with qualifying family income. Source: Denver Department of Social Services.
% Families in Poverty: Number of families in poverty as percentage of all families. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P90)
% Households with Income less than 100% of Denver's Median Income: Number of households with income <100% of Denver's median income as a percentage of all households Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P52)
% Households with Income 100 to 200% of Denver's Median Income: Number of households with income 100 to 200% of Denver's median income as a percentage of all households Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P52)
% Households with Income Greater than 200% of Denver's Median Income: Number of households with income >200% of Denver's median income as a percentage of all households Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P52)
% Non-Latino Whites in Poverty: Number of Non-Latino White persons in poverty as a percentage of all Non-Latino Whites. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P159I).
% African-Americans in Poverty: Number of African-American persons in poverty as a percentage of all African-Americans. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P159B)
% Latinos in Poverty: Number of Latino persons in poverty as a percentage of all Latinos. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P159H)
% Native Americans in Poverty: Number of Native American persons in poverty as a percentage of all Native Americans. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P159C)
% Asian and Pacific Islanders in Poverty: Number of Asian and Pacific Islander persons in poverty as a percentage of all Asian and Pacific Islanders. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (STF3A - Table P159D and E)

Labor and Employment

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
Total jobs	19,929	486,669	2002
% Government Jobs	15.47%	5.41%	2002
% Service Jobs	17.05%	36.06%	2002
% Transportation, Communications & Public Utility Jobs	58.9%	9.09%	2002
% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Jobs	0.07%	7.12%	2002
% Manufacturing jobs	0%	5.93%	2002
% Retail Trade Jobs	8.2%	12.52%	2002
% Construction Jobs	0.13%	4.26%	2002
% Wholesale Trade Jobs	0%	5.37%	2002
% Mining jobs	0%	0.85%	2002
% Other jobs	0.19%	13.39%	2002
Average Annual Wage	$30,942	$37,407	2000

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Total jobs: Average annual employment estimates, regardless of whether part-time, full-time, temporary or permanent, by place of work rather than place of residence. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Government Jobs: Prior to 1996, all general government employment at all jurisdictional levels (local, state or federal) are added together and computed as a percent of total employment by place of work regardless of industry (e.g., public safety, education, human services, housing, environmental programs, finance, taxation and public works employment). Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Service Jobs: All business, personal and professional services, including hotels, motels, beauty shops, advertising agencies, data processors, auto repair, motion pictures, recreation, health, legal, educational, engineering, accounting, agricultural, and all other service employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Transportation, Communications & Public Utility Jobs: Railroad, bus, trucking, and airline operations; telephone, radio, tv and cable companies; and gas and electric utility employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Jobs: Commercial banks, credit unions, savings institutions, mortgage bankers and security brokers; insurance agents and carriers; and real estate and property management operation employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Manufacturing jobs: Food processing, apparel, wood products, printing and publishing, refineries, machinery and instrument manufacturing employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Retail Trade Jobs: General merchandise, automobile, food, furniture, eating and drinking, and miscellaneous retail employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Construction Jobs: Contract construction, general building contractors, heavy construction and special trade contractor employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Wholesale Trade Jobs: Wholesale of all types of durable and non-durable goods employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Mining jobs: Metal and coal mining, oil and gas extraction, non-metallic minerals (sand and gravel) and stone quarry employment as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
% Other jobs: All agricultural and other employment not included in the above as a percent of total jobs by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
Average Annual Wage: Sum of all wages paid divided by total employment by place of work. Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).

Adult Education

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
% Persons age 25+ with less than 12th grade education	25%	21.11%	2000
% Persons age 25+ with high school only education	0%	20.01%	2000
% Persons age 25+ with some college but no degree	0%	19.52%	2000
% Persons Age 25+ with college degree (Associates or Better)	75%	39.37%	2000
% Births to women with less than 12th grade education *	0%	24.08%	2008

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Housing

Homeownership

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
# Housing Units	547	70,549	2010
% Housing Owner-Occupied	50%	52.48%	2000
% non-Latino White Homeowners	75%	62.62%	2000
% African-American Homeowners	0%	42.11%	1990
% Latino Homeowners	0%	40.32%	1990
% Native American Homeowners	0%	25.97%	1990
% Asian/Pacific Islander Homeowners	0%	39.42%	1990
Median Income for Home Purchasers	$70,850	$65,400	2003
Average Loan Amount for Home Purchasers	$176,619	$203,763	2003
% Approved Loan Applications - White	63.89%	65.23%	2003
% Approved Loan Applications - Non-White	60.98%	54.78%	2003
% Sub-prime Loans - Total	25%	11.88%	2003
% Sub-prime Loans - White	30.43%	9.24%	2003
% Sub-prime Loans - African American	0%	18.92%	2002
% Sub-prime Loans - Latino	29.41%	16.09%	2003
Total Foreclosure Filings	41	6,101	2009

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# Housing Units: Number of housing units occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters including houses, apartments, mobile homes or trailers, or single rooms occupied as separate living quarters. Sources: Data for 2010, U.S. Census Bureau (Redistricting Data, P.L. 94-171); data for 2001 to 2007, Denver Regional Council of Governments; data for 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (STF1A - Table H1).
% Housing Owner-Occupied: Owner-Occupied housing units as a percentage of total housing units. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table H3 and H4)
% non-Latino White Homeowners: Percent of all non-Latino White householders living in owner-occupied homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table H11I)
% African-American Homeowners: Percent of all African American householders living in owner-occupied homes. NOTE: This indicator does not distinguish between people who may have also said they were Latino. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table H11B)
% Latino Homeowners: Percent of all Latino householders living in owner-occupied homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table H11H)
% Native American Homeowners: Percent of all Native American householders living in owner-occupied homes. NOTE: This indicator does not distinguish between people who may have also said they were Latino. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table H11C)
% Asian/Pacific Islander Homeowners: Percent of all Asian/Pacific Islander householders living in owner-occupied homes. NOTE: This indicator does not distinguish between people who may have also said they were Latino. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2000: STF1A - Table H11D-E)
Median Income for Home Purchasers: Median income for all individuals who applied for, were approved, and accepted home loans for the purchase of an owner-occupied home. Note 1: Data is reported in 2006 dollars. Note 2: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Source: HMDA.
Average Loan Amount for Home Purchasers: Average loan amount for all individuals who applied for, were approved, and accepted home loans for the purchase of an owner-occupied home. Note 1: Data is reported in 2006 dollars. Note 2: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Source: HMDA.
% Approved Loan Applications - White: Percent of White loan applicants seeking to purchase an owner-occupied home whose applications were approved by a lender. Note 1: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Source: HMDA.
% Approved Loan Applications - Non-White: Percent of non-White loan applicants seeking to purchase an owner-occupied home whose applications were approved by a lender. Note 1: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Note 2: non-White includes African-American, Latino, American Indian and other. Source: HMDA.
% Sub-prime Loans - Total: Percent of accepted loan applications for an owner-occupied home that were financed through a sub-prime lender (for all borrowers of all race and ethnicities). Sub-prime Loans are an alternative for borrowers with bad credit or other barriers to home ownership. Sub-prime lenders charge higher fees and interest rates. Note: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Source: HMDA.
% Sub-prime Loans - White: Percent of accepted loan applications for an owner-occupied home that were financed through a sub-prime lender for borrowers that reported their race as White. Sub-prime loans are an alternative for borrowers with bad credit or other barriers to home ownership. Sub-prime lenders charge higher fees and interest rates. Note: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Source: HMDA.
% Sub-prime Loans - African American: Percent of accepted loan applications, for an owner-occupied home, that were financed through a sub-prime lender for borrowers that reported their race as African American. Sub-prime loans are an alternative for borrowers with bad credit or other barriers to home ownership. Sub-prime lenders charge higher fees and interest rates. Note: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Source: HMDA.
% Sub-prime Loans - Latino: Percent of accepted loan applications for an owner-occupied home that were financed through a sub-prime lender for borrowers that reported their ethnicity as Latino. Sub-prime loans are an alternative for borrowers with bad credit or other barriers to home ownership. Sub-prime lenders charge higher fees and interest rates. Note: Owner-occupied homes include single-family homes and homes in buildings with 2 to 4 units. Source: HMDA.
Total Foreclosure Filings: The total number of foreclosure filings (not all filings end in foreclosure). Note: A certain number of foreclosures for each year were not identifiable at a neighborhood level, therefore, the Denver total may not equal the sum of the neighborhood data. Source: City and County of Denver.

Housing Characteristics

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
% Housing Vacancy	6.95%	9.15%	2010
% Renters paying more than 30% of income on Housing	100%	38.6%	1990
% Housing Units Built Before 1940	61.5%	25.7%	1990

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Crime And Safety

Crime

Indicator	Denver Airport	Denver	Data Year
% Property Crimes	74.75%	57.74%	2007
% Violent Crimes	1.02%	8.27%	2007
% Other Crimes	24.24%	33.99%	2007
Crime Rate per 1,000 Persons	883.09	68.62	2007
Burglary Crime Rate per 1,000 Households	30.77	22.48	2007
Violent crime rate per 1,000 Persons	8.99	5.68	2007

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Child Abuse

Indicator	Denver	Data Year
Confirmed Child Abuse & Neglect Rate	7.48	2004
3-Year Cumulative Confirmed Child Physical Abuse Rate	5.19	2004
3-Year Cumulative Confirmed Child Neglect Rate	11.56	2004
Out-of-Home Placement Rate	11.48	2004

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