About Denver

Denver is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 13,037 people and just one neighborhood, Denver is the 73rd largest community in North Carolina.

Denver is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Denver is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.68%), management occupations (11.57%), and sales jobs (10.66%).

In Denver, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

For most residents of Denver, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 99.9% of people in Denver drive alone to work on most days, making Denver a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Denver's landscape.

As is often the case in a small town, Denver doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Denver Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Denver is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.43% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Denver in 2000 was $24,537, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,148 for a family of four.

The people who call Denver home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Denver is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Denver include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Denver is English.