About Denver

Denver is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 780 people and just one neighborhood, Denver is the 823rd largest community in New York.

When you are in Denver, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.6% of Denver's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Denver is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.70%), sales jobs (13.98%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (4.04%).

Also of interest is that Denver has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Denver is a major vacation destination. Much of the town's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Denver's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

One downside of living in Denver is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Denver, the average commute to work is 42.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Denver does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Denver Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Denver who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.30% of adults in Denver have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Denver in 2000 was $23,714, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,856 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Denver include Italian, German, Irish, English, Scottish, French, Hungarian, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Denver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.