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.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Denver is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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%).

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 33.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Denver is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 99.9% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Denver.

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

In terms of college education, Denver is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.