Places/CO/Denver, CO
County profile

Denver, CO

United States · GDP 2024
#46 of 3,127 US counties by GDP58th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$128.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
489,563
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
27,422
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$95.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
740,613
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$94.7k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
56.5%±0.7%
Poverty rate
11.2%±0.5%
Business applications
30,899 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,348
31.7/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Professional services22%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation18%
Admin & support15%
Transportation13%
Retail trade11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
740,613
residents · 2025 · +3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $119.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration25,336
International migration+29,702
Natural change+18,844

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$85.0B
2019
$84.1B
2020
$96.9B
2021
$111.5B
2022
$122.3B
2023
$128.5B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$616.0k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
6.7%±0.4%
Affordability
6.4× wages
Residential permits
$1.0B
4,727 units · 6.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 100Lightning 99Tornado 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
1267
2016
1392
2017
1510
2018
1564
2019
1602
2020
1779
2021
2044
2022
2064
2023
2086
2024
2077
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-53% since 2021
10,000
2021
8,296
2022
5,725
2023
3,994
2024
4,727
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
DRTD
Nearest port
766.5 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
20.8 km
DENVER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$95.7k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rank
Arapahoe$66.7BEl Paso$55.1BJefferson$46.2B
The read

What is the GDP of Denver?

Denver's economy produced $128.5B in 2024, growing 5.1% year over yearabout the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.