POPULATION (CITY/COUNTY) 664,220
POPULATION (METRO) 3,011,536
MEDIAN AGE (METRO) 37
MALE/FEMALE (COUNTY) 50/50
SALES TAX RATE 7.65 percent
MEDIAN WAGE (METRO) $69,205
AVERAGE SALE PRICE FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IN THE DENVER AREA (DECEMBER 2015) $369,568
MAYOR
Michael Hancock
GOVERNOR
John Hickenlooper
ETHNIC BREAKDOWN (METRO) White (65.9 percent), Hispanic or Latino (22.2 percent), Black (5 percent), Asian (4 percent), American Indian or Alaska Native (0.5 percent)
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
Aerospace, aviation, beverage production, bioscience, broadcasting and telecommunications, energy, financial services, health care, information technology software…
