What is the population of Arvada city?

Arvada city has 122,835 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 482 in Colorado.

What is the median household income in Arvada city?

Median household income in Arvada city is $113,396 a year, 44.4% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Arvada city?

Median gross rent is $1,802 a month and the median home value is $600,800, so rent absorbs about 19.1% of median household income.

Is Arvada city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Arvada city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Arvada, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Arvada, Colorado (Arvada, CO — Census place “Arvada city”) is 122,835 residents, ranking #7 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $113,396, the median home is worth $600,800 and median gross rent runs $1,802 a month. Looking for the Arvada Colorado ZIP code list? 5 ZIP codes serve Arvada, CO: 80002, 80003, 80004, 80005, 80007.

Population: 122,835Arvada city residents
Median household income: $113,396Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $600,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,802Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.9%Owner-occupied households

Arvada ZIP codes (Colorado)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Arvada.

The Arvada CO ZIP code list below covers 5 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Arvada city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Arvada city median would spend about 19.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6% of residents and 74.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Arvada city, CO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Arvada city is a mid-size city in Colorado, with 122,835 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #7 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Arvada city earn a median of $113,396 a year, 44.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 31% above the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Arvada city is valued at $600,800, 98% above the national figure and 32% above the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,802 a month, 28.2% above the national figure, or roughly $21,624 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 74.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Arvada city?: Arvada city has 122,835 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 482 in Colorado.
What is the median household income in Arvada city?: Median household income in Arvada city is $113,396 a year, 44.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Arvada city?: Median gross rent is $1,802 a month and the median home value is $600,800, so rent absorbs about 19.1% of median household income.
Is Arvada city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Arvada city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Arvada city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.