Colorado · Census place 03455
Arvada city, CO
Quick answer
Arvada city has 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.
- 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
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
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Fort Collins city 169,705
- Lakewood city 156,309
- Thornton city 142,878
- Westminster city 115,546
- Pueblo city 111,514
- Greeley city 109,421
- Centennial city 107,386
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