Denver County · Colorado
Denver, CO demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Denver, CO has a population of 715,522 and a median household income of $91,120 — about $7,593 a month before tax. That ranks 12 of 94 covered metros by income and 19 of 94 by population.
Population
715,522
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$91,120
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.81%
Colorado + local
Income rank
#12
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Denver household at the median income of $91,120 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $2,007 a year in sales tax at 8.81%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Colorado exempts or discounts several categories. Colorado is a home-rule state: Denver administers and collects its own city sales tax separately from the state, so filings go to two agencies.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Denver-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Colorado Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026