Arapahoe County Information
Arapahoe in
Colorado occupies
805 square miles and has a 2006 population of
537,197, a change from a 2000 population of
488,896 and
391,572 in 1990.
13.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15% percent is 25-35, and
15.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,196 acts of violent crime reported in
Arapahoe in 2004, a change from
1,716 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
13,309 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.4%.
Read more about
Arapahoe, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Arapahoe | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 805 sq. miles | Ranked 1,160 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 537,197 | Ranked 112 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 529,305 | |
| Population 2000 | 488,896 | Ranked 116 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 391,572 | Ranked 129 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 82.4% | |
| African American | 9.6% | |
| Asian American | 4.7% | |
| Native American | .8% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,196 | 1,716 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 21 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 257 | |
| Robberies | 635 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,283 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 22,307 | 16,765 |
| Burglaries | 3,893 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 14,994 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 3,420 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 307,801 | 283,063 |
| Unemployed Population | 13,309 | 6,923 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 2.4% |
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