East Arapahoe, Colorado
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| Males: 4,301 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 4,114 |  (48.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.1 years |
| Colorado median age: | 34.3 years |
Zip code: 80102
| East Arapahoe: | $89,474 |
| CO: | $89,302 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,550 (it was $21,197 in 2000)
East Arapahoe CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $493,287 (it was $149,100 in 2000)
| East Arapahoe: | $493,287 |
| CO: | $531,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $658,444; detached houses: $739,677; townhouses or other attached units: $417,846; in 2-unit structures: $329,041; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $303,654; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $305,834; mobile homes: $131,913; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $14,324
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Arapahoe, CO
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- 6,80889.4%White alone
- 4385.8%Hispanic
- 1371.8%Black alone
- 1191.6%Two or more races
- 520.7%American Indian alone
- 520.7%Asian alone
- 80.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.01%Other race alone
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 655.4 square miles.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| East Arapahoe CCD: | 0.7% ($1,078) |
| Colorado: | 0.7% ($1,132) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Aurora, CO (21.5 miles 
, pop. 297,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (601.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Comanche Creek, CO (2.5 miles ),
), Brick Center, CO (2.6 miles),
Watkins, CO (3.4 miles ),
), East Adams, CO (3.6 miles ),
), Aetna Estates, CO (3.9 miles )
)Latitude: 39.68 N, Longitude: 104.40 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 303
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Colorado: | 3.2% |
- Construction (12.8%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.2%)
- Truck transportation (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Construction (18.2%)
- Truck transportation (6.7%)
- Public administration (5.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.5%)
- Educational services (5.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (3.8%)
- Educational services (11.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.7%)
- Health care (7.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
- Construction (6.4%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.3%)
- Customer service representatives (4.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
Average climate in East Arapahoe, Colorado
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
East Arapahoe-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/12/1982, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the East Arapahoe place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
On 5/18/1975, a category F3 tornado 19.0 miles away from the place center .
Earthquake activity:
East Arapahoe-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 659% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 465.8 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 197.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 181.5 miles away from East Arapahoe center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 571.3 miles away from East Arapahoe center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 190.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 191.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Arapahoe County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Amtrak station near East Arapahoe:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Arapahoe:
- Community College of Aurora (about 22 miles; Aurora, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,730)
- Jones International University (about 27 miles; Centennial, CO; FT enrollment: 2,556)
- Colorado State University-Global Campus (about 27 miles; Greenwood Village, CO; FT enrollment: 3,642)
- University of Denver (about 30 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 9,621)
- Emily Griffith Technical College (about 32 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 2,460)
- University of Colorado Denver (about 33 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 14,727)
- Metropolitan State University of Denver (about 33 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 17,242)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in East Arapahoe: Springhill Golf Course (A), Arrow K Ranch (B), Murphy Creek Golf Course (C), Cross J Ranch (D), Lowry Landfill (E), Buckley Air Force Base Fire Protection (F), Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Byers Substation (G), Aurora Fire Department Station 15 (H), Bennett Fire Protection District Station 94 (I), Sable Altura Fire Rescue Station 1 (J), Deer Trail Fire Department (K), Byers Ambulance Services (L), Byers Fire Department (M), Deer Trail Ambulance Service (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Running Creek Cemetery (1), Saint Simeon Catholic Cemetery (2), Jolly Family Cemetery (3), Byers Cemetery (4), Evergreen Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Noonen Reservoir Number 2 (A), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 1 (B), Rock Canyon Erosion Control Reservoir Number 2 (C), Jolly John Reservoir (D), Aurora Reservoir (E), Noonen Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Wilson Creek (A), Middle Bijou Creek (B), Murphy Creek (C), Senac Creek (D), Coal Creek (E), Middlemist Creek (F), First Creek (G), Cottonwood Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in East Arapahoe include: Coal Creek Rodeo Arena (1), Arapahoe Park Racetrack (2), Environmental Park (3), Aurora Sports Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.9 people |
| Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 79.6% |
| Whole state: | 63.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.3% |
| This place: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
267 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary) in 2010
191 people in military barracks, etc. in 2000
For population 15 years and over in East Arapahoe:
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 63.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 10.3%
For population 25 years and over in East Arapahoe:
- High school or higher: 88.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.7 |
| Colorado average: | 11.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for East Arapahoe, CO (based on Arapahoe County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 69,031 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 64,204 | 178 |
| Mainline Protestant | 28,266 | 50 |
| Other | 26,495 | 53 |
| Orthodox | 1,780 | 4 |
| Black Protestant | 1,061 | 4 |
| None | 381,166 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 80
| Arapahoe County: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 8
| This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 21
| Arapahoe County: | 0.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 133
| Arapahoe County: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 377
| This county: | 6.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Arapahoe County: | 6.0% |
| State: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Arapahoe County: | 19.5% |
| Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 9.6% |
| Colorado: | 9.6% |
12.28% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($73,180 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.28% |
| Colorado average: | 11.28% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($191 average AGI)
Arapahoe County: 0.04% Colorado average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Denver County, CO |  3.85% ($77,356 average AGI) |
| from Douglas County, CO | 1.11% ($81,282) |
| from Adams County, CO | 1.06% ($47,378) |
12.70% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($75,361 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.70% |
| Colorado average: | 11.05% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($156 average AGI)
Arapahoe County: 0.02% Colorado average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Denver County, CO | 3.10% ($78,277 average AGI) |
| to Douglas County, CO | 1.60% ($95,581) |
| to Adams County, CO | 1.18% ($49,546) |
Strongest AM radio stations in East Arapahoe:
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KNRC (1150 AM; 10 kW; ENGLEWOOD, CO; Owner: NRC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KEZW (1430 AM; 10 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KHOW (630 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNUS (710 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KADZ (1550 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in East Arapahoe:
- KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KAVD (103.1 FM; LIMON, CO; Owner: THE MEADOWLARK GROUP, INC.)
- KBRU-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MORGAN, CO; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
- KAGM (102.3 FM; STRASBURG, CO; Owner: KAGM, LLC)
- KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KTCL (93.3 FM; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KLDV (91.1 FM; MORRISON, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
- KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around East Arapahoe:
- KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KDEO-LP (Channel 38; AURORA, CO; Owner: PETER B. VAN DE SANDE)
- KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
- KWHD (Channel 53; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 55.2%Utility gas
- 29.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.9%Electricity
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 1.3%Wood
- 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 55.8%Utility gas
- 26.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.3%Electricity
- 2.6%Wood
- 2.6%Other fuel
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
East Arapahoe compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
East Arapahoe on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: farmers and farm managers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: construction (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most cars per house, population 5,000+"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: private households (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"