Denver city (regional capital), population - Pictures
Denver's population was increasing in the 1990s after declining in the prior two decades. The city's population dropped from 492,365 in 1980 to 467,610 in 1990. By 1998 the population had reached 499,055. Denver's period of population decline mirrored the white exodus found in many other large American cities. People, businesses, and jobs migrated to Denver's suburbs, which correspondingly witnessed enormous growth. For example, between 1950 and 1990 Aurora's population increased from 11,300 to 222,103 and Arvada's population increased from 2300 to 89,235.
According to the 1990 census, whites are 72.2 percent of Denver's population, blacks 12.9 percent, Asians and Pacific Islanders 2.3 percent, and Native Americans 1.1 percent. The remainder are of mixed heritage or did not report ethnicity. Hispanics, who may be of any race, are 22.8 percent of the people. Some 22 percent of the population is under age 18 and 14 percent are age 65 or older. Women slightly outnumber men.
