Comparing the racial diversity of the journalists
at America's daily newspapers
with the communities that they serve
Newsroom diversity report for
Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Denver, Colorado
Owner: Scripps (Ohio)
From a report for the Knight Foundation
by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig, June 2005
Click here to read the national report or to select another newspaper
Year Non-white % of newsroom staff
2005 14.1
2004 11.6
2003 8.5
2002 8.9
2001 11.4
2000 14.1
1999 Did not report
1998 11.4
1997 10.9
1996 9.2
1995 8.4
1994 8.7
1993 12.7
1992 8.9
1991 6.1
1990 7.3
The latest year at peak is 2005
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Newsroom Diversity Index
for Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Year Non-white % of newsroom staff Non-white % of circulation area Newsroom Diversity Index (parity=100)
2005 14.1 25.0 56
2004 11.6 25.0 46
How the index is calculated
The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff
divided by the non-white percentage of residents in the circulation area.
(Parity = 100.)
Company index
This newspaper's owner, Scripps (Ohio),
has a companywide, circulation-weighted Diversity Index of 56.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Peer group comparison
for Rocky Mountain News, Denver
This newspaper's Newsroom Diversity Index is 56. This paper
Peer group
Compare that with 70, which is the median Diversity Index for all newspapers
reporting in this circulation category of 250,001 to 500,000 daily sales.
In that group, this newspaper's Diversity Index ranks 18 out of 24
newspapers reporting in the category of 250,001 to 500,000 daily sales.
An example of a newspaper of similar circulation, in an area of similar level of non-white residents, but one that has a relatively high Diversity Index, is The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, with a 18.8 percent non-white staff in a community that is 18.2 percent non-white. Its index is 103.
FYI, in circulation, this newspaper's average weekday circulation of
approximately 275,136 ranks 31 out of 1,410 daily newspapers in the US.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Details on race/ethnicity
in the circulation area
and the home county
of Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Circulation area
Race/ethnicity % of population Number of residents
Hispanic 16.4 527,984
Black 3.8 121,284
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5 80,991
Native-American 0.5 17,111
Other non-white 0.1 3,810
Multi-racial 1.6 51,557
  Non-white 25.0 802,737
White 75.1 2,414,446
Total 3,217,183
Home county:  Denver
Race/ethnicity % of population Number of residents
Hispanic 31.7 175,704
Black 10.8 59,921
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8 15,610
Native-American 0.7 3,846
Other non-white 0.2 975
Multi-racial 1.9 10,583
  Non-white 48.1 266,639
White 51.9 287,997
Total 554,636
The home county of this newspaper is Denver.
About this report
This third annual report for the Knight Foundation adds context to an annual survey by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. ASNE has set a goal that
every newspaper, to help it know its community and gather the news, should employ at least one non-white journalist, and that newspapers should strive to
employ non-whites in proportion to their share of the community. ASNE's report, at www.asne.org, shows each newspaper's non-white employment, but does
not disclose how closely that employment mirrors the newspaper's circulation area.
That gap is filled by the report you are reading now. This report was not done by ASNE, but was done for the Knight Foundation by Bill Dedman and 
Stephen K. Doig. It shows how close each newspaper is to ASNE's goal, by comparing the newsroom staffing with the circulation area population.
The full report is at www.powerreporting.com/knight.
Notes and definitions
  1. The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff divided by the non-white percentage of the circulation area's residents. Parity = 100.
  2. Source for staffing: Survey by American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 2005. Newspapers report non-white staff as of the end of the previous year.
  3. Following ASNE's definition, newsroom staff includes only supervisors, reporters, editors, copy/layout editors and photographers.
  4. Also following ASNE's definition, "whites," "blacks," etc., exclude Hispanics, who are counted in a separate category.
  5. Source for boundaries of this newspaper's circulation area: ZIP Code circulation data, Audit Bureau of Circulations, latest available. 
  6. A paper may define its circulation area differently for marketing efforts, or news coverage, or to set advertising rates.
  7. If ZIP Codes or counties are used, this report applies a threshold: 10 percent household penetration is required to include an area in the circulation area.
  8. Source for the demographics of residents of that circulation area: US Census 2000.
  9. Source for total circulation: Editor & Publisher magazine, Monday-Friday average at year-end 2004.
 10. Staff of non-English publications, such as the Miami Herald's El Nuevo Herald, are excluded from the ASNE staffing survey for the first time this year.
      
Demographics of ZIP Codes
where sales were reported by
Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Note that some ZIP Codes listed here may not have been included in determining the newspaper's circulation area. In calculating the Diversity Index, a
ZIP Code was included only if the household penetration was at least 10 percent. Any lower-penetration ZIP Codes are also listed here for your information.
Also, if the newspaper reported more than 300 ZIP Codes, only the top 300 in weekday sales are listed here.
ZIP / City / State / Approx. distance in miles from the newspaper's home office Weekday sales Households Penetration % (daily sales per 100 households) Median household income Non-white
% of
population
Hispanic
% of
population
Black
% of
population
Native
% of
population
Asian
% of
population
80015 / Centennial / CO / 13.5 mi. 5,239 17,929 29.2 $71,999 21.7 7.2 5.5 0.4 5.9
80111 / Greenwood Villag / CO / 10.5 mi. 4,478 9,412 47.6 $89,345 13.8 5.4 1.5 0.2 5.1
80014 / Denver / CO / 10.2 mi. 4,416 16,322 27.1 $47,525 22.8 6.8 8.0 0.4 5.1
80401 / Lakewood / CO / 10.5 mi. 4,383 15,595 28.1 $57,975 11.7 6.3 0.8 0.5 2.5
80020 / Westminster / CO / 13.2 mi. 4,316 16,682 25.9 $68,150 16.7 8.6 0.8 0.4 5.1
80122 / Littleton / CO / 10.6 mi. 4,296 11,892 36.1 $72,225 7.8 4.0 0.7 0.2 1.9
80123 / Littleton / CO / 8.1 mi. 4,289 16,453 26.1 $63,482 14.6 9.0 1.3 0.6 2.4
80013 / Aurora / CO / 12.9 mi. 4,265 19,992 21.3 $61,886 27.5 10.8 8.3 0.5 5.2
80112 / Lone Tree / CO / 13 mi. 4,148 7,838 52.9 $80,878 11.2 5.0 2.4 0.2 2.5
80127 / Littleton / CO / 14.2 mi. 4,107 13,231 31.0 $82,563 10.1 6.0 0.5 0.3 1.9
80210 / Denver / CO / 4.8 mi. 4,105 15,508 26.5 $49,953 13.6 6.7 1.6 0.4 2.9
80134 / Parker / CO / 21.1 mi. 4,103 9,990 41.1 $86,356 9.2 4.8 0.8 0.3 1.9
80220 / Denver / CO / 5.2 mi. 4,061 15,586 26.1 $44,475 37.6 16.7 15.3 0.6 2.5
80126 / Littleton / CO / 12.3 mi. 4,028 23,796 16.9 $86,327 12.7 5.5 1.2 0.3 4.1
80237 / Denver / CO / 8.4 mi. 3,712 8,359 44.4 $51,612 18.4 6.6 6.5 0.2 2.8
80202 / Denver / CO / 1.6 mi. 3,262 2,981 109.4 $31,295 25.1 10.2 5.3 0.6 6.4
80231 / Denver / CO / 7.8 mi. 3,221 27,923 11.5 $40,908 31.9 12.1 11.2 0.5 5.1
80128 / Littleton / CO / 10.6 mi. 3,144 12,390 25.4 $67,115 10.5 6.6 0.7 0.4 1.5
80012 / Denver / CO / 9.8 mi. 3,126 18,079 17.3 $42,222 45.2 16.9 18.5 0.5 5.9
80228 / Lakewood / CO / 6.7 mi. 3,116 12,759 24.4 $58,130 13.2 7.1 1.0 0.5 2.8
80120 / Littleton / CO / 8.8 mi. 3,070 12,311 24.9 $49,386 13.3 8.4 1.1 0.6 1.8
80204 / Denver / CO / 0 mi. 3,070 11,089 27.7 $28,247 76.2 66.7 3.9 1.2 2.7
80209 / Denver / CO / 3.7 mi. 3,043 11,648 26.1 $57,519 12.2 7.2 1.2 0.5 1.6
80004 / Arvada / CO / 7.3 mi. 3,013 14,371 21.0 $52,048 11.8 7.8 0.5 0.4 1.6
80227 / Lakewood / CO / 5.5 mi. 2,999 14,019 21.4 $50,816 21.5 14.9 1.1 0.5 3.6
80206 / Denver / CO / 3.4 mi. 2,931 11,581 25.3 $40,879 19.3 7.9 6.5 0.7 2.1
80439 / Evergreen / CO / 17.5 mi. 2,642 9,222 28.6 $80,812 4.6 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.7
80222 / Denver / CO / 6 mi. 2,569 9,557 26.9 $41,932 22.2 11.1 4.8 0.5 3.6
80121 / Littleton / CO / 8.6 mi. 2,559 6,760 37.9 $71,452 8.5 4.2 0.8 0.5 1.6
80011 / Buckley Air Natl / CO / 11.4 mi. 2,449 16,552 14.8 $39,053 49.9 24.9 17.4 0.7 3.6
80031 / Westminster / CO / 8.2 mi. 2,446 10,975 22.3 $60,962 25.2 16.1 1.2 0.5 5.8
80501 / Longmont / CO / 28.2 mi. 2,420 20,694 11.7 $47,508 26.7 22.7 0.5 0.6 1.5
80033 / Wheat Ridge / CO / 4.7 mi. 2,377 11,200 21.2 $38,537 16.5 12.3 0.8 0.6 1.2
80211 / Denver / CO / 2.1 mi. 2,338 13,844 16.9 $35,753 65.5 61.2 1.5 0.9 0.8
80224 / Denver / CO / 6.4 mi. 2,332 8,426 27.7 $45,504 27.4 10.5 9.3 0.4 4.5
80016 / Foxfield / CO / 16.2 mi. 2,321 2,433 95.4 $114,497 14.2 4.3 2.5 0.2 5.3
80215 / Wheat Ridge / CO / 4.2 mi. 2,319 13,160 17.6 $42,604 19.7 13.9 1.5 1.0 1.5
80525 / Fort Collins / CO / 51.5 mi. 2,260 16,829 13.4 $53,422 11.6 6.7 0.8 0.4 2.3
80138 / Parker / CO / 22.7 mi. 2,259 6,873 32.9 $78,357 8.3 4.7 0.8 0.4 1.0
80226 / Lakewood / CO / 3.6 mi. 2,222 12,100 18.4 $45,012 26.3 20.0 1.1 0.6 3.0
80005 / Westminster / CO / 8.3 mi. 2,214 9,186 24.1 $69,889 10.8 6.9 0.6 0.3 1.8
80538 / Loveland / CO / 44.6 mi. 2,145 13,320 16.1 $51,991 9.5 6.8 0.3 0.4 0.8
80218 / Denver / CO / 2.5 mi. 2,137 11,160 19.1 $33,162 23.0 11.4 6.4 0.8 2.1
80919 / Colorado Springs / CO / 52.8 mi. 2,126 10,422 20.4 $73,210 12.4 4.7 1.6 0.3 3.8
80233 / Thornton / CO / 11.3 mi. 2,115 13,022 16.2 $54,424 24.9 18.8 1.1 0.6 2.7
80021 / Westminster / CO / 10.3 mi. 2,085 10,405 20.0 $61,329 15.7 8.8 1.1 0.4 3.8
80234 / Westminster / CO / 10.8 mi. 2,031 9,317 21.8 $53,436 22.2 13.9 1.6 0.6 4.3
80219 / Denver / CO / 2.5 mi. 2,023 19,319 10.5 $36,565 69.6 62.3 1.1 1.0 4.0
80003 / Westminster / CO / 6.2 mi. 2,009 13,796 14.6 $52,117 22.2 15.0 0.9 0.5 4.0
80203 / Denver / CO / 2 mi. 2,007 11,990 16.7 $27,444 26.7 14.8 5.4 1.0 2.9
80207 / Denver / CO / 5.5 mi. 1,980 7,954 24.9 $41,722 75.2 15.4 55.4 0.4 1.0
80303 / Boulder / CO / 19.4 mi. 1,969 17,804 11.1 $51,159 14.6 6.9 1.1 0.4 4.3
80918 / Colorado Springs / CO / 54.2 mi. 1,968 18,662 10.5 $55,692 19.2 8.6 3.8 0.6 3.5
80229 / Welby / CO / 8.5 mi. 1,956 14,352 13.6 $43,698 38.1 32.3 1.5 0.8 1.7
80027 / Superior / CO / 16.6 mi. 1,929 10,880 17.7 $73,047 12.9 5.0 1.0 0.3 4.9
80241 / Westminster / CO / 12.6 mi. 1,907 8,908 21.4 $68,618 19.4 13.3 1.1 0.5 2.9
80104 / Castle Rock / CO / 23.7 mi. 1,897 10,666 17.8 $76,731 8.7 5.3 0.6 0.4 1.1
80124 / Lonetree / CO / 15.7 mi. 1,869 4,431 42.2 $84,539 10.6 4.3 1.3 0.2 3.4
80110 / Sheridan / CO / 6.7 mi. 1,854 18,753 9.9 $41,065 20.9 14.8 1.6 0.8 2.1
80249 / Denver / CO / 13.4 mi. 1,851 2,705 68.4 $63,343 55.1 15.0 31.1 0.7 4.5
80634 / Greeley / CO / 45.2 mi. 1,791 15,545 11.5 $49,026 19.0 15.8 0.6 0.3 1.0
80537 / Loveland / CO / 42.2 mi. 1,756 13,159 13.3 $47,964 11.7 8.9 0.3 0.5 0.7
80526 / Fort Collins / CO / 52.3 mi. 1,750 16,137 10.8 $51,649 12.9 7.1 0.9 0.4 2.6
80232 / Lakewood / CO / 4.4 mi. 1,661 8,726 19.0 $50,786 21.8 15.6 0.8 0.5 3.5
80017 / Aurora / CO / 12 mi. 1,597 11,770 13.6 $50,646 36.6 13.1 14.6 0.5 4.9
80920 / Colorado Springs / CO / 51.8 mi. 1,595 10,369 15.4 $68,678 13.9 5.5 2.9 0.5 3.1
80010 / Denver / CO / 7.8 mi. 1,580 13,906 11.4 $32,231 70.8 49.9 15.0 0.7 2.8
80221 / Westminster / CO / 5.4 mi. 1,575 13,131 12.0 $39,522 51.8 45.7 1.0 0.6 3.1
80403 / Wheat Ridge / CO / 14.5 mi. 1,546 6,939 22.3 $68,406 8.1 4.4 0.3 0.6 1.3
80909 / Colorado Springs / CO / 58.5 mi. 1,528 15,940 9.6 $35,041 26.7 14.7 6.5 0.7 1.8
80907 / Colorado Springs / CO / 56.1 mi. 1,489 12,259 12.1 $38,368 18.7 11.3 2.3 0.7 2.0
80631 / Greeley / CO / 46.6 mi. 1,470 15,348 9.6 $28,666 44.5 40.5 0.8 0.4 1.3
80260 / Westminster / CO / 8.4 mi. 1,449 12,129 11.9 $37,468 32.9 24.5 1.7 0.9 4.0
80503 / Niwot / CO / 27.9 mi. 1,436 9,703 14.8 $71,605 9.7 5.6 0.4 0.3 2.2
80524 / Fort Collins / CO / 58.1 mi. 1,405 10,791 13.0 $42,678 18.2 14.8 0.5 0.5 0.9
80302 / Boulder / CO / 23.9 mi. 1,381 11,556 12.0 $34,799 12.3 4.7 1.0 0.4 4.2
80212 / Wheat Ridge / CO / 2.7 mi. 1,360 8,768 15.5 $37,366 36.5 30.9 1.0 0.7 2.2
80246 / Glendale / CO / 5 mi. 1,322 7,087 18.7 $33,336 37.9 21.4 7.2 0.4 5.2
80301 / Boulder / CO / 22.2 mi. 1,276 9,652 13.2 $55,479 16.2 8.7 1.5 0.4 3.7
80906 / Stratmoor Hills / CO / 61.5 mi. 1,276 19,701 6.5 $44,671 25.5 12.9 6.1 0.6 3.1
80026 / Lafayette / CO / 17.5 mi. 1,272 9,588 13.3 $56,655 21.4 15.5 0.8 0.3 3.3
80214 / Wheat Ridge / CO / 2.1 mi. 1,263 6,782 18.6 $35,134 40.3 33.2 1.7 1.2 1.7
80465 / Morrison / CO / 13 mi. 1,262 5,386 23.4 $72,372 9.1 6.0 0.6 0.5 1.1
80601 / Thornton / CO / 17.7 mi. 1,261 11,276 11.2 $52,570 35.4 31.7 0.9 0.6 1.1
80205 / Denver / CO / 3 mi. 1,258 10,389 12.1 $28,545 83.6 43.9 35.9 0.8 0.8
80239 / Denver / CO / 10.2 mi. 1,172 8,381 14.0 $44,094 86.5 36.4 43.8 0.4 2.9
81401 / Montrose / CO / 164.8 mi. 1,155 10,378 11.1 $37,017 16.8 14.3 0.2 0.7 0.5
80002 / Wheat Ridge / CO / 5.3 mi. 1,131 6,720 16.8 $40,537 18.6 14.2 0.8 0.6 1.4
80236 / Lakewood / CO / 5.5 mi. 1,121 5,917 18.9 $45,121 40.9 32.3 1.7 0.8 4.7
80304 / Boulder / CO / 23.3 mi. 1,052 10,314 10.2 $60,268 14.3 9.7 0.7 0.3 1.9
80521 / Fort Collins / CO / 55 mi. 1,045 11,663 9.0 $31,768 17.0 10.8 1.1 0.5 2.4
81212 / Prospect Heights / CO / 83.6 mi. 1,004 9,923 10.1 $34,438 17.6 10.5 4.2 1.0 0.5
80751 / Sterling / CO / 106.3 mi. 969 6,031 16.1 $32,217 17.7 13.5 2.4 0.5 0.4
80022 / Irondale / CO / 8.9 mi. 968 8,877 10.9 $34,632 55.7 51.0 1.7 0.8 0.6
80132 / Woodmoor / CO / 41.8 mi. 949 4,641 20.4 $87,889 8.0 3.9 0.8 0.4 1.3
80917 / Colorado Springs / CO / 56.5 mi. 940 12,237 7.7 $47,158 19.8 8.8 5.1 0.4 2.7
81001 / Pueblo Army Depo / CO / 96 mi. 921 11,722 7.9 $28,443 54.2 49.4 1.4 0.7 1.2
80517 / Rocky Mountain N / CO / 47.3 mi. 894 4,208 21.2 $49,930 6.3 4.1 0.3 0.5 0.7
81601 / West Glenwood / CO / 115.8 mi. 865 4,975 17.4 $47,710 17.9 15.2 0.2 0.5 0.7
80030 / Westminster / CO / 6 mi. 861 6,316 13.6 $38,988 41.0 30.2 0.8 0.5 7.6
80223 / Denver / CO / 2.6 mi. 838 6,883 12.2 $32,853 64.4 57.6 2.4 0.7 2.3
82009 / Iron Mountain / WY / 95.2 mi. 788 10,337 7.6 $54,591 10.6 6.2 1.4 0.5 1.2
81501 / Grand Junction / CO / 180.3 mi. 781 8,986 8.7 $24,771 17.5 13.7 0.7 0.6 1.0
81005 / Pueblo / CO / 98.2 mi. 772 10,793 7.2 $37,071 38.9 35.3 1.8 0.4 0.4
81503 / Grand Junction / CO / 178.9 mi. 766 9,118 8.4 $46,074 9.6 7.2 0.2 0.4 0.5
80107 / Elizabeth / CO / 31.1 mi. 760 3,555 21.4 $67,628 6.7 4.0 0.4 0.5 0.5
81611 / Aspen-Gerbaz / CO / 96.4 mi. 745 4,182 17.8 $60,403 8.7 5.7 0.5 0.2 1.4
81211 / Johnson Village / CO / 80.4 mi. 743 2,268 32.8 $36,405 15.9 9.5 3.8 0.9 0.4
81230 / Taylor Park / CO / 122.5 mi. 727 3,672 19.8 $33,253 8.9 5.9 0.5 0.5 0.5
80235 / Lakewood / CO / 6.5 mi. 723 3,148 23.0 $46,568 23.2 15.5 1.3 0.6 4.0
81301 / Tamarron / CO / 212.3 mi. 720 12,708 5.7 $40,475 15.0 9.3 0.3 3.3 0.6
80125 / Littleton / CO / 16.4 mi. 694 1,990 34.9 $76,948 8.9 5.4 0.4 0.4 1.4
80922 / Colorado Springs / CO / 56.3 mi. 683 4,121 16.6 $60,878 22.4 8.7 5.4 0.2 4.6
80504 / Longmont / CO / 27.5 mi. 679 3,001 22.6 $73,151 14.3 11.0 0.2 0.3 1.5
80007 / Arvada / CO / 11.7 mi. 668 1,971 33.9 $93,049 7.8 4.9 0.4 0.2 1.1
80230 / Montclair / CO / 5.7 mi. 666 863 77.2 $51,855 37.1 10.7 17.8 1.1 2.0
80433 / Foxton / CO / 20.4 mi. 645 3,109 20.7 $76,524 5.4 2.7 0.4 0.5 0.6
80701 / Fort Morgan / CO / 68.7 mi. 642 5,397 11.9 $34,543 36.3 34.3 0.2 0.5 0.3
80550 / Windsor / CO / 48.4 mi. 633 4,112 15.4 $54,131 12.7 10.3 0.2 0.4 0.5
80487 / Steamboat Spring / CO / 103.2 mi. 628 5,700 11.0 $56,687 4.7 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.5
81625 / Lay / CO / 135.9 mi. 620 4,606 13.5 $41,997 11.8 9.5 0.1 0.8 0.4
80516 / Frederick / CO / 20.5 mi. 617 3,022 20.4 $74,940 15.2 10.5 0.4 0.6 2.2
80915 / Colorado Springs / CO / 58.8 mi. 603 7,478 8.1 $47,181 24.3 11.1 6.8 0.5 2.5
82070 / Laramie / WY / 104.4 mi. 599 6,759 8.9 $32,155 11.1 6.6 0.9 0.7 1.3
81201 / Wellsville / CO / 91.8 mi. 596 3,864 15.4 $31,498 11.3 8.6 0.1 1.0 0.4
80424 / Breckenridge / CO / 53.5 mi. 558 2,998 18.6 $54,343 7.2 4.7 0.2 0.3 0.6
80528 / Windsor / CO / 54.7 mi. 538 2,163 24.9 $71,250 12.6 6.3 0.6 0.7 3.1
80921 / Colorado Springs / CO / 45.5 mi. 538 2,844 18.9 $85,616 7.7 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.6
80513 / Berthoud / CO / 36.5 mi. 527 3,906 13.5 $63,731 8.3 6.3 0.2 0.5 0.5
80903 / Colorado Springs / CO / 59.2 mi. 518 6,473 8.0 $27,057 27.2 14.1 7.6 0.9 1.4
81506 / Grand Junction / CO / 180.2 mi. 515 4,008 12.8 $46,767 6.7 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.7
82001 / FE Warren AFB / WY / 91.3 mi. 514 14,000 3.7 $35,080 18.0 10.8 3.5 0.7 1.2
80904 / Colorado Springs / CO / 57.4 mi. 499 9,378 5.3 $37,585 15.7 10.2 1.5 0.8 1.2
81623 / Redstone / CO / 109.6 mi. 484 4,578 10.6 $59,010 25.2 23.1 0.1 0.4 0.7
81101 / Waverly / CO / 151.9 mi. 478 5,164 9.3 $28,576 47.6 43.0 0.7 1.3 0.8
81007 / Pueblo West / CO / 92.2 mi. 444 6,041 7.3 $47,780 22.3 18.2 0.7 0.7 1.1
81620 / Beaver Creek / CO / 76.2 mi. 444 3,585 12.4 $66,771 28.4 25.3 0.3 0.4 0.9
81321 / Hovenweep Nation / CO / 237.1 mi. 443 5,261 8.4 $31,625 21.7 11.3 0.2 7.9 0.3
80216 / Denver / CO / 4.1 mi. 435 2,811 15.5 $30,735 86.3 79.4 4.6 0.8 0.5
80621 / Wattenburg / CO / 25.7 mi. 433 3,669 11.8 $45,424 42.8 39.6 0.3 0.5 1.1
80916 / Colorado Springs / CO / 62.2 mi. 432 11,748 3.7 $39,524 46.8 19.6 17.5 0.8 4.2
81008 / Pueblo / CO / 93 mi. 426 2,750 15.5 $37,706 34.5 30.5 1.1 0.5 1.1
81632 / Edwards / CO / 79 mi. 421 2,787 15.1 $69,180 29.7 27.8 0.3 0.1 0.9
80421 / Bailey / CO / 29.1 mi. 409 3,134 13.1 $56,815 7.3 4.3 0.4 0.7 0.4
80116 / Franktown / CO / 29 mi. 401 1,339 29.9 $82,610 4.7 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.6
80118 / Palmer Lake / CO / 34.9 mi. 395 1,488 26.5 $79,906 5.7 3.3 0.2 0.5 0.8
81504 / Grand Junction / CO / 177.7 mi. 395 8,504 4.6 $36,246 13.7 10.6 0.4 0.6 0.6
80435 / Montezuma / CO / 51.1 mi. 368 2,461 15.0 $52,083 17.6 13.8 0.9 0.3 0.9
80620 / Evans / CO / 44.4 mi. 357 3,345 10.7 $35,727 44.7 41.4 0.6 0.5 0.6
80911 / Widefield / CO / 64.8 mi. 355 9,903 3.6 $48,718 31.2 12.7 10.2 0.6 3.5
81147 / Pagosa Springs / CO / 190.8 mi. 347 3,769 9.2 $37,893 19.9 16.8 0.3 1.1 0.3
80461 / Leadville / CO / 70.8 mi. 346 2,893 12.0 $37,842 39.2 36.9 0.2 0.7 0.3
80443 / Frisco / CO / 53.3 mi. 340 1,389 24.5 $61,789 5.6 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.9
80498 / Silverthorne / CO / 52.8 mi. 340 2,272 15.0 $59,611 20.1 15.2 1.2 0.5 1.3
81657 / West Vail / CO / 67.4 mi. 328 2,426 13.5 $57,059 11.8 7.9 0.4 0.4 1.6
81082 / Trinidad / CO / 167.1 mi. 320 5,070 6.3 $28,325 47.9 44.5 0.4 1.1 0.4
81416 / Delta / CO / 164.3 mi. 320 4,436 7.2 $30,736 21.6 18.5 1.1 0.7 0.3
81050 / Timpas / CO / 134.9 mi. 311 4,205 7.4 $30,544 40.3 36.5 0.9 0.7 0.7
80135 / Sedalia / CO / 32.6 mi. 307 1,370 22.4 $74,800 5.7 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.6
81004 / Pueblo / CO / 98.9 mi. 305 11,155 2.7 $25,717 50.7 45.8 2.7 0.7 0.2
80759 / Yuma / CO / 117.8 mi. 300 1,694 17.7 $32,308 19.8 19.0 0.1 0.3 0.1
80534 / Johnstown / CO / 39 mi. 291 1,729 16.8 $51,917 24.2 22.8 0.1 0.2 0.3
80807 / Burlington / CO / 140.7 mi. 289 1,725 16.8 $34,715 22.1 18.1 2.8 0.4 0.5
82072 / Mountain Home / WY / 105.3 mi. 285 6,129 4.7 $25,838 14.5 8.8 1.2 0.9 2.3
80640 / Henderson / CO / 11 mi. 275 713 38.6 $59,583 28.5 23.4 1.3 0.9 1.7
80758 / Wray / CO / 140.2 mi. 274 1,434 19.1 $33,369 8.4 7.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
81144 / Sargents School / CO / 150.8 mi. 273 2,891 9.4 $31,402 46.6 45.1 0.1 0.5 0.2
81224 / Crested Butte / CO / 111.8 mi. 272 1,185 23.0 $46,685 4.2 2.6 0.2 0.4 0.5
81650 / Rulison / CO / 138 mi. 271 3,624 7.5 $43,179 20.0 17.4 0.6 0.5 0.3
80018 / Aurora / CO / 15.6 mi. 265 907 29.2 $54,441 19.5 9.7 3.4 0.8 2.8
81526 / Palisade / CO / 171.4 mi. 260 2,046 12.7 $34,564 12.0 8.7 0.1 0.7 0.7
81635 / Rulison / CO / 149.4 mi. 260 2,054 12.7 $37,058 12.5 9.7 0.4 0.7 0.3
80470 / Pine / CO / 24.7 mi. 249 1,302 19.1 $71,942 6.0 2.8 0.3 0.4 1.0
80908 / Colorado Springs / CO / 47 mi. 245 3,172 7.7 $76,141 6.9 3.2 0.8 0.6 0.8
80910 / Colorado Springs / CO / 60.6 mi. 242 10,046 2.4 $30,915 51.2 26.6 16.4 0.6 3.4
81052 / West Farm / CO / 161.2 mi. 241 4,055 5.9 $30,251 34.7 32.4 0.3 0.6 0.4
80102 / Bennett / CO / 28.4 mi. 227 1,549 14.7 $55,307 8.1 5.2 0.8 0.5 0.4
80723 / Brush / CO / 76.8 mi. 226 2,484 9.1 $33,712 31.9 30.7 0.2 0.3 0.2
81505 / Grand Junction / CO / 183 mi. 214 2,737 7.8 $37,756 15.3 12.2 0.3 1.0 0.6
81435 / Telluride / CO / 185.1 mi. 209 2,286 9.1 $50,067 11.1 7.9 0.2 0.7 0.9
80446 / Silvercreek / CO / 50.4 mi. 208 1,206 17.2 $50,230 7.5 3.8 1.3 0.3 1.4
80734 / Holyoke / CO / 144.7 mi. 208 1,168 17.8 $32,114 18.5 16.8 0.0 0.2 0.5
80817 / Fountain / CO / 68.9 mi. 207 5,364 3.9 $42,156 30.3 14.9 7.9 1.0 2.4
80863 / Woodland Park / CO / 47.8 mi. 203 4,266 4.8 $54,622 6.5 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.8
80442 / Fraser / CO / 41.6 mi. 198 681 29.1 $42,599 6.3 3.3 0.5 0.8 0.5
81637 / Sweetwater / CO / 96 mi. 198 1,566 12.6 $56,190 33.9 31.7 0.1 1.0 0.2
81003 / Pueblo / CO / 95.8 mi. 197 5,396 3.7 $25,033 49.0 42.5 3.5 0.9 0.5
80831 / Peyton / CO / 55 mi. 194 3,511 5.5 $54,390 11.1 5.7 1.2 1.0 0.7
80829 / Manitou Springs / CO / 57 mi. 189 2,693 7.0 $41,827 8.2 3.7 0.5 0.8 1.1
81413 / Grand Mesa / CO / 154 mi. 186 2,002 9.3 $33,913 7.2 4.8 0.0 0.3 0.5
81621 / Ruedi / CO / 100.7 mi. 186 1,954 9.5 $62,083 25.0 22.8 0.2 0.2 1.1
81428 / Paonia / CO / 140.1 mi. 182 1,453 12.5 $34,265 6.9 5.0 0.1 0.4 0.2
80615 / Eaton / CO / 53.3 mi. 175 1,981 8.8 $43,587 18.6 16.8 0.1 0.4 0.6
80452 / Idaho Springs / CO / 24.9 mi. 174 1,262 13.8 $46,711 7.3 5.0 0.3 0.6 0.4
80737 / Julesburg / CO / 157.7 mi. 172 762 22.6 $28,795 13.8 12.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
67735 / Goodland / KS / 166.4 mi. 165 2,500 6.6 $33,105 9.7 8.2 0.4 0.2 0.3
81089 / Walsenburg / CO / 137 mi. 165 2,055 8.0 $23,654 50.5 43.1 3.6 1.4 0.4
80720 / Akron / CO / 92.1 mi. 163 1,116 14.6 $31,568 10.1 9.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
81006 / Vineland / CO / 99.4 mi. 161 4,321 3.7 $42,908 36.6 33.9 0.4 0.6 0.4
81631 / Eagle / CO / 90.3 mi. 161 1,587 10.1 $68,625 15.8 13.7 0.3 0.4 0.5
80530 / Frederick / CO / 24 mi. 155 794 19.5 $49,750 27.8 26.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
80133 / Palmer Lake / CO / 40.3 mi. 147 620 23.7 $46,976 8.0 4.6 0.3 1.2 0.4
81641 / Meeker / CO / 146 mi. 142 1,377 10.3 $36,384 6.2 4.6 0.1 0.4 0.2
81647 / New Castle / CO / 125.8 mi. 141 1,590 8.9 $52,756 13.7 12.2 0.2 0.4 0.3
80543 / Milliken / CO / 39.6 mi. 140 983 14.2 $42,610 40.4 38.6 0.2 0.6 0.4
81236 / Saint Elmo / CO / 87.1 mi. 140 464 30.2 $61,429 4.9 2.7 0.1 0.4 0.6
81521 / Fruita / CO / 187.7 mi. 139 3,320 4.2 $34,517 13.6 11.0 0.3 0.6 0.3
87740 / Raton / NM / 185.9 mi. 134 3,496 3.8 $29,452 54.5 52.3 0.2 0.6 0.4
80459 / Kremmling / CO / 71.9 mi. 132 857 15.4 $45,357 11.9 10.1 0.0 0.3 0.4
81226 / Williamsburg / CO / 87 mi. 130 2,332 5.6 $30,502 32.0 13.8 12.9 3.0 0.8
81427 / Red Mountain / CO / 172.5 mi. 129 448 28.8 $36,893 7.7 5.7 0.3 0.1 0.7
80136 / Strasburg / CO / 34.3 mi. 128 878 14.6 $52,383 6.7 3.5 1.1 0.6 0.4
80542 / Mead / CO / 32.4 mi. 127 286 44.4 $68,676 9.0 6.9 0.1 0.9 0.7
81067 / Vroman / CO / 127.1 mi. 125 2,388 5.2 $29,194 50.7 47.9 0.2 0.6 0.8
69101 / North Platte / NE / 227 mi. 121 11,658 1.0 $36,346 8.1 5.9 0.6 0.4 0.4
80447 / Grand Lake / CO / 51.5 mi. 121 822 14.7 $46,701 4.5 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.7
80482 / Winter Park / CO / 40.5 mi. 119 723 16.5 $58,194 4.0 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.9
80540 / Lyons / CO / 34 mi. 119 1,656 7.2 $56,545 6.1 3.9 0.3 0.3 0.7
80549 / Wellington / CO / 65.1 mi. 111 1,713 6.5 $52,214 12.5 9.2 0.3 0.6 0.7
80651 / Platteville / CO / 33 mi. 111 1,404 7.9 $47,353 29.0 27.3 0.1 0.2 0.5
80828 / Limon / CO / 72.9 mi. 111 1,068 10.4 $35,056 22.3 12.2 7.5 1.0 0.6
80106 / Elbert / CO / 48.6 mi. 109 1,165 9.4 $76,355 7.6 3.7 1.1 0.6 0.4
81520 / Clifton / CO / 175.6 mi. 108 4,460 2.4 $31,592 17.3 13.6 0.5 1.1 0.4
82007 / Cheyenne / WY / 89 mi. 104 6,058 1.7 $30,956 27.2 20.6 2.7 1.1 0.4
80645 / La Salle / CO / 42 mi. 102 1,313 7.8 $43,226 30.1 28.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
80810 / First View / CO / 143.5 mi. 101 532 19.0 $40,139 11.3 9.8 0.6 0.3 0.1
81054 / Toonerville / CO / 141.9 mi. 100 1,609 6.2 $27,128 40.3 32.9 4.2 1.1 0.5
80836 / Stratton / CO / 124.3 mi. 99 464 21.3 $35,000 7.6 6.4 0.0 0.3 0.3
80440 / Fairplay / CO / 59.3 mi. 94 712 13.2 $50,000 7.9 4.5 1.1 0.5 0.3
81419 / Rogers Mesa / CO / 148.3 mi. 93 1,570 5.9 $33,611 9.9 7.8 0.0 0.4 0.3
67701 / Colby / KS / 198.6 mi. 91 2,629 3.5 $37,317 3.9 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.4
81063 / Punkin Center / CO / 114.8 mi. 90 727 12.4 $25,321 36.9 26.8 6.8 1.4 0.6
80467 / Oak Creek / CO / 98.2 mi. 89 787 11.3 $45,214 7.3 4.0 0.2 0.8 0.7
81648 / Rangely / CO / 188.2 mi. 89 902 9.9 $40,441 8.6 5.4 0.4 1.0 0.3
67756 / Wheeler / KS / 159.7 mi. 88 988 8.9 $31,370 3.4 2.3 0.0 0.1 0.4
81154 / Wagon Wheel Gap / CO / 155.7 mi. 88 505 17.4 $36,708 16.3 13.2 0.1 0.9 0.2
80454 / Indian Hills / CO / 13.3 mi. 87 430 20.2 $59,167 5.6 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.4
80804 / Arriba / CO / 90.6 mi. 87 175 49.7 $26,875 6.6 3.4 0.0 0.3 2.7
81132 / Summitville / CO / 148.8 mi. 87 1,313 6.6 $30,294 42.8 40.9 0.0 0.6 0.2
80535 / Laporte / CO / 60 mi. 86 1,227 7.0 $50,434 10.8 7.0 0.2 0.9 0.4
80610 / Ault / CO / 59.1 mi. 86 896 9.6 $36,516 28.2 25.2 0.0 1.0 0.9
80514 / Dacono / CO / 22.8 mi. 85 1,085 7.8 $38,698 35.6 32.2 0.2 0.5 1.0
80731 / Haxtun / CO / 131.5 mi. 85 655 13.0 $32,348 4.6 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.4
80905 / Colorado Springs / CO / 58.6 mi. 85 1,492 5.7 $30,431 25.4 17.2 3.3 1.2 1.1
81122 / Vallecito / CO / 204.3 mi. 83 2,163 3.8 $40,466 12.1 6.9 0.2 3.8 0.1
81252 / Westcliffe / CO / 106.4 mi. 83 1,343 6.2 $34,397 6.0 2.4 0.4 1.1 0.3
80466 / Nederland / CO / 27.7 mi. 82 1,386 5.9 $61,786 4.3 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.7
80642 / Hudson / CO / 28.9 mi. 82 999 8.2 $50,449 20.9 18.1 0.5 0.7 0.7
69153 / Roscoe / NE / 185.3 mi. 81 2,550 3.2 $34,307 5.8 4.7 0.0 0.6 0.2
80103 / Byers / CO / 44.1 mi. 77 710 10.8 $45,050 6.2 4.0 0.1 0.7 0.0
80117 / Kiowa / CO / 38.8 mi. 77 737 10.4 $49,427 7.5 3.7 1.0 0.3 0.4
81073 / Springfield / CO / 193.4 mi. 77 939 8.2 $26,450 8.8 6.4 0.1 1.1 0.4
81120 / Track City / CO / 181.2 mi. 73 974 7.5 $21,970 80.7 79.3 0.1 0.8 0.2
80512 / Bellvue / CO / 60 mi. 71 891 8.0 $51,568 7.8 4.1 0.3 0.8 0.3
80654 / Wiggins / CO / 54.1 mi. 71 696 10.2 $36,439 21.3 18.9 0.7 0.7 0.3
81423 / Norwood / CO / 193.7 mi. 70 556 12.6 $41,902 4.8 2.9 0.1 1.1 0.0
81615 / West Village / CO / 101 mi. 68 885 7.7 $57,279 4.8 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.7
80427 / Central City / CO / 24.8 mi. 67 232 28.9 $36,167 11.5 6.8 0.6 0.8 1.4
81323 / Stoner / CO / 229.4 mi. 66 1,748 3.8 $32,630 12.5 7.7 0.1 2.9 0.2
80643 / Keenesburg / CO / 34.6 mi. 64 622 10.3 $45,313 10.0 7.9 0.1 0.5 0.3
80644 / Kersey / CO / 46.1 mi. 64 904 7.1 $47,867 20.2 17.9 0.0 0.3 0.8
80815 / Flagler / CO / 101.1 mi. 63 427 14.8 $30,417 4.8 3.3 0.0 1.2 0.1
81425 / Olathe / CO / 165.8 mi. 63 1,478 4.3 $31,926 28.5 25.4 0.4 0.6 0.3
81137 / Tiffany / CO / 213.7 mi. 62 1,747 3.5 $36,922 44.1 23.0 0.2 18.6 0.2
67732 / Brewster / KS / 182.7 mi. 61 223 27.4 $36,563 3.5 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.0
80019 / Aurora / CO / 17.1 mi. 61 17 358.8 $85,102 42.6 23.0 3.3 1.6 11.5
80438 / Empire / CO / 34.3 mi. 61 238 25.6 $37,717 5.8 2.4 0.0 1.5 0.4
80821 / Punkin Center / CO / 86.6 mi. 61 494 12.3 $31,311 5.6 3.5 0.4 0.9 0.1
80480 / Walden / CO / 86 mi. 60 592 10.1 $31,964 8.7 7.3 0.0 0.6 0.1
80545 / Red Feather Lake / CO / 74.5 mi. 60 379 15.8 $35,417 5.6 2.4 0.0 0.9 0.4
81140 / Richfield / CO / 166.6 mi. 60 861 7.0 $29,338 57.3 54.3 0.1 1.3 0.2
80925 / Security / CO / 67.1 mi. 59 810 7.3 $57,375 27.3 10.8 10.2 0.4 2.8
81639 / Hayden / CO / 120.9 mi. 58 825 7.0 $48,073 7.1 5.6 0.1 0.5 0.2
80743 / Otis / CO / 106.2 mi. 57 430 13.3 $35,543 3.8 3.2 0.0 0.2 0.1
81432 / Ridgway / CO / 170.5 mi. 56 897 6.2 $44,152 6.6 3.4 0.0 1.1 0.3
80137 / Watkins / CO / 18.4 mi. 55 303 18.2 $64,097 9.2 5.4 0.5 0.4 1.8
80444 / Georgetown / CO / 33.5 mi. 55 594 9.3 $43,500 6.6 4.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
80744 / Ovid / CO / 151 mi. 55 229 24.0 $25,909 17.8 14.9 0.6 0.6 1.0
81652 / Silt / CO / 131.5 mi. 55 1,153 4.8 $47,147 11.7 9.7 0.1 0.8 0.1
80478 / Tabernash / CO / 46 mi. 54 336 16.1 $52,393 3.4 1.6 0.2 0.5 0.5
81240 / Penrose / CO / 84.1 mi. 53 1,623 3.3 $37,075 9.5 7.2 0.2 0.7 0.3
80814 / Divide / CO / 51.7 mi. 52 1,296 4.0 $58,250 7.2 3.1 0.7 0.7 0.6
69162 / Sidney / NE / 135 mi. 51 3,053 1.7 $34,271 7.2 5.3 0.1 0.7 0.5
81039 / Fowler / CO / 115.3 mi. 51 813 6.3 $30,972 13.8 12.3 0.0 0.5 0.1
80520 / Firestone / CO / 24.5 mi. 50 427 11.7 $54,861 34.8 31.7 0.4 1.2 0.5
80536 / Virginia Dale / CO / 67.7 mi. 49 591 8.3 $59,700 4.9 1.9 0.1 1.4 0.4
81055 / Wahatoya / CO / 146.6 mi. 48 702 6.8 $33,370 12.2 9.1 0.2 0.5 0.5
81233 / Howard / CO / 93.7 mi. 47 402 11.7 $33,194 5.7 4.4 0.2 0.2 0.0
81654 / Snowmass / CO / 101.4 mi. 47 495 9.5 $54,318 14.4 11.5 0.4 0.7 0.4
81225 / Skyland / CO / 110.8 mi. 46 323 14.2 $48,864 5.5 3.5 0.0 1.6 0.0
80913 / Fort Carson / CO / 73.4 mi. 45 1,679 2.7 $34,883 42.3 15.4 19.4 1.4 2.8
81624 / Plateau City / CO / 149.2 mi. 45 483 9.3 $35,987 11.5 7.4 1.5 1.1 0.1
81235 / Lake City / CO / 159.6 mi. 43 337 12.8 $36,618 3.0 1.6 0.0 0.7 0.3
80809 / Chipita Park / CO / 53.3 mi. 42 605 6.9 $46,795 5.2 2.2 0.2 0.9 0.8
81418 / Orchard City / CO / 157.5 mi. 42 610 6.9 $32,404 9.8 7.4 0.1 1.0 0.3
67758 / Sharon Springs / KS / 171.8 mi. 38 481 7.9 $34,375 6.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 0.3
81149 / Saguache / CO / 120.4 mi. 36 400 9.0 $24,107 32.9 29.1 0.1 1.2 0.4
80816 / Twin Rock / CO / 55.8 mi. 35 1,436 2.4 $45,576 6.8 3.5 0.7 1.0 0.3
81328 / Mancos / CO / 226.7 mi. 35 1,375 2.5 $36,277 12.2 8.6 0.1 1.7 0.2
81410 / Orchard City / CO / 159.3 mi. 34 628 5.4 $35,957 11.7 9.1 0.0 0.3 0.7
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