Downtown Denver Snapshot DEMOGRAPHICS


Downtown residents (1.5 mile radius) ............................................................ 65,093 Median age (residents) ........................................................................... 40 Educational attainment B.A. or higher (residents) .....................................................49% Average household income (CBD + LoDo) .......................................................$78,859 Downtown employment ......................................................................112,285 Downtown households ........................................................................ 39,861 Metro Denver population ............................................................. nearly 2.9 million Regional households ...................................................................... 1,000,800


TOURISM & CONVENTIONS Overnight visitors to Metro Denver .......................................................... 13.2 million Traveler spending in Metro Denver .......................................................... $3.3 billion Average hotel occupancy ...................................................................... 71.7% Average hotel daily room rate ................................................................ $144.70 Number of Downtown hotel rooms ............................................................... 8,700 Metro Denver cultural economic activity ..................................................... $1.76 billion Economic impact of Conventions........................................................... $658 million Delegates attending conventions.............................................................. 371,000


Convention Center bookings as of January 2012: ........................................ 75 conventions (includes 271,095 attendees and 477,377 hotel room nights)


INDUSTRY & WORKFORCE Colorado ranks third in the nation in the percentage of residents 25 years or older with a bachelor’s degree. Young, educated professionals are attracted to the state, allowing businesses to recruit and hire workers with the skill sets needed for long-term company success. With 112,285 employees, Downtown Denver has the highest concentration of employees in the Rocky Mountain Region. Major Downtown industries include telecommunications, financial services, government, software development and energy. The top three industry clusters in Metro Denver are:


Industry Cluster Number employed in Metro Denver


Broadcasting & Telecommunications ........................................................... 41,390 Financial Service ............................................................................ 93,950 Information Technology/Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,300


STUDENTS The largest concentration of higher education students in the state is found in Downtown Denver at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School and the Auraria Higher Education Center, a 127-acre campus housing three schools: the University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan State College and the Community College of Denver. The School of Nursing is also located Downtown. Number of institutions of higher learning ............................................................. 5 Enrollment of students in Downtown ........................................................... 58,000


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