1998 Indicators in the Denver Metropolitan Area
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties

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Region

Colorado

Land

Total Square Miles

5,074

104,247

Percent Public Lands

28%

42%

Population

1997 Population

2,195,714

3,935,332

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

18%

16%

Rank in 12 regions: Total Population

1st of 12 regions

Rank in 12 regions: Population Growth

7th of 10 rankings

1997 People per Square Mile

366

49

Income

1995 Annual Payroll

$19.6b

$40,4b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1995

70%

32%

1996 Per Capita Income

$27,605

$20,688

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

35%

23%

Development

1996 Building Permits

20,024

41,203

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

751%

261%

1996 Well Permit Applications

2,565

11,073

Percent Change from 1992 to 1996

65%

39%

1997 Total Assessed Value

$20b

$38.5b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

25%

33%

1997 Agriculture Assessed Value

$55m

$740m

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

-31%

-15%

Agriculture

1992 Number of Farms

2,657

27,152

Percent Change from 1987 to 1992

-1%

-4%

Percent Change in Farm Acreage 1978 to 1992

-19%

-4%

Environment

Land Trusts and Open Space Dedicated Revenue Sources:

11 Land Trusts

14 Revenue Sources

Some Endangered/Threatened Wildlife Species
in the Area

Bald eagle, black-footed ferret, boreal toad, American peregrine falcon, Mexican spotted owl, greenback cutthroat trout, wolverine, lynx

Some Imperiled Plant Species in the Area:

Ute ladies’ tresses

Other notes about the region:

  • The largest percentage increase in the issuance of building permits occurred in the region

  • At $20 billion, the region’s property has the greatest assessed valuation

  • The region experienced the largest percentage increase in payroll, and has the state’s second-highest per capita income

  • The region has the highest decrease in farmland acres in the state
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