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Homeless Demographics

Indicators Colorado Denver El Paso County  Populations Total population 4,861,515[1] 588,349[2] 587,272[3] Families 583,318[4] 58,028[5] 76,943[6] Children 1,399,899[7] 160,286[8] 174,856[9]  Households Average family size 3.15[10] 3.39[11] 3.20[12]  Family Composition One parent (female) 19.87%[13] 24.60%[14] 18.68%[15] One parent (male) 8.65%[16] 8.85%[17] 9.08%[18] Two-parent 71.48%[19] 66.55%[20] 72.24%[21]  Income Median family income $67,491[22] $54,798[23] $66,809[24] Mean family income $85,583[25] $80,494[26] $81,196[27] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $836[28] $876[29] $797[30] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $33,459[31] $35,040[32] $31,880[33]  Employment Unemployed 5.50%[34] 5.91%[35] 6.58%[36]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 13.34%[37] 21.42%[38] 10.68%[39] Children under 5 18.82%[40] 27.37%[41] 14.72%[42] Children 5-17 14.62%[43] 25.61%[44] 11.61%[45]  Education No high school diploma 11.09%[46] 17.39%[47] 8.11%[48] High school and above 88.91%[49] 82.61%[50] 91.89%[51] Bachelor’s degree and above 35.00%[52] 38.69%[53] 33.64%[54] High school dropout rate 7.80%[55] n/a n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 9.78%[56] 12.05%[57] 9.32%[58] Birth rate ranking 26[59] 414[60] 251[61]