"Would it affect travel?":
- According to Bloomberg.com DIA beats peers as its city ranks near the top for growth.:
- “A new 519-room hotel and rail line connecting it to the rehabilitated downtown Union Station put the finishing touches on a facility once derided as an expensive boondoggle, as Denver recorded the sixth-highest economic growth of any U.S. metropolitan area last year.”
- “ DIA has become Colorado’s top economic generator, earning $26.3 billion a year and supporting 225,000 jobs. Bonds that financed its construction were the sixth-best performer in the past 12 months among 53 U.S. airports with outstanding debt. Their 5.41 percent gain outstripped both U.S. investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.”
- DIA’s the nation’s third largest domestic flight network
- Transformed Denver from a metro area, cow town to an international destination of choice for business and leisure travelers. Passengers ranked second-best in North America in air hub for customer satisfaction in 2015
- The nation’s fifth-busiest airport
- DIA served a record 53.4 million passengers in 2014
- Its 140 shops, restaurants and services reported historic revenue of $322.8 million.
Passenger Traffic Reports :
Month of August (most recent):
"How would it affect the people?" :
- Median Age: 31.7
Median Household Income: $39,910
% Male: 50.4%
% Female: 49.6%
White: 70%
African American: 5%
Native American: 1%
Asian Pacific Islander: 3%
Hispanic: 18%
Other: 3%
Married: 49.2%
Divorced: 13.2%
Never Married: 25.3%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 9.3% - Denver’s metro population has increased by 29.8% since 1990.
- In 2000 Denver was the 20th largest metro area in America,
- Denver is the "Baby Boomer" capital of America with the highest percentage of boomers of any major U.S. city.
- Denver is 20th in the U.S. in population, but has the 10th largest downtown in terms of office space and retail space.
- Is the 10th largest downtown area.
- Has a total population of 648,937 people
- Colorado as a whole has a total population of 4,301,261 residents.
- The Denver population could remain but the rest of Denver could disappear.
"Would it affect Education?":
Universities located in Denver :
- Community College of Denver
- Colorado Univ. Health Sciences Center
- Metropolitan State College
- Regis University
- University of Colorado
- University of Denver
- 91 percent of Metro Denver and Northern Colorado residents have completed high school – more than four percent higher than the national rate.
- Metro Denver also places strong emphasis on K-12 education excellence.
- 90.2% of people have a High School Diploma
- 42.5% of the population have a Bachelor's Degree/Higher
- Denver is the nation's most highly educated city with the highest percentage of high school and college graduates.
"Whats the average income?":
- Median household income in the Metro Denver area was $62,760 in 2013, compared to the national median income of $52,250.
- Metro Denver has historically enjoyed higher household incomes than much of the nation due to the high education attainment levels of the Metro Denver workforce and a higher-than-average concentration of two-earner households.
" What about the environmental benefits?"
- Denver is located just east of the Rockies and far from any source of moisture giving Denver a mild, dry and arid climate.
- The city receives only 8-15 inches (20.3 - 38 cm) of precipitation and records 300 days of sunshine per year - more annual hours of sun than San Diego, California. or Miami Beach, Florida.
- The "Foothills" (a gentle series of peaks ranging from 7,000 to 11,000 feet high (2,133 to 3,353 meters high) start to
- rise 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of the city.
- Denver itself is located on high, rolling plains.
- Denver is actually located in the center of the country, just 346 miles (557 km) west of the exact center of the continental United States.
- Denver is closer to the exact center of the nation than any other metropolitan area.
"What about the sports teams?":
- Denver is one of 12 U.S cities with teams from four major sports.
- The Denver Broncos of the National Football League
- The Broncos have sold out every home game (except for strike-replacement games) since 1970. The Broncos are the current American Football Conference champions, but lost Super Bowl XLVIII to the Seattle Seahwaks. In total, the Broncos have advanced to the Super Bowl seven times and won back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999.
- The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association
- Colorado Avalanche, a National Hockey League
- Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer
- Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League
- Colorado Mammoth: from the National Lacrosse League.
- Denver Outlaws :Major League Lacrosse
- Denver Bulldogs: Australian Rules Football Club based in Denver
- Denver Wolverines: Rugby League Football Club.
Other facts
- Denver receives 300 days of sunshine a year
- Denver brews more beer than any other American city.
- Denver has the largest city park system in the nation with 205 parks in city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains.
- Denver has the nation's second largest performing arts center. The Denver Performing Arts Complex has eight theaters seating over 9,000 people.
- Denver citizens contribute more public funding for the arts per capita than any other U.S. city.
- Denver has the thinnest residents of any U.S. city, according to a federal study.
- Denver really is a mile high. There's a spot on the west steps of the State Capitol building that is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level.