DC Seniors

Data from the 2005 American Community Survey show Douglas County having the lowest share of seniors, persons aged 65 and over, of any county in the Denver Metro Area. The data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a total of 11,546 persons age 65 and older in the year 2005 out of a total population of 248,950 for a 4.6% share. As an indicator of the short term gains coming in the future, the population age 50 and over is 48,932 or 19.7% of the total population, still ranking lowest among the Denver metro Area counties. Some of the significant demographic characteristics of this senior population are as follows:
Douglas County Community Development Department: Seniors