1,328,534
Housing units
The Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area had more than 1.3 million homes and apartments in 2024.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACSDenver Metro Fact Sheet
Denver home statistics for repairs and remodeling.
A practical reference for understanding the homes people live in across the Denver metro area. Updated September 9, 2026 with the latest released Census estimates.
Browse the statisticsThe Local Picture
Denver homeowners are caring for a large, established housing stock.
From older finishes to everyday wear, a home's age and occupancy tell part of the story behind the projects homeowners take on. These figures focus on the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area, not Denver city alone, to reflect the wider area Kat serves.
2024 Housing Facts
Key Denver metro home statistics
Each figure below is drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
1,265,606
Occupied homes
About 95.3% of the metro area's housing units were occupied in 2024.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS808,179
Owner-occupied homes
Homeowners occupied 63.9% of the Denver metro area's occupied housing units in 2024.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS1989
Median year built
The median Denver metro housing unit was built in 1989, which makes upkeep, updates, and finish work part of normal ownership for many homes.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS30.4%
Built before 1980
404,128 Denver metro housing units were built before 1980. This percentage is calculated from the Census Bureau's 2024 housing-age estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS$631,000
Median home value
The median value of owner-occupied homes in the Denver metro area was $631,000 in 2024.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS4.7%
Vacancy rate
62,928 housing units were vacant in 2024, equal to 4.7% of all metro-area housing units.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACSWhat It Means At Home
Small projects are often part of keeping an established home working well.
A metro area with hundreds of thousands of homeowner-occupied homes, and a median home built in 1989, has a steady need for the practical work that keeps rooms and exteriors feeling cared for. That can mean repairing drywall after a move, replacing tired trim, updating a bathroom fixture, handling a sticking door, or planning a more complete kitchen or bath refresh.
For homeowners, the useful question is rarely whether a house is old or new. It is whether the next repair or update will make the home safer, more comfortable, or easier to enjoy. Kat can help with the practical list, from small repairs and finish work to larger room updates.
Sources And Method
How to use these figures
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates for the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area. The Census Bureau released these estimates in 2025. Housing-unit counts, owner occupancy, median year built, and median value are reported estimates. The 30.4% pre-1980 share and 4.7% vacancy rate are calculations from the reported 2024 estimates and are rounded to one decimal place.
This page was last updated September 9, 2026. Census estimates are useful for understanding the metro area as a whole, but they do not describe the condition of any individual home.
Cite this page
Kat Can Do It. “Denver Home Statistics for Repairs and Remodeling.” Updated September 9, 2026. Available at https://kat-can-do-it.com/denver-home-improvement-statistics.
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