Income
Metro Denver has one of the nation's strongest metropolitan economies. Median household income in the Metro Denver area was $60,344 in 2008, 15 percent higher than the national median income of $51,233.
Metro Denver has historically enjoyed higher household incomes than the rest of the nation due the high education attainment levels of the Metro Denver workforce and a higher-than-average concentration of two-earner households.
Per capita personal income in Metro Denver was $48,357 in 2008, up 0.9 percent from 2007. Per capita personal income in Northern Colorado increased to $34,050 in 2008, up 0.7 percent from 2007.