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 $47,327 in 2007, up 3.7 percent from 2006. Per capita personal income in Northern Colorado increased to $31,957 in 2007, up 3.1 percent from $31,010 in 2006. Further income growth in the region is anticipated.