Arvada is a relatively large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 121,873 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Arvada is the seventh largest community in Colorado.

Housing costs in Arvada are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

Also of interest is that Arvada has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Arvada telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Arvada, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Arvada is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.55% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Arvada in 2022 was $59,662, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $238,648 for a family of four.

Arvada is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arvada home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arvada residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Arvada also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Arvada include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Arvada is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.