Denver is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,697 people and six associated neighborhoods, Denver is the 264th largest community in North Carolina. Denver real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Denver house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Denver is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Denver is a town of professionals, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver who work in teaching (12.69%), management occupations (10.24%), and business and financial occupations (8.70%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Denver, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.44 minutes every day commuting to work. Denver is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Denver are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.62% of adults in Denver have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Denver in 2022 was $37,980, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,920 for a family of four. However, Denver contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Denver is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Denver home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Denver residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Denver include German, English, Polish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Denver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Spanish.
