Derby, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Derby is a Census CDP of 8,453 people across 1.75 square miles of land, in Adams County. Median household income is $82,138, 70.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Derby
What Derby is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.75 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,830
- County holding the largest share of its areaAdams County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Derby
How many people live in Derby
- Population8,453
- Median age33.1
- Population under 182,548
- Share under 1830.1 percent
- Population 65 and over621 plus or minus 158
- Share 65 and over7.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Households2,479
- Family households1,968
- Share of households that are families79.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Derby
Income and work in Derby
- Median household income$82,138
- Per capita income$30,413
- Civilian labor force4,074
- Employed3,866
- Unemployed208 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over5,123
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Derby
Housing in Derby
- Housing units2,617
- Occupied units2,479
- Vacant units138 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied1,757
- Renter occupied722 plus or minus 252
- Ownership rate70.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$353,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,689
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units2,138
- Share single family81.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more163 plus or minus 99
- Share in buildings of two or more6.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Mobile homes316 plus or minus 107
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Derby
How Derby gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,469
- Commuting under 15 minutes947 plus or minus 293
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,618 plus or minus 421
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.6 percent
- Drove alone77.3 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport3.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Adams County, not Derby
Adams County context, not Derby figures
- Establishments in Adams County11,319
- Covered employment, Adams County249,299
- Average annual pay, Adams County$73,817
- Housing units permitted, Adams County2,371
Every figure in this section is published for Adams County as a whole and is not a measurement of Derby.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Derby questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Derby, Colorado?
8,453, in 2,479 households. Derby CDP covers 1.75 square miles of land, which is 4,830 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Derby in?
Adams County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Derby?
$82,138. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,000. Median gross rent is $1,689 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Derby figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Adams County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Derby.
Is zoning published for Derby?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.