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Arvada, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Arvada is a Census city of 122,634 people across 38.99 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $117,348, 75.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 255 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $171.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arvada
What Arvada is
- Census place typecity
- Land area38.99 sq mi
- Water area0.66 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,145
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 98.5 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.
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How many people live in Arvada
- Population122,634
- Median age40.0
- Population under 1824,063
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over21,331
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent
- Households49,881
- Family households32,931
- Share of households that are families66.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Arvada
- Median household income$117,348
- Per capita income$59,662
- Civilian labor force71,860
- Employed69,154
- Unemployed2,706
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over89,945
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Arvada
- Housing units52,169
- Occupied units49,881
- Vacant units2,288
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent
- Owner occupied37,573
- Renter occupied12,308
- Ownership rate75.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$632,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,888
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units40,251
- Share single family77.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,868
- Share in buildings of two or more22.7 percent
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Arvada gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute51,328
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,298
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19,989
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent
- Drove alone67.3 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home24.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Arvada (7(a))
- Approvals255
- Gross approval$171,778,300
- Average approval$673,640
- Median approval$276,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,858,400
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,311
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome67
- Paid in full59
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans11.9 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.3 percent
- Share to franchises18.0 percent
- Distinct lenders65
- Distinct industries by NAICS111
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arvada, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Arvada (504)
- Approvals60
- Gross approval$56,913,000
- Average approval$948,550
- Median approval$679,500
- Largest approval$5,017,000
- Jobs supported664
- Loans with a final outcome18
- Charged off2
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arvada, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 18 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Arvada
- NFIP communityCity of Arvada
- NFIP community number085072
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date01/15/21
The City of Arvada participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 085072 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Arvada
Jefferson County context, not Arvada figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County17,999
- Covered employment, Jefferson County248,082
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$78,598
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County1,172
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arvada.
All Jefferson County figures →
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.
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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
Arvada questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Arvada, Colorado?
122,634, in 49,881 households. Arvada city covers 38.99 square miles of land, which is 3,145 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Arvada in?
Jefferson County, which holds 98.5 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Arvada?
$117,348. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $632,600. Median gross rent is $1,888 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Arvada businesses?
255 7(a) approvals totaling $171.8 m since FY2020, across 65 lenders, median approval $276,000, plus 60 504 approvals worth $56.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arvada, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Arvada borrowers get paid back?
Of the 67 loans that have reached a final outcome, 59 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 11.9 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Arvada in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Arvada appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Arvada, city of, community 085072, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Arvada figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 Arvada.
Is zoning published for Arvada?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.