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Denver, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Denver is a Census CDP of 2,497 people across 5.93 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $65,721, 55.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 48 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Denver
What Denver is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.93 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land421 plus or minus 107
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln 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.
Denver
How many people live in Denver
- Population2,497 plus or minus 636
- Median age38.9 plus or minus 16.5
- Population under 18509 plus or minus 340
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Population 65 and over291 plus or minus 143
- Share 65 and over11.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households1,122 plus or minus 228
- Family households569 plus or minus 178
- Share of households that are families50.7 percent plus or minus 12.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Denver
Income and work in Denver
- Median household income$65,721
- Per capita income$37,980 plus or minus $8,713
- Civilian labor force1,464 plus or minus 327
- Employed1,426 plus or minus 323
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over1,882 plus or minus 392
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.6 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Denver
Housing in Denver
- Housing units1,170
- Occupied units1,122 plus or minus 228
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 77
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied619 plus or minus 187
- Renter occupied503 plus or minus 190
- Ownership rate55.2 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$296,300 plus or minus $180,576
- Median gross rent, monthly$869
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent
- Single family units748 plus or minus 218
- Share single family63.9 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Units in buildings of two or more325 plus or minus 178
- Share in buildings of two or more27.8 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Mobile homes97 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Denver
How Denver gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,080 plus or minus 347
- Commuting under 15 minutes188 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.4 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more525 plus or minus 205
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.6 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Drove alone77.4 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Denver
SBA loans in Denver (7(a))
- Approvals48
- Gross approval$29,422,000
- Average approval$612,958
- Median approval$201,750
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,757,510
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported370
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.6 percent
- Share to franchises18.8 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denver, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Denver
SBA loans in Denver (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$11,069,000
- Average approval$851,462
- Median approval$824,000
- Largest approval$1,592,000
- Jobs supported77
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denver, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Lincoln County, not Denver
Lincoln County context, not Denver figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County2,081
- Covered employment, Lincoln County28,110
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$55,677
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County697
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Denver.
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
Denver questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Denver, North Carolina?
2,497, in 1,122 households. Denver CDP covers 5.93 square miles of land, which is 421 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Denver in?
Lincoln 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 Denver?
$65,721. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $296,300. Median gross rent is $869 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Denver businesses?
48 7(a) approvals totaling $29.4 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $201,750, plus 13 504 approvals worth $11.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Denver, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Denver borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Denver. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Denver figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln 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 Denver.
Is zoning published for Denver?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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