Applewood, Colorado

Applewood is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Applewood CDP was 7,833 at the 2020 United States census. West Pleasant View CDP was formed out of parts of Applewood CDP in 2000.

Geography

Applewood is west of downtown Denver. It is bordered to the north by Fairmount, to the northeast by Wheat Ridge, to the southeast by Lakewood, and to the southwest by West Pleasant View. South Table Mountain borders Applewood to the west.

The Applewood CDP has an area of including of water. of 2000, there were 7,123 people, 2,954 households, and 2,055 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,067 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.59% White, 0.38% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.47% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.38% of the population.

There were 2,954 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,210, and the median income for a family was $76,907. Males had a median income of $54,028 versus $36,315 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,640. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. -->

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Applewood had a population of 7,833. The median age was 42.8 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,178 households in Applewood, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.5% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Zoned schools for Applewood CDP (as defined in the 2020 U.S. census) include:

Elementary schools: Maple Grove, Stober, and Welchester
Middle schools: Everitt Middle School, and Bell Middle School
High schools: for most areas, either Golden High School or Wheat Ridge High School (some areas are only zoned to Golden HS, and some areas are only zoned to Wheat Ridge HS)

Applewood, Colorado

Geography

2020 census

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