Centennial

Population & Demographics

Centennial, CO

Centennial is home to 108,201 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 55,831 resident workers commute each day.

ColoradoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
108,201
people
Population

108,201 residents

Median age 42.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Centennial population & demographics

Who lives in Centennial — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
108,201
Median age
42.0yrs
Median household income
$131,928
Median home value
$658,100
Median gross rent
$2,148/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
62.6%
Poverty rate
3.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Centennial

How Centennial breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White74.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.3%
Asian6.4%
Two or more races5.6%
Black2.8%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Centennial

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Centennial.

Centennial at a glance
Employed Residents
55,831
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Denver
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Centennial proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Centennial commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

55 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Centennial

55,831 commutes, one dot at a time

Centennial

Where 55,831 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Centennial, by worker count.

1Denver10.1 mi14,896
2Aurora7.9 mi6,073
3Centennial0.0 mi5,961
4Greenwood Village1.9 mi4,937
5Littleton7.2 mi2,277
6Highlands Ranch6.0 mi1,439
7Lakewood14.2 mi1,436
8Lone Tree3.8 mi1,264

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Centennial.

1Denver10.1 mi11,870
2Aurora7.9 mi9,718
3Centennial0.0 mi5,961
4Highlands Ranch6.0 mi3,852
5Castle Rock14.6 mi2,677
6Parker8.0 mi2,648
7Colorado Springs50.1 mi2,392
8Lakewood14.2 mi2,131

Top industries

The sectors that employ Centennial’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services12.9%
COConstruction10.7%
FIFinance and Insurance9.2%
WSWholesale Trade8.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.3%
RTRetail Trade8.2%
INInformation8.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.8%
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