Littleton

Population & Demographics

Littleton, CO

Littleton is home to 44,710 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,018 resident workers commute each day.

ColoradoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
44,710
people
Population

44,710 residents

Median age 40.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Littleton population & demographics

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

Population
44,710
Median age
40.8yrs
Median household income
$98,839
Median home value
$630,600
Median gross rent
$1,819/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
56.8%
Poverty rate
6.1%

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 Littleton

How Littleton 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).

White77.4%
Hispanic or Latino13.3%
Two or more races4.4%
Asian2.4%
Black1.9%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Littleton

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 Littleton.

Littleton at a glance
Employed Residents
24,018
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Denver
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Littleton 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 Littleton 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

57 / 100

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

Littleton

24,018 commutes, one dot at a time

Littleton

Where 24,018 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Denver9.7 mi6,339
2Littleton0.0 mi2,666
3Centennial7.2 mi1,390
4Aurora13.4 mi1,298
5Lakewood8.9 mi1,287
6Greenwood Village6.0 mi1,108
7Highlands Ranch4.7 mi865
8Englewood3.6 mi734

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Littleton.

1Denver9.7 mi5,222
2Littleton0.0 mi2,666
3Aurora13.4 mi2,639
4Highlands Ranch4.7 mi2,428
5Centennial7.2 mi2,277
6Lakewood8.9 mi1,399
7Castle Rock17.1 mi1,094
8Ken Caryl5.0 mi882

Top industries

The sectors that employ Littleton’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.1%
RTRetail Trade11.4%
EDEducational Services10.6%
PAPublic Administration10.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.3%
COConstruction6.8%
MFManufacturing4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Littleton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps86%
5 Gbps38%
8 Gbps38%
See all internet providers in Littleton

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