Athmar Park
Total Population:
9,746 (±721.96)Population Age:
Population under 5: | 6.16% (±1.94%) |
% Under 18: | 25.6% (±5.31%) |
Population over 65: | 10.65% (±2.21%) |
Households:
Average Household Income: | $58,381.79 (±$0) |
Families in Poverty: | 14.62% (±5.14%) |
Housing Units: | 3,152 (±65.44) |
Athmar Park is bordered by West Alameda Avenue on the north, South Federal Boulevard on the west, Mississippi Avenue on the south, and the South Platte River on the east.
The eastern portion was part of the Town of Valverde, until it was annexed into the City of Denver in 1902. Other areas of the neighborhood were originally farm land or part of Arapahoe County. In 1935, West Alameda Avenue was extended into Jefferson County. In 1943, the City of Denver annexed the Mountain View Park subdivision which was located west of South Zuni Street.
On June 16, 1965, the South Platte River flooded parts of Southwest Denver, including residential, industrial and commercial parts of Athmar Park. At the time the flood was called the “Worst Natural Disaster in Denver’s History”.
The neighborhood is named for the land in the center of the neighborhood that was once state school land. The land was sold at auction in 1946 to two brothers who named their subdivision Athmar Park.
Adapted from: Athmar Park Neighborhood Perimeter Plan (2000). City and County of Denver and Athmar Park Planning Group. www.denvergov.org/Portals/144/documents/AthmarParkPlan.pdf downloaded on November 28, 2006.
General
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Total Population | 9,746 (±721.96) | 5,436,519 | 2017 | ||
Households | 3,125 (±77.23) | N/A (±0) | 2017 | ||
Families | 2,059 (±171.96) | 737,127 (±3,188.44) | 2017 | ||
Total Births | 131 | 36,229 | 2017 |
Race/Ethnicity
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Births Other Race | 4.79% 8 | 2.63% 987 | 2016 | ||
Population White | 8,188 (±838.67) 84.01% (±10.62%) | 2,512,885 (±4,538.30) 82.15% | 2017 | ||
Population Non-Latino White | 2,095 (±229.17) 21.50% (±2.84%) | 2,005,676 (±801) 65.57% | 2017 | ||
Population African-American | 163 (±109.25) 1.67% (±1.13%) | 159,206 (±1,824.18) 5.20% | 2017 | ||
Population Native American | 76 (±86.40) 0.78% (±0.89%) | 23,257 (±1,560.87) 0.76% | 2017 | ||
Population Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 N/A (±0%) | 131,006 (±1,516.68) 4.28% | 2017 | ||
Population Other Race (Single Race Selected) | 633 (±384.25) 6.49% (±3.97%) | 127,649 (±4,252.37) 4.17% | 2017 | ||
Population Latino | 6,918 (±775.70) 70.98% (±9.54%) | 680,850 22.26% | 2017 | ||
Population Non-Latino | 2,828 (±294.88) 29.02% (±12.79%) | 2,378,113 (±980,576.26) 77.74% | 2017 | ||
Population of 2 or More Races | 2.63% (±1.62%) 256 (±156.55) | 3.43% 104,960 (±3,042.80) | 2017 | ||
Foreign Born | 28.53% (±5.89%) 2,781 (±536.17) | 9.81% 533,576 (±5,704.30) | 2017 | ||
Adults Non-English Speaking | 1,253 (±337.58) 17.28% (±4.51%) | 103,706 (±2,684.13) 4.41% (±0.11%) | 2017 | ||
Births Non-Latino White | 51 30.54% | 21,287 56.62% | 2016 | ||
Births African-American | 4 2.40% | 2,722 7.24% | 2016 | ||
Births Native American | 0 N/A | 331 0.88% | 2016 | ||
Births Asian/Pacific Islander | 6 3.59% | 1,853 4.93% | 2016 | ||
Births Latino | 106 63.47% | 11,288 30.02% | 2016 | ||
Births to Foreign Mothers | 64 38.32% | 8,863 23.57% | 2016 |
Age
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Population 55-64 | 875 (±189.78) 8.98% (±2.06%) | 367,387 (±2,977.37) 12.01% | 2017 | ||
Population under 5 | 600 (±184.02) 6.16% (±1.94%) | 189,523 (±279.60) 6.20% | 2017 | ||
Population 5-17 | 1,895 (±297.42) 19.44% (±3.37%) | 519,931 (±3,257.57) 17% | 2017 | ||
Population 18-24 | 761 (±195.94) 7.81% (±2.09%) | 273,004 (±2,680.31) 8.92% | 2017 | ||
Population 25-34 | 1,840 (±272.26) 18.88% (±0%) | 491,220 (±370.44) 16.06% | 2017 | ||
Population 35-44 | 1,561 (±257.23) 16.02% (±2.36%) | 441,278 (±2,856.11) 14.43% (±0%) | 2017 | ||
Population 45-54 | 1,176 (±218.96) 12.07% (±6,830.11%) | 412,034 (±295.32) 13.47% | 2017 | ||
Population over 65 | 1,038 (±201.72) 10.65% (±2.21%) | 364,586 (±2,946.75) 11.92% | 2017 |
Families and Households
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Persons per Household | 3.11 (±0.24) | 2.56 (±0.01) | 2017 | ||
1-Person Households | 753 (±152.07) 24.10% (±4.83%) | 333,168 (±3,102.29) 28.29% (±0.26%) | 2017 | ||
Families with Children | 1,124 (±155) 54.59% (±5.99%) | 372,465 (±2,535.47) 50.53% (±0%) | 2017 | ||
Families without Children | 45.41% (±8.04%) 935 (±146) | 49.47% (±0.44%) 364,662 (±2,800.76) | 2017 | ||
Non-Family Households | 1,066 (±173.37) 34.11% (±5.48%) | 440,474 (±3,165.10) 37.40% (±0.26%) | 2017 | ||
Children Living with Single Parents | 861 (±332.44) 34.51% (±14.30%) | 194,409 (±4,208.18) 27.48% (±0.59%) | 2017 | ||
Births to Teen Mothers (19 and under) | 12 7.19% | 1,506 4.01% | 2016 | ||
Births to Unwed Mothers | 41 24.55% | 7,359 19.57% | 2016 |
Newborns
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Premature Births | 12 7.19% | 3,298 8.77% | 2016 | ||
Low Birth Weight | 13 7.78% | 3,389 9.01% | 2016 | ||
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care | 4 2.40% | 2,174 5.78% | 2016 |
Early Education
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Licensed Child Care Slots | 214 | 156,016 | 2018 |
Poverty and Income
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Asian/Pacific Islander in Poverty | 0% (±4.84%) 0 (±41.62) | 11.15% (±1.05%) 14,407 (±1,345.86) | 2017 | ||
Average Household Income | $58,381.79 (±$0) | $97,284.99 (±$0) | 2017 | ||
Persons in Poverty | 1,591 (±482.90) 16.34% (±5.11%) | 319,321 (±6,317.81) 10.59% (±0.21%) | 2017 | ||
Families in Poverty | 14.62% (±5.14%) 301 (±102.90) | 6.92% (±0.21%) 51,042 (±1,495.89) | 2017 | ||
Non-Latino Whites in Poverty | N/A (±0%) | N/A (±0%) | 2017 | ||
African-Americans in Poverty | 84 (±85.44) 25.93% (±23.29%) | 31,205 (±2,000.32) 20.11% (±1.27%) | 2017 | ||
Native Americans in Poverty | N/A (±0%) | N/A (±0%) | 2017 | ||
Latinos in Poverty | N/A (±0%) | N/A (±0%) | 2017 | ||
Children (under 18) in Poverty | 635 (±247.88) 25.45% (±10.87%) | 95,578 (±2,762.91) 13.63% (±0.40%) | 2017 | ||
Single Mothers with Children in Poverty | 95 (±55.44) 26.91% (±18.52%) | 22,023 (±1,052.31) 28.85% (±1.54%) | 2017 | ||
Households with Income less than 100% of Denver's Median Income ( < $60,000) | 60.80% (±8.94%) 1,900 (±275.48) | 41.92% (±0.41%) 493,692 (±4,683.71) | 2017 | ||
Households with Income 100% to 200% of Denver's Median Income ( $60,000 - $124,999) | 30.59% (±5.98%) 956 (±185.49) | 33.81% (±0.34%) 398,176 (±3,928.31) | 2017 | ||
Households with Income Greater than 200% of Denver's Median Income ( > $125,000) | 8.61% (±3.36%) 269 (±104.75) | 24.26% (±0.27%) 285,733 (±3,149.72) | 2017 |
Adult Education
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Persons age 25+ with less than 12th grade education | 2,002 (±340.71) 30.85% (±5.59%) | 191,085 (±3,373.07) 9.20% (±0.16%) | 2017 | ||
Persons age 25+ with high school only education | 2,079 (±307.67) 32.03% (±5.60%) | 400,906 (±3,977.67) 19.31% (±0.19%) | 2017 | ||
Persons age 25+ with some college but no degree | 1,032 (±216.98) 15.90% (±3.40%) | 416,740 (±4,112.39) 20.07% (±0.20%) | 2017 | ||
Persons Age 25+ with College Degree (Associates or Better) | 21.22% (±3.49%) 1,377 (±209.95) | 51.42% (±0.29%) 1,067,774 (±5,990.50) | 2017 | ||
Births to Women With Less Than 12th Grade Education | 29 17.37% | 3,445 9.16% | 2016 |
Homeownership
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Native American Homeowners (as a percentage of total owner-occupied housing units) | 25 (±26.83) 1.35% (±0%) | 8,727 (±583.64) 0.65% (±0%) | 2017 | ||
Asian/Pacific Islander Homeowners (as a percentage of total owner occupied housing units) | 89 (±36.24) 4.81% (±0%) | 24,927 (±737.51) 3.35% (±0%) | 2017 | ||
Latino Homeowners (as a percentage of total owner occupied housing units) | 50.51% (±0%) 935 (±144.36) | 11.87% (±0%) 88,232 (±1,626.76) | 2017 | ||
Housing Units | 3,152 (±65.44) | 1,236,420 (±752.43) | 2017 | ||
Housing Owner-Occupied (as a percentage of total housing units) | 1,851 (±2,218.12) 59.23% (±5.49%) | 743,307 (±3,052.54) 63.12% (±0.23%) | 2017 | ||
Non-Latino White Homeowners (as a percentage of total owner occupied housing units) | 42.30% (±0%) 783 (±124.65) | 80.26% (±0%) 596,567 (±2,673.34) | 2017 | ||
African-American Homeowners (as a percentage of total owner occupied housing units) | 28 (±27.02) 1.51% (±0%) | 21,556 (±794.61) 2.90% (±0%) | 2017 |
Housing Characteristics
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Overcrowded housing units | 9.25% (±4.10%) 289 (±127.91) | 2.74% (±0.11%) 32,292 (±1,275.95) | 2017 | ||
Housing Vacancy | 27 (±42.72) 0.86% (±1.36%) | 58,819 (±2,141.77) 4.76% (±0.17%) | 2017 | ||
Renters Spending More Than 30% of Income on Housing | 649 (±179.40) 50.94% (±15.77%) | 211,074 (±3,216.11) 48.60% (±0.82%) | 2017 | ||
Housing Units Built Before 1940 | 459 (±140.09) 14.56% (±4.45%) | 36,178 (±1,280.47) 2.93% (±0.10%) | 2017 |
Environmental Health
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Low-income people with low access to healthy food at 1 mile | 2.75% 245 | 5.22% 145,352 | 2010 | ||
Children with low access to healthy food at 1 mile | 4.15% 110 | 29.46% 202,021 | 2010 |
Labor and Employment
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Total Jobs | 2,644 | 1,554,379 | 2015 | ||
Jobs with low wages | 520 20.04% | 319,335 19.82% | 2017 | ||
Jobs with middle wages | 939 36.18% | 477,589 29.64% | 2017 | ||
Jobs with high wages | 1,111 42.02% | 756,725 48.68% | 2015 | ||
Industrial jobs | 1,408 54.26% | 325,764 20.22% | 2017 | ||
Office jobs | N/A | 21.21% | 2017 | ||
Public jobs | 328 12.64% | 472,828 29.34% | 2017 | ||
Retail jobs | 665 25.63% | 346,280 21.49% | 2017 | ||
Other category jobs | 95 3.66% | 124,725 7.74% | 2017 | ||
Average Annual Wage | $48,405.18 (±$0) | $76,413.22 (±$507.47) | 2017 | ||
Unemployed in Civilian Labor Force | 3.09% (±1.77%) 150 (±84.90) | 4.64% (±0.12%) 79,391 (±1,965.78) | 2017 |
Land Use/Built Environment
Indicator | Athmar Park | 7 County Denver Metro Region | Year | ||
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Multi-Family Units | 368 (±145.50) 11.68% (±4.61%) | N/A N/A (±0%) | 2017 | ||
% Residential Units within Half Mile of a Park | 100% | 97.07% | 2010 | ||
Non-Residential Density | 0.21 | 0.01 | 2010 | ||
Residential Density | 44.15 | 29.43 | 2010 | ||
Median Residential Appraised Valuation | $83,400 | N/A | 2010 | ||
Single Family Units | 85.44% (±4.99%) 2,693 (±146.85) | 67.03% (±0.24%) 828,822 (±2,979.33) | 2017 | ||
Parks acres/1,000 residents | 9.85 | 549.87 | 2014 | ||
Publicly Subsidized Rental Housing Units | 37 | 42,876 | 2010 |