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LittletonCO

Littleton, CO is a 46K-resident city in Arapahoe County with a median household income of $98,839.

Arapahoe County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Littleton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Littleton has a population larger than 77% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $630,600, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

46K
Population (place)
Top 23%
By size
$98,839
Median income (place)
$630,600
Median home (place)
6.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Littleton

Littleton posts a median household income higher than 68% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Littleton area.

Top 32%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Littleton

Where Littleton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$98,839 Top 32% higher than 68% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Littleton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CO

Population among 59 CO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Denver is the largest CO city on this list; The Pinery leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CO

Median household income among the same 59-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

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What this shows The Pinery posts the highest place-level median income in CO; Denver is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Littleton, CO beyond the headline numbers

Littleton sits inside Arapahoe County, Colorado, at roughly 39.61°N, -105.02°W. Population 46,368, $98,839 median household income. Median home value $630,600, median rent $1,819. Poverty rate 6.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Littleton, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6.1% of Littleton, CO residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Littleton costs around 6.4 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

23.2% of Littleton workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 29.3% in Littleton, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

2.9% of Littleton workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Littleton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
46,368
Littleton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$98,839
+11% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$630,600
+52% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Arapahoe County): Littleton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
660K+13%
Median Income
$101,087+67%
Median Home Value
$561,200+143%
Poverty Rate
8.6%-29%
Unemployment
4.9%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for Littleton, CO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,819/mo
Poverty Rate
6.1% -51% vs avg
Unemployment 3.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 56.8%
Work From Home 23.2%
Public Transit 2.9%

Population

White 80.8%
African American 2.1%
Asian 2.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
29.3%
High Blood Pressure
27.6%
Obesity
24.3%
Binge Drinking
18.7%
Physical Inactivity
15.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.9%
Current Asthma
10.6%
Current Smoking
9%
Lack of Health Insurance
8.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69.2%
Annual Checkup 71.7%

Other Measures

Diabetes
7.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.1%
Stroke
2.7%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
AdventHealth Littleton
LITTLETON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Littleton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Littleton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CO-LITTLETON · Littleton

Littleton: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Littleton, CO? ▼
Littleton, CO has a population of 46,368 people, located in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
What is the median household income in Littleton? ▼
The median household income in Littleton, CO is $98,839 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.1%.
What is the median home value in Littleton? ▼
The median home value in Littleton, CO is $630,600. Median rent is $1,819/month.
What are the top health concerns in Littleton? ▼
The top health indicators in Littleton include Short Sleep Duration (29.3%), High Blood Pressure (27.6%), Obesity (24.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Littleton? ▼
Littleton has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Littleton? ▼
The median age in Littleton, CO is 40.8 years. 56.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Littleton, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (6.1% here).

West Jordan, UT 6.1% Allen, TX 6.1% Kirkland, WA 6.1% Mount Pleasant, SC 6.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($98,839 here).

Woodland Park, NJ $98,845 American Fork, UT $98,878 Fairland, MD $98,800 Quincy, MA $98,882

Compare Littleton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Littleton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Arapahoe County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.