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Demographics
POPULATION BIRTHS
Westwood Denver Westwood Denver
1990 Population 11,110 467,568 Births in 2001 472 10,371
2000 Population 14,999 554,636 01RiskBirth 7.42% 8.99%
Households in 2000 4,254 238,651 Births to teen mothers under 18 10.40% 5.20%
Persons per Household 3.53 2.31 Births to Unwed Mothers 2001 39.19% 32.29%
Births to Mothers with less than a HS diploma 64.19% 38.10%
AGE DISTRIBUTION FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
Population under 5 years old 10.81% 6.81% Number of families 3,258 119,300
Population aged 5 to 18 23.92% 15.14% Families headed by husband and wife 63.80% 68.90%
Population aged 19 to 64 59.03% 66.79% Families headed by single female 24.60% 21.60%
Population aged 65 and older 6.23% 11.26%
Race
US CENSUS DPS ENROLLMENT BIRTH
Anglo population 16.90% 51.90% Anglo DPS students in 2002 7.70% 21.30% Births to anglo mothers in 2001 10.40% 34.50%
Hispanic population 76.00% 31.70% Hispanic DPS students in 2002 84.40% 54.10% Births to hispanic mothers in 2001 83.20% 50.00%
Black population 1.20% 10.80% Black DPS students in 2002 2.40% 20.20% Births to black mothers in 2001 1.30% 10.90%
Other ethnic groups population 5.90% 5.60% Other DPS students in 2002 5.60% 4.40% Births to other mothers in 2001 5.10% 4.60%
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
DPS ENROLLMENT
DPS students enrolled in 2002 2,754 62,914 DPS graduates in 2002 11.50% 15.60%
Enrollment rate in 2000 82.00% 73.16% Students scoring in bottom 25th percentile on ITBS 53.20% 38.10%
00Public/Priv 90.89% 85.94% Students scoring in top 75th percentile on ITBS 4.90% 16.90%
DPS dropouts in 2002 14.00% 7.20% Students not english proficient in 2002 45.20% 22.50%
EMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT-1990
Jobs in 2001 1,567 502,546 Residents with no HS diploma 55.90% 21.11%
Unemployment in 2000 7.60% 5.70% Residents with HS diploma 44.10% 78.89%
Residents with college degrees 6.77% 39.37%
INCOME
INCOME AND POVERTY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Mean Household Income in 2000 $37,961.21 $55,128.62 Persons in 2002 on TANF 415 7,380
Persons in poverty 24.05% 14.19% Children in 2002 on TANF 333 5,886
Children in poverty 31.29% 20.14% Children in 2002 on Medicaid 1,889 27,651
DPS students receiving free lunch in 2002 80.00% 58.20%
CRIME
Burglaries in 2002 201 6068 Nbhd rank in 2002, burglaries 2 5
Gang acts in 2002 2 82 Nbhd rank in 2002, gang acts 12
Nbhd rank in 2002, crime vs persons 9 1 Crimes vs persons in 2002 83 2,995
HOUSING
CHARACTERISTICS
Vacancy rates in 2000 3.00% 4.80% Housing units with more than 1 person per room 24.31% 7.71%
Board-Ups in April 2003 4 0 Persons in the same house more than 5 years 46.10% 42.70%
Percentage of renters paying more than 35% of income on housing 40.46% 35.68%
DWELLING UNITS
Housing units in 2002 4452 258946
Houses demolished in 2002 9 207 Houses built before 1940 0 0
New housing permits in 2002 63 4,894 Percentage of owners paying more than 35% of income on housing 0 0
HOUSING PRICES SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Average rent $467.00 $605.00 Residential Care Facilities in 2000 3 146
Average price per square foot in 2002 $166.89 $187.63 Percentage of residents in care in 2000 0.19% 0.78%
Average home price in 2002 $150,485.00 $254,919.00
These forms provide information on 135 census tracts in the City and County of Denver. The source for the 2000 data is the 2000 U.S. Census. Data for other years and from other sources is denoted by a label with the year (i.e. "99 Births"). For comparison purposes, data for the city as a whole is provided next to the census tract data in bold type. Since the data comes from a variety of sources, the Planning and Development Office cannot be responsible for the accuracy or limitations of the data.
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