Downtown Denver
---------------------------------- 2020 ------ 2010 ------ 2000 ------ 1990 ------ Growth ------ Density
Downtown ---------------------- 15,198 ------- 7,998 ------ 4,181 ------ 2,795 ---- 90.0% ---- 91.3% --- 49.6% ------- 2.3 km² --- 6,736.7 inh./km²
Central Denver ----------------- 74,256 ----- 49,710 ----- 38,836 ----- 33,612 ---- 49.4% ---- 28.0% --- 15.5% ------ 15.4 km² --- 4,872.1 inh./km²
Denver CSA ---------------- 3,623,560 -- 3,090,874 -- 2,610,343 -- 2,008,684 ---- 17.2% ---- 18.4% --- 30.0% -- 33,815 km²
Not so much here in SSP, but one of the most hyped cities around. I worked with two definitions here, one more strict (Union Station + CBD), that serves better the purpose of this thread, and a broader one (CBD, Union Station, Auraria, Lincoln Park, Civic Center, Capitol Hill, North Capitol Hill and Five Points. As census tracts match perfectly with the official neighbourhoods, we have pretty exact figures.
Downtown (CBD + Union) is growing at insane rates, following the national trend. I imagine there are lots of infill going on, maybe parking lots turned into highrises, etc.
For the broader area, we have some traditional residential districts (Capitol Hill, N. Capital Hill) where density was already high from the beginning, so growth doesn't seem that spectacular. On the other hand, Five Points (according to Google and Wikipedia it's "the coolest district"), growth is like fire, specially on the census tract where the railyards are. This one had 8 (!!!) people in 1990, 140 in 2000, 1,257 in 2010 and 5,167 in 2020.
I said I'd avoid to make comparisons, but it caught my attention how this broader definition for Central Denver have so many similarities with Downtown Los Angeles (regarding numbers only). They have the same size, pretty much the same population in 2000, 2010 and 2020 and the same growth rates. Obviously, on the ground, things are completely different as they have distinct weight and function inside their metro areas.
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