The Metro or greater Denver area is undertaking a continuous growth period due to their 300 days of sunshine each year, coupled with an essential job market in energy, government projects, technology, and tourism. People relocating to Denver have grown in numbers.
While other areas of the country are stagnant or failing with economies based on commodities, Denver is flourishing in timely key-industries and backup industries in health care, telecommunications, IT or internet technology fields, and community oriented employment segments such as teaching, food services, and entertainment.
With a predominantly younger degree-holding workforce, Denver has become a cultural area for family relocation with recreational facilities, world-class sports, and exceptional youth offerings. Seniors are often moving into the greater Denver areas along with their families so that elder-care has become a top-notch industry in this Colorado location.
Weather also plays an important role in Colorado's economy. With wilderness areas and natural beauty on every horizon, Denver has a thriving tourist industry with its daily sunshine available during all seasons. As tourists come into the area, and choose Denver for relocation purposes, area real estate retains value and a continued growth remains.
Below, you can view population estimation and migration charts that are available from U.S. Government and State sources. Please note that these charts show Denver as dipping in population growth after the 1990's, but do not adequately express the current up-to-date fast growth that Denver is again receiving.
In year 2007, Colorado was the top state for growth according to very accurate U-Haul relocation statistics:
Population Growth in Metro Denver and around the State of Colorado
| REGION | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 |
| Projection | Projection | |||
| State of Colorado | 3,304,042 | 4,324,920 | 5,162,179 | 5,546,080 |
| Front Range | 2,694,096 | 3,510,607 | 4,139,601 | 4,782,691 |
| DENVER/Boulder/Greeley | 1,986,250 | 2,595,707 | 3,066,952 | 3,546,080 |
| Ft. Collins | 187,081 | 252,877 | 305,484 | 355,124 |
| Colorado Springs | 397,887 | 519,773 | 607,295 | 700,016 |
| Pueblo | 122,878 | 142,250 | 159,870 | 181,471 |
| Western Slope | 333,782 | 461,950 | 586,717 | 716,168 |
| Central Mountains | 103,123 | 146,730 | 196,564 | 268,502 |
| San Luis Valley | 40,244 | 46,444 | 52,205 | 57,770 |
| Eastern Plains | 132,797 | 159,189 | 187,092 | 217,818 |
Source: Colorado State Demography
Population Growth in Colorado Attributable to migration
| Years | Total Increase | Natural Increase | Net-In-Migration | Percent Share |
| 2000-2005 | 408,903 | 164,400 | 244,503 | 60% |
| 2005-2010 | 437,780 | 178,918 | 258,862 | 59% |
2003 State population growth slows
Colorado was statistically one of the fastest-growing states during the 1990's. Colorado did fall out of the top among states that grew the most between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2003. Overall, Colorado's growth still out performs the majority of the United States.
| Rank | State | 2003 Population | Increase, 02-03 | Percentage |
| 1. | Nevada | 2,241,154 | 73,699 | 3.400% |
| 2. | Arizona | 5,580,811 | 139,686 | 2.567% |
| 3. | Florida | 17,019,068 | 327,367 | 1.961% |
| 4. | Texas | 22,118,509 | 381,584 | 1.755% |
| 5. | Idaho | 1,366,332 | 23,208 | 1.728% |
| 6. | Georgia | 8,684,715 | 140,710 | 1.647% |
| 7. | Delaware | 817,491 | 11.546 | 1.433% |
| 8. | Utah | 2,351,467 | 32,678 | 1.409% |
| 9. | California | 35,484,453 | 482,467 | 1.378% |
| 10. | Hawaii | 1,257,608 | 16,945 | 1.366% |
| 16. | Colorado | 4,550,688 | 49,637 | 1.103% |
| U.S. | 290,809,777 | 2,835,853 | .0985% |