In 2023, the population of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan area in the United States was about three million people. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when the population was also about 2.99 million people.

In 2022, the real gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 249.65 billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from the previous year when the real GDP came to 239.4 billion U.S. dollars.

The Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the State of Colorado that includes the City and County of Denver and nine suburban counties. The Denver-Aurora-Broomfield MSA, the Boulder MSA, and the Greeley MSA comprise the larger Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area. Local residents generally use the term Denver area or Denver metro area which may informally mean anything from the continuously urbanized area within the six central counties of the MSA to the Front Range Urban Corridor north of Colorado Springs and south of Fort Collins.

Golf is a popular past time played by many Americans in many different cities in the United States. Of course, some cities are home to more golf courses than others. In 2020, Aurora, CO had the greatest density with 2.7 golf courses per 10,000 residents.