As of the 2007 Denver Piton Foundation[1] and the United States Census Bureau,[7] there were 53,541 people, 16,764 households, and 12,496 families within the north east side communities. There were a total of 18,633 housing units. The racial makeup of the community was 14.52% non-Hispanic White, 3.43% Black or African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 41.31% from other races, and 3.81% from two or more races. 80.62% of the population wereHispanic or Latino.
The median income for a household in the community was $39,072. About 17.08% of the families and 19.46% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.37% of those under age 18. The North East Side has a large population of Latinos/Hispanics (mostly Mexican), but there is also a large number of Central Americans and South Americans.[1][4][8]
Education
The people that live in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in north east denver attend high school at either Manual High School[1] or East High School.[1]
The main elementary schools in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood is Swansea Elementary School.[1] The main middle schools attended are either Bruce Randolph Middle School[1] or Smiley Middle School.[1]
The main two high schools available for the kids of Commerce City and Derby are Lester Arnold High School,[9] and Adams City High School.[10]
Their main elementary schools are Dupont Elementary,[11] Monaco Elementary,[12] Hanson Elementary (PK-8),[13] Kemp Elementary,[12] Alsup Elementary,[14] Central Elementary,[15] and Rose Hill Elementary.[16] The two main middle schools are Adams City Middle School[17] and Kearney Middle School.[18]