Dove Valley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Dove Valley CDP was 5,640 at the United States Census 2020. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Dove Valley Metropolitan District provides services to the area, which lies in ZIP code 80112.
History The unincorporated community has never had its own post office. The Centennial, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80112) serves the area.
Geography The Dove Valley CDP has an area of , all land.
Demographics 2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dove Valley had a population of 5,640. The median age was 31.1 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 5.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,308 households in Dove Valley, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.3% were married-couple households, 24.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 2,396 housing units, of which 3.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.4%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 3,330 59.0% Black or African American 580 10.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 47 0.8% Asian 589 10.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.1% Some other race 290 5.1% Two or more races 799 14.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,030 18.3% 2010 census The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
Economy
The headquarters and training camp of the Denver Broncos, as well as Centennial Airport, are located in Dove Valley. Air Methods and Key Lime Air have their corporate headquarters in the CDP as well."About." Key Lime Air. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "Based at Centennial Airport in Englewood Colorado, Key Lime Air is strategically positioned to be able to offer convenient service to either the West coast, Central or East coast of the United States." and "13252 E. Control Tower Rd. Englewood, CO 80112""2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Dove Valley CDP, CO" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 1, 2015. The indoor tennis facility the Randy Ross Tennis Center is also right in the heart of Dove Valley.
Air Methods's headquarters were previously in the CDP,The postal designation of “Englewood”, a city some seven miles west, appears in the company’s mailing address and is referenced as its headquarters location: "Contact Us." Air Methods. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "Corporate Headquarters 7211 S. Peoria Englewood, CO 80112" and "Air Methods’ headquarters are located on the north side of Centennial Airport in Englewood – West side of Peoria Street, just south of Easter Avenue." on the airport property; it moved to Greenwood Village, Colorado in 2017.
Education Dove Valley is in Cherry Creek School District 5. - Text list.
School zones are as follows: Much of Dove Valley is zoned to Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School, Liberty Middle School, and Grandview High School. Some western portions are zoned to Walnut Hills Elementary School, Campus Middle School, and Cherry Creek High School. - PDF
See also
Front Range Urban Corridor
References
External links
State of Colorado History Colorado Dove Valley Metropolitan District website Arapahoe County website