The huge forest fire of June, 2002 burned just to the southwest of the county and may (if it continues burning) extend into the southwestern portion of the county. Douglas County is lightly wooded, mostly with ponderosa pine[?], with broken terrain characterized by mesas and small steams. Cherry Creek and Plum Creek rise in Douglas County and flow south toward Denver and into the South Platte River. Both were subject to flash flooding in the past, Plum Creek being partially responsible for the Denver flood of 1965. Cherry Creek is now dammed.
Residents generally have professional work in the Denver Metropolitan area. Urbanization is gradually displacing the ranching economy of the county.
There are 60,924 households out of which 47.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.80% are married couples living together, 5.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 18.20% are non-families. 13.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 1.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.88 and the average family size is 3.19.
In the county the population is spread out with 31.60% under the age of 18, 4.80% from 18 to 24, 37.90% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 4.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $82,929, and the median income for a family is $88,482. Males have a median income of $60,729 versus $38,965 for females. The per capita income for the county is $34,848. 2.10% of the population and 1.60% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.90% are under the age of 18 and 3.70% are 65 or older.
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