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Denver MEPS

Denver, CO

The building the Denver MEPS occupies.

From the mid-1950's to the present, the Denver MEPS has been housed in the New Customs House. During the Vietnam conflict, the station was known as the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station (AFEES) and was part of the United States Army Recruiting Command. Processing at that time, however, was much the same as it is today. The Vietnam era saw the need for more people in uniform. To meet this need, the Selective Service System, or draft, was reinstated. On an average day, 200 to 250 people were processed into the military by the Denver AFEES. After the pull-out of American Forces from Southeast Asia in 1973, the need for military manpower decreased. The New Custom House was refurbished in the early 1990's to add many modern features while carefully maintaining much of the rich architectural and historical features.

Living Here

This station is in Denver County, in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area.

  • People

    city

    718,877

    Live in the area

    Median age
    35.3
    Median household income
    $94,718
    People per household
    2.10

    api.census.gov · Denver

  • Housing

    city

    $616,000

    Median home value

    Median rent, two bedroom
    $2,006 a month

    api.census.gov · Denver

  • Work

    county

    4.3%

    Unemployment rate

    People in the labour force
    447,509
    As of
    July 2026

    data.bls.gov · Denver

  • Cost of living

    metro

    106

    Where the national average is 100

    Rents
    147
    Goods
    101
    Utilities
    88

    apps.bea.gov · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

  • Schools

    county

    15.1:1

    Students to each teacher

    Public schools
    205
    School districts
    3
    As of
    2023

    educationdata.urban.org · Denver

  • Climate

    nearby

    92°F

    Warmest month, average high

    Coldest month, average low
    18°F
    Rain a year
    17.1 in

    ncei.noaa.gov · DENVER WATER DEPARTMENT, CO US

People Here

  • Honestly? I took it because it was eleven minutes closer than the last one and I was tired. That's the whole reason. And then about four months in we had one of those days where everything goes wrong at once, the bus from Pueblo is late, two people forgot their documents, and it's four o'clock and I'm thinking none of these kids are getting home tonight. And we got them all through. All of them. I drove home that night and I was, I don't know. I was proud of it, which I had not been about a job in a while.

    Alicia R.

    Human Resources Specialist