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Colorado

5,812,069 Population
103,637.1 square miles 56.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$44,617 ±$467 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$82,254 ±$791 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

9.7% ±0.4% (553,272  ±20,121) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

25 minutes ±0.2 (56,953,656  ±643,480) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

2,313,042 ±8,099 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (5,699,351  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.4% ±0.3% (62,000  ±4,537) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

2,540,783 ±353 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$466,200 ±$2,390 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

16.7% ±0.5% (963,147  ±27,895.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

92.4% ±0.8% (3,738,208  ±30,604.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
44.4% ±0.5% (1,796,240  ±19,067.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

16.2% ±0.4% (892,249  ±20,402.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

9.8% ±0.2% (570,273  ±13,679) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

7.7% ±0.2% (348,485  ±9,719) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
348,485 Total veterans ±9,719 306,325 Male ±8,927 42,160 Female ±3,470

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