Colorado Springs, CO

Census Place

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    2024 Population
    487,887
    US Senator
    Michael Bennet
    Democratic Party
    US Senator
    John Hickenlooper
    Democratic Party
    2024 Median Age
    35.7
    0.281% 1-year increase
    2024 Poverty Rate
    9.05%
    2.77% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $84,818
    1.95% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $452,600
    7.58% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    240,411
    0.388% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Colorado Springs, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    96.5% of the residents in Colorado Springs, CO are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Colorado Springs, CO are Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (7,390 degrees awarded in 2024), University of Colorado Colorado Springs (2,612 degrees), and Colorado College (608 degrees).

    In 2024, the median property value in Colorado Springs, CO was $452,600, and the homeownership rate was 60.9%.

    Most people in Colorado Springs, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Colorado Springs, CO was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Colorado Springs, CO is home to a population of 488k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.57% of Colorado Springs, CO residents were born outside of the country (36.9k people).

    In 2024, there were 9.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (318k people) in Colorado Springs, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 26.1k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    96.5%
    2024 Citizenship
    96.8%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 96.5% of Colorado Springs, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Colorado Springs, CO was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Colorado Springs, CO
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      318k ± 3.07k
    2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
      33.6k ± 2.3k
    3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      26.1k ± 1.54k
    19.3%
    Hispanic Population
    94k people

    In 2024, there were 9.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (318k people) in Colorado Springs, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 26.1k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    19.3% of the people in Colorado Springs, CO are hispanic (94k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Colorado Springs, CO as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

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    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      205,206 ± 10,925 people
    2. India
      23,918 ± 3,789 people
    3. China
      18,011 ± 3,290 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    7.57%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    36.9k people
    7.33%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    35.4k people

    As of 2024, 7.57% of Colorado Springs, CO residents (36.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Colorado Springs, CO was 7.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Gulf War (2001-)
      24,658 ± 1,526
    2. Vietnam
      10,067 ± 738
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      10,019 ± 948

    Colorado Springs, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.45 times greater than any other conflict.

    The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Colorado Springs, CO.

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    Health

    92.3% of the population of Colorado Springs, CO has health coverage, with 42% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 9.73% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 7.41% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

    Coverage

    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 24.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

    The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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    Uninsured People

    7.71%
    Uninsured
    42%
    Employer Coverage
    15%
    Medicaid
    9.73%
    Medicare
    18.1%
    Non-Group
    7.41%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Colorado Springs, CO grew by 0.0566% from 7.7% to 7.71%.

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Colorado Springs, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Economy

    The economy of Colorado Springs, CO employs 240k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Colorado Springs, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (34,374 people), Retail Trade (27,198 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (25,918 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($100,241), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,282).

    Employment

    Occupations

    240k
    2024 Value
    ± 4,228
    0.388%
    1 Year growth
    ± 2.44%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Colorado Springs, CO grew at a rate of 0.388%, from 239k employees to 240k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Colorado Springs, CO, are Management Occupations (26,238 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (25,170 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (23,756 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Colorado Springs, CO.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    240k
    2024 Value
    ± 4,228
    0.388%
    1 Year growth
    ± 2.44%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Colorado Springs, CO grew at a rate of 0.388%, from 239k employees to 240k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Colorado Springs, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (34,374 people), Retail Trade (27,198 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (25,918 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Colorado Springs, CO, though some of these residents may live in Colorado Springs, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $58,818
    Median earning men ± $1,423
    $42,337
    Median earning women ± $783

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($89,005), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,711), and Information ($75,893).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,946), Construction ($58,059), and Information ($55,547).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    1.73%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

    Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

    Voting results are not available for Colorado Springs, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
    2024 Election Results
    1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
      Democratic Party
    2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
      Republican Party
    3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
      Independent Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Colorado

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    Michael Bennet
    Senator from Colorado3
    Assumed office on January 21, 2009
    Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
    John Hickenlooper
    Senator from Colorado2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2021

    Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Colorado Springs, CO awarded 11,785 degrees. The student population of Colorado Springs, CO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 18,405 male students and 29,041 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Colorado Springs, CO are White (4,895 and 41.8%), Unknown (3,008 and 25.7%), Black or African American (1,902 and 16.2%), and Hispanic or Latino (839 and 7.16%).

    The largest universities in Colorado Springs, CO by number of degrees awarded are Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (7,390 and 62.7%), University of Colorado Colorado Springs (2,612 and 22.2%), and Colorado College (608 and 5.16%).

    The most popular majors in Colorado Springs, CO are General Business Administration & Management (4,643 and 39.4%), Medical Office Assistant (579 and 4.91%), and Computer Science (561 and 4.76%).

    The median tuition costs are $40,128 for private four year colleges, and $9,022 and $23,155 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

    University
    Measure

    In 2024 in Colorado Springs, CO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 66.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 47,446 (38.8% men and 61.2% women).

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    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    Universities

    In 2024 there were 47,446 students enrolled in Colorado Springs, CO, 38.8% men and 61.2% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 17,967 records, of which 58.6% were women and 41.4% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. General Business Administration & Management
      1,864 degrees awarded
    2. Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
      460 degrees awarded
    3. Computer Science
      385 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Colorado Springs, CO was General Business Administration & Management with 1,864 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Colorado Springs, CO according to their major.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    1. Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
      7,390 degrees awarded
    2. University of Colorado Colorado Springs
      2,612 degrees awarded
    3. Colorado College
      608 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs with 7,390 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    University

    In 2024, 4,320 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Colorado Springs, CO, which is 0.579 times less than the 7,465 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,895 degrees mean that there were 1.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 3,008 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Universities

    Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($40,128) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Private for-profit, 2-year ($2,061) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Colorado Springs, CO was $452,600 in 2024, which is 1.36 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $420,700 to $452,600, a 7.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Colorado Springs, CO is 60.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Colorado Springs, CO have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Colorado Springs, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    Housing

    Property

    $452,600
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$3,013
    $123,264
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$2,654

    The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Colorado Springs, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

    The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Colorado Springs, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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    Rent vs Own

    60.9%
    Homeownership
    2024
    71.2%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 60.9% of the housing units in Colorado Springs, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Colorado Springs, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $84,818
    Median Household Income
    ± $1,638
    203k
    Number of Households
    ± 3,845

    In 2024, the median household income of the 203k households in Colorado Springs, CO grew to $84,818 from the previous year's value of $83,198.

    The following chart displays the households in Colorado Springs, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Colorado Springs, CO is from Colorado.
    0.46
    2024 Wage GINI in Colorado
    0.462
    2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

    In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (70%)
    2. Worked At Home (17.6%)
    3. Carpooled (8.66%)

    In 2024, 70% of workers in Colorado Springs, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.66%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    22.7 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Colorado Springs, CO have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Colorado Springs, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

    The chart below shows how the median household income in Colorado Springs, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Colorado Springs, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Colorado Springs, CO have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Poverty & Diversity

    9.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Colorado Springs, CO (43.3k out of 479k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Colorado Springs, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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