CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Air Force Academy

Colorado · 9,062 residents · 9.99 sq mi

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With 9,062 people, Air Force Academy is a city in Colorado. The median age is 20.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 0% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. The average commute runs 9 minutes. The poverty rate is 4.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 20.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Renter-heavy

0% owner-occupied

US average: 64%

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,062

+20%vs 2000

vs 7,526 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

20.8

−1%vs 2000

vs 20.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(743)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(675)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(394)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1919.9%(1,802)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2435.7%(3,232)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,414)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.7%(606)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 541.5%(133)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 640.4%(39)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 740.3%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,018

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,417 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,947

−28%vs 2000

vs $11,088 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.4%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median gross rent

$478

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $843 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

0.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

100.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(5,964)

Black5.6%(422)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(654)

Asian2.8%(207)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86%(7,797)

Black8.4%(758)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(515)

Asian3.4%(306)

Other2.2%(201)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(404)

Puerto Rican1.3%(90)

South American0.8%(53)

Ecuadorian0.5%(33)

Venezuelan0.3%(20)

Cuban0.2%(16)

Dominican0.1%(9)

Central American0.1%(6)

Nicaraguan0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(32)

Vietnamese0.3%(20)

Indonesian0.3%(19)

Filipino0.3%(17)

Chinese0.2%(13)

Japanese0.1%(10)

Nepalese0%(3)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(50)

Ancestry

German6.4%(431)

Norwegian4.3%(288)

Swedish3.8%(253)

Irish2.9%(195)

Italian2.6%(175)

English2.6%(174)

Dutch1.3%(88)

Czech1%(64)

French0.8%(52)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(42)

American0.6%(41)

Scottish0.6%(39)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(23)

Danish0.3%(21)

West Indian0.3%(19)

Jamaican0.3%(19)

Polish0.2%(14)

Brazilian0.1%(10)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(8)

Finnish0.1%(7)

British0.1%(5)

Somali0.1%(5)

Swiss0%(2)

Welsh0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.8%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

98.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

8.6 min

−19%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married85%(3,440)

Married14.1%(569)

Widowed0.3%(13)

Divorced0.7%(27)

Women 15+

Never married66%(1,190)

Married30.5%(550)

Widowed0.3%(6)

Divorced3.2%(58)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

21.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

3.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.7%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.7%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

94.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 96.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

15.2%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)77.3%(242)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.1%(110)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5.1%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 313 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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