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Colorado Springs

Colorado · 494,743 residents (2025 est.) · 202 sq mi
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With 487,887 people, Colorado Springs is a city in Colorado. 126,997 more people live here than in 2000. There are 2,417 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 35.7. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 80% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
487,887
+35%since 2000
from 360,890 in 2000
494,743 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,417 / sq mi
+23%since 2009
from 1,971 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.7
+6%since 2000
from 33.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
202 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
260K322K385K447K509K19902000201020202024Colorado Springs
2024488K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(28,806)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(29,631)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(31,094)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(29,323)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(34,920)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.4%(84,940)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.1%(68,689)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(53,890)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.8%(52,763)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(43,503)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(21,875)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(8,453)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$84,818
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,081 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,513
+107%since 2000
from $22,496 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.9%
+22.7 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.434
−1%since 2010
from 0.440 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$452,600
+73%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $143,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,648
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $652 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 60.8% in 2000
39.1% rent
Vacancy rate
4.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.36 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 28.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.8%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 45.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
+37%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.3%(271,734)
Black6.3%(22,760)
Hispanic / Latino12%(43,330)
Asian2.8%(9,956)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.2%(317,955)
Black5.3%(25,985)
Hispanic / Latino19.3%(93,965)
Asian2.9%(13,950)
Other7.4%(36,032)
Diversity Score
66
+18%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican12.3%(60,027)
Puerto Rican1.1%(5,509)
Spaniard0.8%(4,114)
South American0.8%(4,039)
Cuban0.4%(2,057)
Guatemalan0.4%(1,838)
Honduran0.2%(1,159)
Colombian0.2%(1,042)
Dominican0.2%(913)
Peruvian0.2%(868)
Salvadoran0.2%(792)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.2%(745)
Argentine0.1%(517)
Ecuadorian0.1%(502)
Panamanian0.1%(470)
Nicaraguan0.1%(444)
Chilean0.1%(355)
Costa Rican0.1%(271)
Asian origin
Filipino0.6%(3,082)
Korean0.6%(3,081)
Chinese0.5%(2,345)
Asian Indian0.4%(2,047)
Vietnamese0.3%(1,644)
Japanese0.2%(828)
Thai0.1%(245)
Taiwanese0%(229)
Kazakh0%(213)
Laotian0%(115)
Hmong0%(97)
Cambodian0%(83)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.3%(1,575)
Chamorro0.2%(795)
Samoan0.1%(338)
Guamanian0.1%(291)
Tongan0%(235)
Fijian0%(222)
Ancestry
German17.9%(87,288)
English13.3%(64,647)
Irish11.7%(57,202)
Italian4.6%(22,650)
American4%(19,596)
Scottish2.8%(13,583)
Polish2.5%(12,421)
French2.4%(11,871)
Norwegian2.1%(10,105)
Swedish1.8%(8,567)
Dutch1.2%(6,040)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(5,429)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.8%(3,840)
Danish0.7%(3,469)
Russian0.7%(3,397)
Czech0.6%(2,966)
British0.6%(2,699)
French Canadian0.4%(1,941)
West Indian0.4%(1,928)
Hungarian0.3%(1,643)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,535)
Swiss0.3%(1,302)
Arab0.2%(1,213)
Austrian0.2%(1,139)
Greek0.2%(1,129)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,128)
Portuguese0.2%(996)
Slovak0.2%(938)
Finnish0.2%(864)
Jamaican0.2%(799)
Nigerian0.2%(734)
Romanian0.1%(639)
Brazilian0.1%(549)
Slovene0.1%(549)
Canadian0.1%(543)
Haitian0.1%(517)
Croatian0.1%(447)
Iranian0.1%(447)
Lebanese0.1%(378)
Serbian0.1%(362)
Belgian0.1%(357)
Ghanaian0.1%(330)
Kenyan0.1%(293)
Ethiopian0.1%(287)
Armenian0.1%(266)
Bulgarian0%(224)
Australian0%(165)
Turkish0%(164)
Latvian0%(79)
Egyptian0%(76)
Syrian0%(76)
Barbadian0%(73)
Iraqi0%(33)
Jordanian0%(29)
Guyanese0%(24)
Israeli0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.7%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 33.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.6%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 90.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.4%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.7 min
+75%since 2000
from 13.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.0%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 79.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.6%
+12.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 69.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.9%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
50.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
7.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
14.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 17.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 11.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.7%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.4%
+7.4 ptssince 2017
from 87.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 95.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 86.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 8.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.6%(68,670)
Married53.2%(105,684)
Widowed2%(3,898)
Divorced10.2%(20,285)
Women 15+
Never married27.2%(54,274)
Married51.7%(103,330)
Widowed6.8%(13,553)
Divorced14.3%(28,662)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.7%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 49.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 21.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 68.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 36.9% 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)47.2%(24,658)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.6%(19,117)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.7%(12,389)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(1,482)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(107)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 52,224 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Colorado Springs, Colorado?

Colorado Springs, Colorado has about 487,887 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Colorado Springs, Colorado?

The typical household in Colorado Springs, Colorado earns about $84,818 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Colorado Springs, Colorado expensive?

In Colorado Springs, Colorado, the median home is worth about $452,600, and the typical rent is about $1,648 a month.

How educated are people in Colorado Springs, Colorado?

About 42.7% of adults age 25 and over in Colorado Springs, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Colorado Springs, Colorado?

About 9.0% of people in Colorado Springs, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.

Has Colorado Springs, Colorado grown since 1990?

Yes, Colorado Springs, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 206,747 residents, a change of about 74 percent over that period.

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