METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Colorado Springs Metro

Colorado Springs, CO · 2 counties · 409,482 residents · 2,684 sq mi

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With 409,482 people, Colorado Springs is a metro area. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $81,343. Households earn $29,683 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

409,482

−24%vs 2000

vs 537,484 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

153 / sq mi

−24%vs 2000

vs 200 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,684 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024768K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(34,625)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(32,886)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(28,803)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(29,607)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(34,998)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.7%(80,511)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(66,634)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(40,254)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(28,588)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(20,521)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(9,102)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(2,953)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,683

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,971 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,665

−38%vs 2000

vs $22,059 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,343

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $144,250 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$421

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $661 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.0%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.3% in 2000

42.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.8%(412,921)

Black6%(32,502)

Hispanic / Latino11%(59,119)

Asian2.4%(12,906)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.5%(354,279)

Black6.9%(28,264)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(33,767)

Asian2.4%(9,707)

Other4.2%(17,232)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.2%(85,820)

Puerto Rican1.4%(10,795)

Central American0.9%(6,908)

Spaniard0.8%(6,416)

South American0.8%(6,251)

Cuban0.4%(3,038)

Guatemalan0.3%(2,262)

Colombian0.3%(1,929)

Dominican0.2%(1,813)

Honduran0.2%(1,458)

Peruvian0.2%(1,395)

Salvadoran0.2%(1,221)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.1%(989)

Venezuelan0.1%(831)

Argentine0.1%(817)

Nicaraguan0.1%(616)

Ecuadorian0.1%(602)

Chilean0.1%(492)

Costa Rican0%(271)

Paraguayan0%(104)

Bolivian0%(37)

Uruguayan0%(30)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(4,968)

Korean0.5%(4,082)

Chinese0.4%(3,184)

Vietnamese0.3%(2,486)

Asian Indian0.3%(2,266)

Japanese0.2%(1,615)

Kazakh0.1%(486)

Thai0%(315)

Taiwanese0%(314)

Indonesian0%(212)

Nepalese0%(181)

Laotian0%(161)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(142)

Cambodian0%(108)

Hmong0%(103)

Bangladeshi0%(79)

Okinawan0%(54)

Pakistani0%(51)

Singaporean0%(40)

Mongolian0%(32)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(2,454)

Chamorro0.2%(1,306)

Samoan0.2%(1,248)

Guamanian0%(291)

Tongan0%(235)

Fijian0%(222)

Marshallese0%(8)

Ancestry

German17.9%(137,511)

English12.7%(97,634)

Irish11.3%(86,619)

Italian4.4%(33,888)

American4.4%(33,457)

Scottish2.8%(21,666)

Polish2.4%(18,515)

French2.3%(17,454)

Norwegian2%(15,113)

Swedish1.7%(13,414)

Dutch1.3%(10,051)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(8,317)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(7,142)

Welsh0.8%(6,026)

Danish0.6%(4,770)

Russian0.6%(4,662)

British0.5%(4,197)

Czech0.5%(3,981)

French Canadian0.4%(3,253)

West Indian0.4%(3,053)

Hungarian0.3%(2,458)

Ukrainian0.3%(2,052)

Swiss0.3%(2,049)

Arab0.2%(1,754)

Austrian0.2%(1,689)

Portuguese0.2%(1,688)

Greek0.2%(1,609)

Lithuanian0.2%(1,543)

Jamaican0.2%(1,385)

Finnish0.2%(1,352)

Slovak0.2%(1,274)

Nigerian0.2%(1,216)

Canadian0.1%(932)

Croatian0.1%(863)

Slovene0.1%(756)

Brazilian0.1%(745)

Romanian0.1%(699)

Haitian0.1%(672)

Kenyan0.1%(669)

Iranian0.1%(667)

Lebanese0.1%(652)

Serbian0.1%(480)

Ghanaian0.1%(479)

Belgian0.1%(471)

Armenian0%(373)

Ethiopian0%(356)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(331)

Australian0%(314)

Turkish0%(292)

Bulgarian0%(269)

Egyptian0%(146)

Israeli0%(135)

Barbadian0%(131)

Latvian0%(106)

Syrian0%(99)

Cape Verdean0%(91)

Macedonian0%(83)

Palestinian0%(54)

Guyanese0%(53)

Iraqi0%(36)

Somali0%(31)

Jordanian0%(29)

Moroccan0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.4%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married33.6%(106,263)

Married55%(173,654)

Widowed1.9%(5,932)

Divorced9.5%(29,967)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(78,077)

Married55.2%(169,405)

Widowed6.2%(18,884)

Divorced13.2%(40,548)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% 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)48.8%(42,321)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39%(33,786)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.7%(19,665)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(2,065)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(116)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 86,679 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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