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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Colorado Springs Metro

Colorado Springs, CO · 2 counties · 645,613 residents · 2,684 sq mi
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With 645,613 people, Colorado Springs is a metro area. About 35% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 108,129 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 7%. Households earn $56,334 at the median, near the US median. The typical home is worth $217,133, having risen by half since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 37.2
More educated
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
645,613
+20%since 2000
from 537,484 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
241 / sq mi
+20%since 2000
from 200 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
34.6
+4%since 2000
from 33.2 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
2,684 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
374K481K589K696K804K19902000201020202024Colorado Springs
2024768K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.2%(46,306)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.2%(46,315)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.2%(46,706)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.4%(47,646)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.7%(49,855)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.8%(89,335)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.1%(84,479)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415.1%(97,636)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.2%(72,261)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.8%(37,528)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.1%(20,198)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.1%(7,348)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$56,334
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,971 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,973
+27%since 2000
from $22,059 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
35.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 35.6% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
10.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.428
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade7.9%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade7.4%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 7%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical3.1%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$217,133
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $144,250 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$819
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $661 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
65.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 65.3% in 2000
34.9% rent
Vacancy rate
9.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
29.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 46.1% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.9
+3%since 2009
from 3.8 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.8%(412,921)
Black6%(32,502)
Hispanic / Latino11%(59,119)
Asian2.4%(12,906)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic72.7%(469,095)
Black5.6%(35,896)
Hispanic / Latino14.7%(94,959)
Asian2.6%(16,647)
Other4.5%(29,159)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9%(56,229)
Puerto Rican1.1%(6,704)
Central American0.7%(4,175)
Spaniard0.5%(3,193)
Salvadoran0.3%(1,645)
South American0.3%(1,628)
Panamanian0.1%(755)
Guatemalan0.1%(733)
Cuban0.1%(691)
Colombian0.1%(562)
Peruvian0.1%(536)
Honduran0.1%(421)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(319)
Dominican0%(192)
Ecuadorian0%(181)
Chilean0%(99)
Argentine0%(79)
Bolivian0%(59)
Ancestry
German22.8%(142,117)
Irish13.4%(83,575)
English12.7%(78,881)
Italian5%(31,025)
American4.8%(29,661)
French3.7%(22,776)
Scottish3%(18,717)
Polish2.7%(16,739)
Norwegian2.7%(16,679)
Scotch-Irish2.5%(15,359)
Swedish2.4%(14,850)
Dutch1.9%(12,118)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.1%(6,850)
Danish0.9%(5,815)
Czech0.8%(4,776)
Russian0.7%(4,622)
French Canadian0.7%(4,584)
British0.6%(4,018)
Hungarian0.6%(3,441)
Austrian0.4%(2,792)
Swiss0.4%(2,385)
West Indian0.3%(2,035)
Canadian0.3%(2,029)
Greek0.3%(1,863)
Portuguese0.3%(1,743)
Arab0.3%(1,726)
Slovak0.3%(1,648)
Finnish0.3%(1,624)
Jamaican0.2%(1,368)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,361)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,301)
Lebanese0.2%(939)
Romanian0.1%(765)
Belgian0.1%(556)
Croatian0.1%(528)
Slovene0.1%(451)
Iranian0.1%(419)
Armenian0.1%(358)
Latvian0.1%(310)
Brazilian0%(286)
Serbian0%(258)
Ethiopian0%(226)
Syrian0%(162)
Haitian0%(154)
Egyptian0%(142)
Turkish0%(138)
Iraqi0%(114)
Australian0%(105)
Bulgarian0%(76)
Kenyan0%(57)
Israeli0%(38)
Jordanian0%(33)
Nigerian0%(29)
Barbadian0%(25)
Ghanaian0%(19)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.8%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 31.8% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
92.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 91.4% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
13.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.5% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.2 min
+53%since 2000
from 14.5 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
77.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 77.3% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
5.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
4.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
5.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
12.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
39.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
50.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
7.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
18.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.3% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Largest cities

Colorado SpringsCENTRAL494,743Security-Widefield37,345Fountain29,450Cimarron Hills19,817Fort Carson18,019Black Forest15,738Monument13,813Woodmoor8,934Woodland Park8,014Air Force Academy6,727Gleneagle6,440Stratmoor5,412Manitou Springs4,577Palmer Lake2,591Cascade-Chipita Park1,412Ellicott1,404Cripple Creek1,120Calhan727Green Mountain Falls601Victor361Florissant192Midland182Goldfield160Peyton139Ramah105Rock Creek Park97Divide87
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2 component counties

El Paso CountyCENTRAL757,040Teller County24,756
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Colorado Springs, CO?

Colorado Springs, CO has about 645,613 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Colorado Springs, CO earns about $56,334 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Colorado Springs, CO expensive?

In Colorado Springs, CO, the median home is worth about $217,133, and the typical rent is about $819 a month.

How educated are people in Colorado Springs, CO?

About 34.8% of adults age 25 and over in Colorado Springs, CO hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Colorado Springs, CO?

About 10.9% of people in Colorado Springs, CO live below the federal poverty line.

Has Colorado Springs, CO grown since 1990?

Yes, Colorado Springs, CO has grown since 1990. The population has added about 236,131 residents, a change of about 58 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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