STATE · ADMITTED 1876
Colorado
5,862,189 residents · 64 counties · 482 cities · 103,642 sq mi · 1,447 census tracts
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Colorado is a state of 5,862,189 people. Few US states rank higher on income. 1,560,928 more people live here than in 2000. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $539,400, having roughly tripled since 2000. Density works out to 57 people per square mile.
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
103,642 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20245.9M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(312,631)
5 to 95.6%(329,124)
10 to 146.2%(365,422)
15 to 196.4%(375,879)
20 to 246.5%(383,406)
25 to 3415.7%(920,490)
35 to 4414.6%(857,559)
45 to 5412.2%(713,218)
55 to 6411.8%(690,458)
65 to 749.6%(565,225)
75 to 844.4%(255,746)
85 and over1.6%(93,031)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$95,470
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $47,203 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
60.6%
+24.4 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.2%
Wholesale trade8%
Other services7.2%
Retail trade7%
Finance & insurance5.2%
Public administration4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
Transportation & warehousing2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.8%
Construction1.1%
Education & health services0.9%
Manufacturing0.7%
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Section 03
Housing
$539,400
+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
5.6
+36%since 2009
from 4.2 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-Hispanic74.5%(3,202,880)
Black3.7%(158,443)
Hispanic / Latino17.1%(735,601)
Asian2.2%(93,277)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.8%(3,797,912)
Black3.8%(224,141)
Hispanic / Latino22.5%(1,320,937)
Asian3.2%(188,583)
Other5.6%(330,616)
65
+16%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
Mexican15.8%(927,743)
South American1%(58,062)
Spaniard1%(56,056)
Central American1%(55,753)
Puerto Rican0.7%(41,982)
Salvadoran0.3%(19,044)
Cuban0.3%(16,154)
Colombian0.3%(15,771)
Guatemalan0.3%(14,979)
Peruvian0.2%(12,947)
Venezuelan0.2%(12,540)
Honduran0.2%(11,101)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(5,771)
Dominican0.1%(5,612)
Chilean0.1%(4,700)
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,359)
Panamanian0.1%(3,728)
Ecuadorian0.1%(3,675)
Costa Rican0%(2,251)
Bolivian0%(1,196)
Uruguayan0%(548)
Paraguayan0%(420)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(37,136)
Chinese0.6%(33,396)
Vietnamese0.4%(25,329)
Korean0.4%(21,428)
Filipino0.3%(19,264)
Japanese0.2%(10,571)
Nepalese0.1%(6,332)
Hmong0.1%(4,146)
Thai0.1%(3,503)
Kazakh0.1%(3,040)
Burmese0.1%(2,986)
Cambodian0%(2,645)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(2,562)
Indonesian0%(2,104)
Pakistani0%(1,882)
Laotian0%(1,735)
Bhutanese0%(1,456)
Mongolian0%(1,182)
Sri Lankan0%(671)
Bangladeshi0%(598)
Malaysian0%(513)
Singaporean0%(291)
Uzbek0%(97)
Okinawan0%(72)
Mien0%(44)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(9,706)
Chamorro0.1%(3,876)
Samoan0.1%(3,040)
Guamanian0%(687)
Tongan0%(607)
Chuukese0%(574)
Fijian0%(352)
Marshallese0%(208)
Ancestry
German17.9%(1,049,147)
English12.6%(740,345)
Irish11.2%(656,941)
Italian4.9%(286,861)
American3.5%(203,846)
Scottish2.6%(150,210)
Polish2.3%(137,413)
French2.2%(130,129)
Swedish2%(114,396)
Norwegian1.9%(110,572)
Dutch1.4%(81,530)
Subsaharan African1%(57,774)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1%(57,269)
Russian0.9%(51,006)
Welsh0.8%(44,405)
Danish0.7%(38,241)
Czech0.6%(34,484)
British0.5%(32,137)
Arab0.4%(25,432)
Swiss0.4%(22,694)
French Canadian0.4%(22,324)
Greek0.4%(20,952)
Hungarian0.3%(20,148)
Ukrainian0.3%(18,176)
Portuguese0.3%(16,682)
Austrian0.3%(15,644)
Ethiopian0.2%(13,102)
Finnish0.2%(12,567)
Lithuanian0.2%(12,408)
West Indian0.2%(11,858)
Canadian0.2%(11,119)
Slovak0.1%(8,708)
Croatian0.1%(7,791)
Lebanese0.1%(7,578)
Belgian0.1%(7,452)
Slovene0.1%(6,729)
Iranian0.1%(6,721)
Brazilian0.1%(6,482)
Romanian0.1%(6,043)
Jamaican0.1%(5,958)
Nigerian0.1%(5,716)
Armenian0.1%(3,876)
Ghanaian0.1%(3,752)
Serbian0.1%(3,165)
Australian0.1%(2,946)
Turkish0%(2,856)
Somali0%(2,817)
Syrian0%(2,381)
Bulgarian0%(2,345)
Moroccan0%(2,248)
Israeli0%(2,046)
Palestinian0%(2,020)
Latvian0%(1,928)
Haitian0%(1,836)
Egyptian0%(1,832)
Iraqi0%(1,733)
Kenyan0%(1,343)
Jordanian0%(1,068)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(883)
Macedonian0%(617)
Cape Verdean0%(584)
Barbadian0%(441)
Guyanese0%(243)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
92.9%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 86.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 76.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
97.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 94.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.5%(896,803)
Married51.9%(1,273,736)
Widowed2%(49,535)
Divorced9.6%(234,497)
Women 15+
Never married29.7%(711,923)
Married51.4%(1,233,936)
Widowed6.3%(151,192)
Divorced12.6%(303,390)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
13.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
2.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 70.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.5% 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)33.5%(114,823)
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(95,530)
Vietnam era30%(102,616)
Korean War3.8%(13,140)
World War II0.6%(1,885)
Share of the 342,276 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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Section 02
Largest cities
1.Denver740,613
2.Colorado Springs494,743
3.Aurora410,053
4.Fort Collins171,500
5.Lakewood156,927
6.Thornton147,766
7.Arvada122,901
8.Westminster116,182
9.Greeley115,073
10.Pueblo110,404
11.Centennial108,658
12.Boulder105,689
13.Highlands Ranch102,257
14.Longmont100,109
15.Castle Rock83,815
16.Loveland81,387
17.Broomfield79,174
18.Commerce City72,345
19.Grand Junction71,827
20.Parker65,985
21.Littleton46,246
22.Brighton45,395
23.Windsor43,840
24.Erie40,904
25.Northglenn38,893
26.Security-Widefield37,345
27.Pueblo West35,681
28.Englewood35,305
29.Dakota Ridge33,753
30.Ken Caryl33,233
31.Wheat Ridge32,081
32.Lafayette30,116
33.Fountain29,450
34.Columbine25,478
35.Four Square Mile23,024
36.Evans22,500
37.Johnstown22,433
38.Montrose21,583
39.Louisville20,581
40.Golden20,390
41.Firestone20,129
42.Cimarron Hills19,817
43.Durango19,733
44.Clifton19,518
45.Sherrelwood18,692
Section 03
Metropolitan & micropolitan areas
Metropolitan areas (7)
1.Denver3,092,037
2.Colorado Springs781,796
3.Greeley378,426
4.Fort Collins377,292
5.Boulder328,560
6.Pueblo169,277
7.Grand Junction162,845
Micropolitan areas (10)
1.Rifle80,099
2.Durango56,898
3.Edwards54,291
4.Cañon City50,039
5.Montrose44,591
6.Breckenridge39,069
7.Steamboat Springs38,451
8.Fort Morgan30,306
9.Alamosa27,896
10.Sterling20,654
Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.
Frequently asked
How many people live in Colorado?
Colorado has about 5,862,189 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Colorado?
The typical household in Colorado earns about $95,470 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Colorado expensive?
In Colorado, the median home is worth about $539,400, and the typical rent is about $1,761 a month.
How educated are people in Colorado?
About 45.7% of adults age 25 and over in Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Colorado?
About 9.4% of people in Colorado live below the federal poverty line.
Has Colorado grown since 1990?
Yes, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,567,795 residents, a change of about 78 percent over that period.
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