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STATE · ADMITTED 1876 · 2000 CENSUS

Colorado

4,301,261 residents · 64 counties · 482 cities · 103,642 sq mi · 1,447 census tracts
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With 4,301,261 people, Colorado is a state. 1,006,867 more people live here than in 1990. About 33% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $160,100, having more than doubled since 1990. The poverty rate is 9.3%, under the national 12.4%. Households take in $47,203 a year at the median, 11% more than the country as a whole.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,301,261
+31%since 1990
from 3,294,394 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
34.3
+5%since 1990
from 32.6 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
103,642 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.0M3.8M4.6M5.3M6.1M19902000201020202024Colorado
20245.9M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.9%(297,505)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.2%(308,428)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.2%(311,497)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 197.1%(307,238)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 247.1%(306,238)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.4%(664,027)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4417.1%(736,823)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5414.3%(614,125)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 647.9%(339,307)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 745.3%(226,310)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 843.3%(141,547)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.1%(48,216)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$47,203
+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $30,140 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$24,049
+62%since 1990
from $14,821 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
9.3%
−2.4 ptssince 1990
from 11.7% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$160,100
+47%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $82,400 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$671
+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $418 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
67.3%
+5.0 ptssince 1990
from 62.3% in 1990
32.7% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic88.3%(2,909,438)
Black4%(131,223)
Hispanic / Latino12.7%(419,322)
Asian1.8%(59,411)
2000
White, non-Hispanic74.5%(3,202,880)
Black3.7%(158,443)
Hispanic / Latino17.1%(735,601)
Asian2.2%(93,277)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican15.8%(927,743)
South American1%(58,062)
Spaniard1%(56,056)
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)
Malaysian0%(513)
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)
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)
+ 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)
Macedonian0%(617)
Barbadian0%(441)
Guyanese0%(243)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.7%
+5.7 ptssince 1990
from 27.0% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
86.9%
+2.5 ptssince 1990
from 84.4% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+2.1 ptssince 1990
from 9.0% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.4 min
−24%since 1990
from 21.6 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.5%(516,816)
Married58%(983,692)
Widowed1.9%(31,478)
Divorced9.6%(162,649)
Women 15+
Never married23.4%(396,167)
Married56.5%(954,845)
Widowed7.6%(128,765)
Divorced12.5%(210,957)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
7.7%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 14.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 56.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
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)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(95,530)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(102,616)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(13,140)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(1,885)
US avg: 1%

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

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1.Denver740,613
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
20.Parker65,985
21.Littleton46,246
22.Brighton45,395
23.Windsor43,840
24.Erie40,904
25.Northglenn38,893
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
36.Evans22,500
37.Johnstown22,433
38.Montrose21,583
39.Louisville20,581
40.Golden20,390
41.Firestone20,129
43.Durango19,733
44.Clifton19,518
45.Sherrelwood18,692
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (7)
1.Denver3,092,037
3.Greeley378,426
4.Fort Collins377,292
5.Boulder328,560
6.Pueblo169,277
Micropolitan areas (10)
1.Rifle80,099
2.Durango56,898
3.Edwards54,291
4.Cañon City50,039
5.Montrose44,591
6.Breckenridge39,069
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 4,301,261 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Colorado?

The typical household in Colorado earns about $47,203 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Colorado expensive?

In Colorado, the median home is worth about $160,100, and the typical rent is about $671 a month.

How educated are people in Colorado?

About 32.7% of adults age 25 and over in Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Colorado?

About 9.3% 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 1,006,867 residents, a change of about 31 percent over that period.

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