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Colorado

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Table

Colorado
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
5,812,069
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
5,812,069
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
5,773,714
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 5,773,714
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,029,196
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.6%
Female persons, percent
49.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
86.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
21.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
67.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2016-2020 370,677
Foreign born persons, percent, 2016-2020 9.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,464,164
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2016-2020 66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2016-2020 $369,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2016-2020 $1,808
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2016-2020 $488
Median gross rent, 2016-2020 $1,335
Building permits, 2021 56,524
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2016-2020 2,137,402
Persons per household, 2016-2020 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2016-2020 82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2016-2020 16.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2016-2020 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2016-2020 89.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020 41.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2016-2020 7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020 67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020 62.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 13,617,654
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 29,488,161
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 50,447,098
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 67,815,200
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $13,073
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2016-2020 25.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020 $75,231
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020 $39,545
Persons in poverty, percent
9.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 175,965
Total employment, 2020 2,510,726
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 145,130,136
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2018 535,299
All firms, 2012 547,352
Men-owned firms, 2012 284,554
Women-owned firms, 2012 194,508
Minority-owned firms, 2012 85,849
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 442,365
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 51,722
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 469,524
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 48.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 103,641.89
FIPS Code 08
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2021) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2021). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2016-2020 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2020 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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