Median Household Income
$95,470
Median Home Value
$539,400
Median Gross Rent
$1,761/mo
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Homeownership Rate
66.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
45.7%
Median Age
37.7
Population Over Time
Colorado grew 12.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
5,197,580
2016
5,359,295
2018
5,531,141
2020
5,684,926
2022
5,770,790
2024
5,862,189
Business & Industry
Colorado has 182,486 business establishments employing 2,566,040 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
28,143
Construction
20,473
Health care and social assistance
19,456
Other services (except public administration)
16,252
Accommodation and food services
15,405
Real estate and rental and leasing
14,354
Finance and insurance
10,673
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
9,600
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Colorado
See all →Denver710,800 people$94,718Colorado Springs479,612 people$84,818Aurora387,349 people$88,368Fort Collins168,758 people$85,070Lakewood156,149 people$89,792Thornton141,799 people$103,088Arvada123,066 people$117,348Westminster115,502 people$100,272Pueblo111,430 people$56,664Greeley107,949 people$69,881Centennial107,702 people$131,928Boulder106,598 people$87,493Highlands Ranch101,514 people$159,307Longmont98,282 people$90,671Loveland76,500 people$84,604Castle Rock74,065 people$145,197Broomfield73,946 people$123,874Grand Junction65,918 people$70,080Commerce City63,050 people$111,972Parker58,733 people$133,369Littleton45,531 people$98,839Brighton40,569 people$107,679Security-Widefield39,150 people$91,142Northglenn37,948 people$84,030Pueblo West34,337 people$96,810Dakota Ridge34,234 people$120,822Windsor33,905 people$127,028Englewood33,634 people$86,800Ken Caryl33,505 people$118,269Wheat Ridge32,263 people$90,564Erie30,447 people$173,349Lafayette30,295 people$119,040Fountain29,498 people$86,242Columbine25,940 people$131,232Evans22,092 people$75,563Four Square Mile21,420 people$80,903Louisville20,920 people$147,319Golden20,461 people$98,582Montrose20,394 people$70,386Clifton19,443 people$52,100Sherrelwood19,254 people$75,327Durango19,148 people$78,602Cimarron Hills19,039 people$80,808Fort Carson18,105 people$66,237Johnstown17,327 people$128,995Cañon City17,059 people$64,787Firestone16,704 people$120,150Welby16,287 people$80,026Greenwood Village15,537 people$149,029Frederick15,037 people$129,460
Counties in Colorado
Adams CountyAlamosa CountyArapahoe CountyArchuleta CountyBaca CountyBent CountyBoulder CountyBroomfield CountyChaffee CountyCheyenne CountyClear Creek CountyConejos CountyCostilla CountyCrowley CountyCuster CountyDelta CountyDenver CountyDolores CountyDouglas CountyEagle CountyElbert CountyEl Paso CountyFremont CountyGarfield CountyGilpin CountyGrand CountyGunnison CountyHinsdale CountyHuerfano CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyKiowa CountyKit Carson CountyLake CountyLa Plata CountyLarimer CountyLas Animas CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyMesa CountyMineral CountyMoffat CountyMontezuma CountyMontrose CountyMorgan CountyOtero CountyOuray CountyPark CountyPhillips CountyPitkin CountyProwers CountyPueblo CountyRio Blanco CountyRio Grande CountyRoutt CountySaguache CountySan Juan CountySan Miguel CountySedgwick CountySummit CountyTeller CountyWashington CountyWeld CountyYuma County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.