Air Force Academy is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,608 people and two associated neighborhoods, Air Force Academy is the 72nd largest community in Colorado.Air Force Academy is a military town: the armed forces employs 80.85% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Healthcare are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 24.84% and 10.86% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that Air Force Academy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Air Force Academy is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Air Force Academy to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. One of the benefits of Air Force Academy is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.48 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small town, Air Force Academy doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Air Force Academy citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.40% of adults in Air Force Academy have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Air Force Academy in 2022 was $20,100, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,400 for a family of four. However, Air Force Academy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Air Force Academy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Air Force Academy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Air Force Academy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Air Force Academy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.19% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Air Force Academy include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Air Force Academy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
