Colorado Springs is a large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 486,248 people and 141 associated neighborhoods, Colorado Springs is the second largest community in Colorado.Unlike some cities, Colorado Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Colorado Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colorado Springs is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colorado Springs who work in office and administrative support (10.92%), management occupations (10.45%), and sales jobs (9.80%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Colorado Springs. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Colorado Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Colorado Springs is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.11% of adults in Colorado Springs have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Colorado Springs in 2022 was $41,849, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,396 for a family of four. However, Colorado Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Colorado Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Colorado Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Colorado Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Colorado Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Colorado Springs include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Colorado Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
