Commerce City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 66,115 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Commerce City is the 18th largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Commerce City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Commerce City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Commerce City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Commerce City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $96,484.00. Housing costs in Commerce City are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Commerce City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Commerce City is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Commerce City who work in office and administrative support (11.99%), management occupations (11.97%), and sales jobs (8.84%). Also of interest is that Commerce City 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: 12.74% 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. One downside of living in Commerce City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.37 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Commerce City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.46% of adults in Commerce City have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Commerce City in 2022 was $37,932, 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 $151,728 for a family of four. However, Commerce City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Commerce City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Commerce City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Commerce City, accounting for 48.43% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Commerce City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Commerce City include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Commerce City's cultural character, accounting for 16.60% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Commerce City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
