Conifer is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 7,299 people and two associated neighborhoods, Conifer is the 69th largest community in Colorado. Conifer home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Conifer real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Conifer is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Conifer is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Conifer who work in management occupations (18.46%), teaching (8.89%), and healthcare (8.42%). Also of interest is that Conifer 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: 31.43% 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. Because of many things, Conifer is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Conifer really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Conifer perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Conifer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Conifer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Conifer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Conifer may be for you. One downside of living in Conifer is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Conifer, the average commute to work is 39.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Conifer. 53.44% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Conifer in 2022 was $69,011, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $276,044 for a family of four. The people who call Conifer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conifer residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Conifer include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Conifer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
