Golden is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 20,460 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Golden is the 32nd largest community in Colorado. Golden home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Golden real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Golden is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Golden is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Golden who work in management occupations (15.36%), sales jobs (9.59%), and teaching (8.88%). Of important note, Golden is also a city of artists. Golden has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Golden’s character. Also of interest is that Golden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Golden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.In addition, Golden is a college town. There are a lot of students in Golden attending college, and as a result Golden provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. If knowledge is power, Golden is a pretty powerful place. 54.68% of the adults in Golden have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Golden in 2022 was $52,994, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,976 for a family of four. However, Golden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Golden is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Golden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Golden residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Golden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Golden include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Golden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
