Idaho Springs is a very small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,752 people and two associated neighborhoods, Idaho Springs is the 149th largest community in Colorado. Idaho Springs has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country. Housing costs in Idaho Springs 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, Idaho Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Idaho Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Idaho Springs is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Idaho Springs who work in food service (14.69%), healthcare (8.52%), and sales jobs (7.42%). Also of interest is that Idaho Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.59% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Idaho Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Idaho Springs are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.18% of adults in Idaho Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Idaho Springs in 2022 was $37,390, 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 $149,560 for a family of four. However, Idaho Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Idaho Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Idaho Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Idaho Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Idaho Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Idaho Springs include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Idaho Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
