Littleton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 44,755 people and 61 associated neighborhoods, Littleton is the 20th largest community in Colorado. Housing costs in Littleton 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, Littleton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Littleton is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Littleton who work in management occupations (15.28%), office and administrative support (9.41%), and sales jobs (8.91%). Also of interest is that Littleton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Littleton is also a city of artists. Littleton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Littleton’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.65% 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. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Littleton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Littleton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.99% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Littleton in 2022 was $55,197, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $220,788 for a family of four. However, Littleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Littleton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Littleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Littleton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Littleton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Littleton include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Littleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
