Colorado FactsColorado Facts| People Facts | Colorado | USA | |
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Population, 2003 estimate | 4,550,6882 | 290,809,777 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 | 5.8% | 3.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 4,301,261 | 281,421,906 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 30.6% | 13.1% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 25.6% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 9.7% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 | 49.6% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 82.8% | 75.1% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 3.8% | 12.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 1.0% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 2.2% | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 7.2% | 5.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 2.8% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 17.1% | 12.5% |
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White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 74.5% | 69.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 | 44.1% | 54.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 8.6% | 11.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 15.1% | 17.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 86.9% | 80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 32.7% | 24.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 638,654 | 49,746,248 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 24.3 | 25.5 | |
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Housing units, 2002 | 1,929,092 | 119,302,132 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 | 67.3% | 66.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 25.7% | 26.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $166,600 | $119,600 |
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Households, 2000 | 1,658,238 | 105,480,101 |
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Persons per household, 2000 | 2.53 | 2.59 |
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Median household income, 1999 | $47,203 | $41,994 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 | $24,049 | $21,587 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 9.3% | 12.4% |
| Business Facts | Colorado | USA | |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 | 139,225 | 7,095,302 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2001 | 1,986,570 | 115,061,184 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 | 3.8% | 0.9% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2000 | 333,364 | 16,529,955 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) | 40,012,820 | 3,842,061,405 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 40,536,034 | 2,460,886,012 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 | $10,417 | $9,190 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 9.0% | 14.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 | 47,8711 | 1,747,678 |
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Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) | 26,229,424 | 1,901,247,889 |
| Geography Facts | Colorado | USA | |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 103,718 | 3,537,438 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 | 41.5 | 79.6 |
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FIPS Code | 08 |
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
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