Area Lots

Colorado

Ranked #16 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $199,953,000,000.00


Colorado Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 4,753,377 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 10.5%2 6.4%
Population, 2000 4,301,261 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 7.2% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 24.6% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 10.0% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 49.7% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 90.1% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 4.1% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.1% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 2.6% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.1% 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.8% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 19.7% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 71.7% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.1% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.6% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 15.1% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.9% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 32.7% 24.4%
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
Housing units, 2006 2,094,898 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 67.3% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 25.7% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $166,600 $119,600
Households, 2000 1,658,238 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.53 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $50,105 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $24,049 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 10.2% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts Colorado USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 151,0701 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 1,936,2641 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 1.2%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 401,092 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 464,982 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.8% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.3% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.2% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 29.1% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 34,661,144 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 92,092,155 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 52,226,983 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,611 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,808,846 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 38,343 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 30,060,3291 2,143,781,7273
Geography QuickFacts Colorado USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 103,717.53 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 41.5 79.6
FIPS Code 08