Colorado City, CO City Data

Colorado City, CO is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 2,018 people who live in Colorado City and approximately 141,472 who live in Pueblo County. We want to help people moving to or living in Colorado City to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Colorado City. We have included Colorado City housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Colorado City Information

Pueblo County where Colorado City resides is 2,397.73 square miles. The resident population of this county is 141,472 and has a population rank of 388 out of all the places in the United States.

Colorado City has a total of 2,018 people and of those residents there are 1,005 males and 1,013 females. The median age of the male population is 35.8 and the female population is 38.5. There are approximately 1,945 births each year and around 1,387 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Colorado City varies per year, but currently 1,979 are one race and 39 are two or more races.

Of the 2,018 people who live in Colorado City, there are 636 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Colorado City is 344 male and 292 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 1,435.

General Colorado City Information
Total area in square miles - Pueblo County	2,397.73
Water area in square miles - Pueblo County	N/A
Resident population - Pueblo County	141,472
Population rank - Pueblo County	388
Total population	2,018
Total population (male)	1,005
Total population (female)	1,013
Population median age (male)	35.8
Population median age (female)	38.5
Births - Pueblo County	1,945
Deaths- Pueblo County	1,387
Population of one race	1,979
Population of two or more races	39
Population under 20 years	636
Population under 20 years (male)	344
Population under 20 years (female)	292
Total population 18 years and over	1,435

Colorado City Social Characteristics

There are 54,579 households in Colorado City. Families make up 37,624 of these households. The table below breaks down the Colorado City families into three different groups. Married-couple families (27,355), male householder with no wife present (2,673) and female householder with no husband present (7,094). The remainder of the Colorado City households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 17,247. Colorado City, CO moving companies help people in Colorado City move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Colorado City. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Colorado City is based, there are 57,710 females 15 and over; of those females there are 12,225 never married, 29,694 now married, 1,406 separated, 6,961 widowed, and 7,424 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 905 separated, 1,701 widowed and 5,776 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Colorado City social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Colorado City.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Pueblo County)
Total households	54,579
Family households (families)	37,624
With own children under 18 years	19,019
Married-couple family	27,355
With own children under 18 years	11,821
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,673
With own children under 18 years	1,493
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,094
With own children under 18 years	4,407
Nonfamily households	17,247
Householder living alone	14,475
65 years and over	6,050

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	292
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	174
Average household size	2.66
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	1,798
Householder	582
Spouse	492
Child	646
Other relatives	9
Nonrelatives	27
Unmarried partner	15
Roomer or boarder	1
Housemate or roommate	4
Unmarried partner	38
Foster child	2
Other	5

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	220
Male householder	85
Male householder living alone	64
Male householder not living alone	21
Female householder	93
Female householder living alone	80
Female householder not living alone	13
Nonrelatives	42
Unmarried partner	23
Roomer or boarder	3
Housemate or roommate	12
Foster child	N/A
Other	4

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	57,710
Never married	12,225
Now married	29,694
Separated	1,406
Widowed	6,961
Divorced	7,424
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	905
Widowed	1,701
Divorced	5,776

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	2,018
Male	1,005
Under 5 years	69
5 to 9 years	82
10 to 14 years	101
15 to 17 years	63
18 and 19 years	29
20 years	6
21 years	10
22 to 24 years	23
25 to 29 years	39
30 to 34 years	64
35 to 39 years	82
40 to 44 years	77
45 to 49 years	74
50 to 54 years	65
55 to 59 years	56
60 and 61 years	19
62 to 64 years	24
65 and 66 years	17
67 to 69 years	35
70 to 74 years	29
75 to 79 years	24
80 to 84 years	13
85 years and over	4
Female	1,013
Under 5 years	62
5 to 9 years	86
10 to 14 years	72
15 to 17 years	48
18 and 19 years	24
20 years	4
21 years	13
22 to 24 years	29
25 to 29 years	53
30 to 34 years	66
35 to 39 years	82
40 to 44 years	78
45 to 49 years	89
50 to 54 years	66
55 to 59 years	64
60 and 61 years	18
62 to 64 years	38
65 and 66 years	29
67 to 69 years	23
70 to 74 years	26
75 to 79 years	24
80 to 84 years	12
85 years and over	7

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	2,018
One race	1,979
White	1,868
Black or African American	20
American Indian and Alaska Native	38
Asian	4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1
Some other race	2
Two or more races	39

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	2,018
People who are White alone	1,868
People who are Black or African American alone	20
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	38
People who are Asian alone	4
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1
People who are Hispanic or Latino	185
People who are Some other race alone	48

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	132,161
Same house	68,125
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	11,227
Different state or abroad	12,906
Different state	11,667
Abroad	1,239

PLACE OF BIRTH (Pueblo County)
Total resident population	141,472
Born in United States	80,053
State of residence	93,776
Different state	42,569
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	933
Foreign born	4,194

Colorado City Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Colorado City. That total enrollment is 37,564 for the population of the country, which includes Colorado City. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 17,013 and elementary or high school enrollment was 49,755 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 8,080.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Colorado City population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	37,564
Pre-kindergarten	2,460
Public	1,654
Private	806
Kindergarten	2,145
Public	1,894
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	16,600
Public	15,634
Private	966
Elementary and high school	24,878
Public	23,541
Private	1,337
High school grades 9 to 12	8,278
Public	7,907
Private	371
College, undergraduate years	7,139
Public	6,666
Private	473
Graduate or professional school	942
Public	635
Private	307
Not enrolled in school	98,534

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	92,080
Less than 9th grade	6,561
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,638
High school graduate	28,520
Some college, no degree	22,278
Associate's degree	7,196
Bachelor's degree	16,887
Graduate or professional degree	18.3
Percent high school graduate or higher	81.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	10,974

Colorado City Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 109,584 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Colorado City. The Colorado City occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (16,856), service occupations (10,860), sales and office occupations (16,814), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (264), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (6,958) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (7,963). The 109,584 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 44,933 private wage and salary workers, 10,926 government workers, 3,550 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Pueblo County)
Population 16 years and over	109,584
In labor force	63,895
Civilian labor force	63,750
Employed	59,715
Unemployed	4,035
Percent Unemployed	6.3
Armed Forces	145
Females 16 years and over	56,686
In labor force	30,434
Civilian labor force	30,417
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,762
Armed forces	17
Males 16 years and over	52,898
In labor force	33,461
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	2,273
Armed forces	128

COMMUTING TO WORK (Pueblo County)
Workers 16 years and over	58,749
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	46,650
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	7,990
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	1,116
Other means	282
Worked at home	1,928
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	1,173,375

OCCUPATION (Pueblo County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	16,856
Management, professional, and related occupations	16,856
Service occupations	10,860
Sales and office occupations	16,814
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	264
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	6,958
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	7,963

INDUSTRY (Pueblo County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	16,856
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	817
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	4,998
Wholesale trade	1,486
Retail trade	8,138
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,149
Information	1,379
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,499
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	4,778
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,648
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	5,552
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	4,079

CLASS OF WORKER (Pueblo County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	16,856
Private wage and salary workers	44,933
Government workers	10,926
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	3,550
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Colorado City Housing Characteristics

In Colorado City, CO there are 58,926 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 54,579 occupied and 4,347 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Colorado City, there are 43,039 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 1,637 units in Colorado City. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Colorado City, CO local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Colorado City, CO truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Colorado City. There are 1,554 housing units with rent less than $200, 1,185 with rent between $200-299, 5,287 with rent between $300-499 and 7,279 with rent for $500 and above. Full Colorado City gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Colorado City, CO home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Pueblo County)
Total housing units	58,926
Occupied housing units	54,579
Vacant housing units	4,347

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Pueblo County)
Total housing units	58,926
1-unit, detached	43,039
1-unit, attached	1,637
2 units	1,940
3 or 4 units	2,229
5 to 9 units	1,356
10 to 19 units	1,072
20 to 49 units	1,259
50 or more units	1,966
Mobile home	4,362

HOUSING TENURE (Pueblo County)
Occupied housing units	54,579
Owner-occupied	38,449
Renter-occupied	16,130

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Pueblo County)
Occupied housing units	54,579
No vehicles available	5,109
2 vehicle available	31,742
3 vehicles available	8,780
4 vehicles available	2,347
5 or more vehicles available	933

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Pueblo County)
Occupied housing units	54,579
Utility gas	44,283
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	4,790
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	42
Coal or coke	19
Wood	530
Solar energy	56
Other fuel	308
No fuel used	83

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Pueblo County)
Occupied housing units	54,579
Less Than $50,000	38,449
$50,000 to $99,999	15,721
$100,000 to $149,999	9,107
$150,000 to $199,999	3,555
$200,000 to $299,999	1,646
$300,000 to $499,999	256
$1,000,000 or more	45
Median (dollars)	95,200

GROSS RENT (Pueblo County)
Occupied units paying rent	16,130
Less than $200	1,554
$200 to $299	1,185
$300 to $499	5,287
$500 to $699	4,518
$700 to $999	2,147
$1,000 to $1,499	557
$1,500 or more	56