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Colorado State Demographics Data

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  • Table 1. Colorado Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Colorado Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Colorado Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Colorado Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Colorado Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Colorado Crime, Housing, Building Permits
  • Table 7. Colorado Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Colorado Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 103,718
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Number 4,417,714
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Rank 24
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 4,301,261
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 24
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 41.50
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 3,294,473
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 26
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 2,889,735
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 116,453
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 1,006,788
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 404,738
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 2.70%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 30.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 14.00%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 735,601
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 17.10%


    TABLE 2. Colorado Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, Year 2000 (April 1) 4,301,261
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 297,505
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.90%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 803,290
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.70%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 430,111
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 10.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 1,400,850
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 32.60%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 953,432
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 22.20%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 226,310
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 5.30%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 141,547
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 3.30%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 48,216
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.10%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 34.30
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males 2,165,983
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Females 2,135,278
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 101.40
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 3,560,005
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 82.80%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 165,063
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 3.80%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 44,241
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 1.00%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 95,213
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 2.20%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 4,621
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 309,931
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 7.20%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 122,187
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 2.80%


    TABLE 3. Colorado Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 102,955
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 52,741
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 1,658,238
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 1,282,489
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 29.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 4,198,306
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.53
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 435,778
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 26.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 585,387
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 35.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 292,763
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 17.70%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 1,084,461
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 543,588
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 50.10%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 858,671
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 404,866
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 47.20%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 158,979
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 102,113
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 64.20%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 2000 573,777
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 428,275
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 34.00%


    TABLE 4. Colorado Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 3,891,293
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 56,533
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 14.50
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 25,626
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 6.60
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 397
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 7.00
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 333
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 23,669
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 458,380
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 394,517


    TABLE 5. Colorado Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 699,135
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 640,521
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 567,007
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 2,107,072
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 1,779,016
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 84.40%
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 568,256
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 27.00%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 40,853
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 30,140
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 35.50%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 403,410
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 28,196
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 155,960
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 10.20%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 14.60%


    TABLE 6. Colorado Crime, Housing, Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 157,843
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 13,268
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 144,575
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 198,540
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 4,007,423
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,939
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 3,294,394
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 6,027
    Housing, Year 2000 > Total units 1,808,037
    Housing, Year 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 22.40%
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Number 1,658,238
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 1,116,137
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 67.30
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Number 54,596
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 38,588
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 70.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 14,292
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 26.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 6,822,090


    TABLE 7. Colorado Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 119,043,716
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 65,094,513
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 82.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income 3,968,967
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Amount (dollars) 29,994
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Percent of national average 110.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 11,098,358
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 90,240,452
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 18,341,121
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 9,915,018
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 11.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 71,179,517
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by-selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 78.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 8,119,206
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 9.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 8,092,490
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 9.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 25,813,167
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 28.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 14,478,829
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 16.00%
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 9,915,018
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 9,169,829
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 8,532,923



     









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