Capital City: Denver |
State FLower: Rocky Mountain Columbine |
State Bird: Lark Bunting |
State #38 Admitted to Union: August 1, 1876 |
People Facts | Colorado | USA | |
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Population, 2010 | 5,029,196 | 308,745,538 | |
Population, 2000 | 4,301,261 | 281,421,906 | |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.0% | 23.7% | |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.3% | 13.3% | |
Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.8% | 50.8% | |
White persons, percent, 2011 | 88.3% | 78.1% | |
Black persons, percent, 2011 | 4.3% | 13.1% | |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 69.7% | 63.4% | |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.3% | 85.0% | |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 35.9% | 27.9% | |
Housing units, 2011 | 2,224,603 | 132,312,404 | |
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 67.6% | 66.6% | |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $236,600 | $188,400 | |
Households, 2006-2010 | 1,918,959 | 114,235,996 | |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $30,151 | $27,334 | |
Median household income 2006-2010 | $56,456 | $51,914 | |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.2% | 13.8% | |
Business Facts | |||
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 151,973 | 7,396,628 | |
Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 1,955,336 | 111,970,095 | |
Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 426,417 | 22,110,628 | |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 547,770 | 27,092,908 | |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.2% | 28.8% | |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 46,331,953 | 5,338,306,501 | |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 53,598,986 | 4,174,286,516 | |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 65,896,788 | 3,917,663,456 | |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,609 | $12,990 | |
Geography Facts | |||
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 103,641.89 | 3,531,905.43 | |
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 48.5 | 87.4 |