| People QuickFacts | Colorado | USA |
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Population, 2014 estimate | 5,355,866 | 318,857,056 |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 5,272,086 | 316,497,531 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 5,029,324 | 308,758,105 |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 | 6.5% | 3.3% |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 4.8% | 2.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 5,029,196 | 308,745,538 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 23.5% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 12.3% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2013 | 49.8% | 50.8% |
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White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 88.0% | 77.7% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 4.4% | 13.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.6% | 1.2% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 3.0% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.8% | 2.4% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 21.0% | 17.1% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 69.4% | 62.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 80.7% | 84.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 9.7% | 12.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 90.2% | 86.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 37.0% | 28.8% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 | 399,458 | 21,263,779 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 24.5 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2013 | 2,247,238 | 132,802,859 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 65.4% | 64.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 25.9% | 26.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $236,200 | $176,700 |
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Households, 2009-2013 | 1,977,591 | 115,610,216 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.53 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $31,109 | $28,155 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 | $58,433 | $53,046 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 13.2% | 15.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | Colorado | USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2013 | 154,8751 | 7,488,353 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2013 | 2,090,9751 | 118,266,253 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2012-2013 | 2.7%1 | 2.0% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 440,482 | 22,735,915 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 547,770 | 27,092,908 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.6% | 5.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.2% | 8.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.2% | 28.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 46,331,953 | 5,319,456,312 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 53,598,986 | 4,174,286,516 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 65,896,788 | 3,917,663,456 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,609 | $12,990 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,440,395 | 613,795,732 |
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Building permits, 2013 | 27,517 | 990,822 |