Colorado Springs is a large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 360,798 people and 73 constituent neighborhoods, Colorado Springs is the second largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Colorado Springs is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colorado Springs is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colorado Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.03%), sales jobs (11.82%), and management occupations (9.21%).

Also of interest is that Colorado Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Colorado Springs, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One thing noticeable about Colorado Springs is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Colorado Springs is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Colorado Springs a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Colorado Springs is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

Colorado Springs Information and Demographics

The education level of Colorado Springs citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 33.56% of adults in Colorado Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Colorado Springs in 2000 was $22,496, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,984 for a family of four.

Colorado Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Colorado Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Colorado Springs is White, followed by African-American. Colorado Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.88% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Colorado Springs include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Colorado Springs is English. Some people also speak Spanish.