Vail is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,500 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Vail is the 84th largest community in Colorado.

Vail is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.30% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vail is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vail who work in sales jobs (16.60%), management occupations (15.31%), and food service (14.05%).

Of important note, Vail is also a town of artists. Vail has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Vail's character.

Vail is a major vacation destination. Much of the town's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Vail's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Vail spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.05 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Vail is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Vail Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Vail is a pretty powerful place. 60.88% of the adults in Vail have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Vail in 2000 was $42,390, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,560 for a family of four. However, Vail contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Vail home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Vail is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Vail include German, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Vail is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.