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Language Spoken At Home in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 600,410 | 100% |
English only | 533,937 | 88.9% |
Language other than English | 66,473 | 11.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 22,403 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 39,574 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,941 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,206 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,856 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,777 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,721 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 1,916 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 885 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 645,979 | 100% |
American | 36,387 | 5.6% |
Arab | 2,894 | 0.4% |
Czech | 4,326 | 0.7% |
Danish | 4,904 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 13,065 | 2.0% |
English | 73,618 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 22,859 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 4,150 | 0.6% |
German | 143,747 | 22.3% |
Greek | 2,132 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 3,573 | 0.6% |
Irish | 85,762 | 13.3% |
Italian | 34,759 | 5.4% |
Lithuanian | 1,248 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 15,603 | 2.4% |
Polish | 16,919 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 2,065 | 0.3% |
Russian | 4,733 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,701 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 19,005 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 1,518 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 2,417 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 14,287 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 2,536 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 1,257 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 7,337 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,224 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 243,092 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 165,259 | 68.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 79,576 | 32.7% |
Married-couple family | 128,994 | 53.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 56,637 | 23.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 9,231 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,368 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 27,034 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,571 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 77,833 | 32.0% |
Householder living alone | 64,019 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 17,393 | 7.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 85,975 | 35.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 46,952 | 19.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 627,583 | 100% |
Householder | 243,092 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 128,967 | 20.5% |
Child | 194,376 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 28,602 | 4.6% |
Nonrelatives | 32,546 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 11,415 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 251,939 | 100% |
Never married | 80,305 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 137,550 | 54.6% |
Separated | 4,529 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 5,180 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 24,375 | 9.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 255,961 | 100% |
Never married | 59,910 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 137,531 | 53.7% |
Separated | 5,235 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 17,190 | 6.7% |
Divorced | 36,095 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 9,981 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,411 | 24.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,115 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,362 | 39.2% |
Less than 1 year | 954 | 8.6% |
1 or 2 years | 1,023 | 9.2% |
3 or 4 years | 847 | 7.6% |
5 or more years | 1,538 | 13.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,362 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,694 | 61.8% |
Who are married | 2,942 | 67.4% |
School Enrollment in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 185,987 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 10,252 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 10,092 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 73,962 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 35,911 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 55,770 | 30.0% |
Educational Attainment in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 410,381 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,877 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,999 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 90,620 | 22.1% |
Some college, no degree | 106,826 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 42,026 | 10.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 88,299 | 21.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 55,734 | 13.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.1% |
Veteran Status in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 452,728 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 83,207 | 18.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 614,774 | 100% |
With a disability | 67,340 | 11.0% |
Under 18 years | 165,929 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,451 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 384,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 39,366 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 64,549 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,523 | 33.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 636,919 | 100% |
Same house | 498,508 | 78.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 130,438 | 20.5% |
Same county | 75,916 | 11.9% |
Different county | 54,522 | 8.6% |
Same state | 11,528 | 1.8% |
Different state | 42,994 | 6.8% |
Abroad | 7,973 | 1.3% |
Place Of Birth in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 645,979 | 100% |
Native | 600,888 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 579,567 | 89.7% |
State of residence | 201,150 | 31.1% |
Different state | 378,417 | 58.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 21,321 | 3.3% |
Foreign born | 45,091 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 45,091 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 22,811 | 50.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 22,280 | 49.4% |
Year of Entry in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 66,412 | 100% |
Native | 21,321 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 419 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 20,902 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 45,091 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,448 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 43,643 | 96.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Colorado Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 45,091 | 100% |
Europe | 11,202 | 24.8% |
Asia | 12,605 | 28.0% |
Africa | 1,515 | 3.4% |
Oceania | 438 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 17,113 | 38.0% |
Northern America | 2,218 | 4.9% |