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Language Spoken At Home in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,702,024 | 100% |
English only | 3,912,773 | 83.2% |
Language other than English | 789,251 | 16.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 313,866 | 6.7% |
Spanish | 557,825 | 11.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 234,822 | 5.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 109,494 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 25,154 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 87,576 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 41,822 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 34,356 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,068 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,042,853 | 100% |
American | 246,091 | 4.9% |
Arab | 18,097 | 0.4% |
Czech | 36,919 | 0.7% |
Danish | 45,138 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 96,410 | 1.9% |
English | 564,529 | 11.2% |
French (except Basque) | 161,610 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 27,718 | 0.5% |
German | 1,109,641 | 22.0% |
Greek | 20,161 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 21,078 | 0.4% |
Irish | 631,462 | 12.5% |
Italian | 263,022 | 5.2% |
Lithuanian | 10,446 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 113,837 | 2.3% |
Polish | 128,785 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 10,179 | 0.2% |
Russian | 57,993 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 69,112 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 135,501 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 8,679 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 32,045 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 133,368 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 24,306 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 12,537 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 47,018 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7,152 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,962,753 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,259,998 | 64.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 589,736 | 30.0% |
Married-couple family | 977,783 | 49.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 424,086 | 21.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 84,723 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 45,569 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 197,492 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 120,081 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 702,755 | 35.8% |
Householder living alone | 554,435 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 154,331 | 7.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 639,842 | 32.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 396,207 | 20.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,926,643 | 100% |
Householder | 1,962,753 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 977,111 | 19.8% |
Child | 1,422,828 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 254,570 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 309,381 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 113,471 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,006,984 | 100% |
Never married | 678,866 | 33.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,056,312 | 52.6% |
Separated | 29,432 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 39,844 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 202,530 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,015,546 | 100% |
Never married | 536,381 | 26.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,032,289 | 51.2% |
Separated | 37,721 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 142,090 | 7.0% |
Divorced | 267,065 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 72,246 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 18,885 | 26.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 87,600 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 36,236 | 41.4% |
Less than 1 year | 8,447 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 8,595 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 5,729 | 6.5% |
5 or more years | 13,465 | 15.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 36,236 | 100% |
Who are female | 21,830 | 60.2% |
Who are married | 26,347 | 72.7% |
School Enrollment in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,348,573 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 89,501 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 69,416 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 539,615 | 40.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 267,159 | 19.8% |
College or graduate school | 382,882 | 28.4% |
Educational Attainment in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,328,869 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 141,224 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 194,235 | 5.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 744,320 | 22.4% |
Some college, no degree | 760,014 | 22.8% |
Associate's degree | 268,170 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 780,515 | 23.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 440,391 | 13.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 36.7% |
Veteran Status in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,790,432 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 405,895 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,949,633 | 100% |
With a disability | 487,297 | 9.8% |
Under 18 years | 1,217,961 | 100% |
With a disability | 39,036 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 3,189,003 | 100% |
With a disability | 265,405 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 542,669 | 100% |
With a disability | 182,856 | 33.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,977,054 | 100% |
Same house | 4,021,459 | 80.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 922,083 | 18.5% |
Same county | 482,260 | 9.7% |
Different county | 439,823 | 8.8% |
Same state | 247,079 | 5.0% |
Different state | 192,744 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 33,512 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,042,853 | 100% |
Native | 4,552,899 | 90.3% |
Born in United States | 4,482,521 | 88.9% |
State of residence | 2,129,786 | 42.2% |
Different state | 2,352,735 | 46.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 70,378 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 489,954 | 9.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 489,954 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 174,877 | 35.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 315,077 | 64.3% |
Year of Entry in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 560,332 | 100% |
Native | 70,378 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,698 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 68,680 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 489,954 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15,127 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 474,827 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Colorado
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 489,954 | 100% |
Europe | 69,305 | 14.1% |
Asia | 105,866 | 21.6% |
Africa | 24,321 | 5.0% |
Oceania | 4,139 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 272,487 | 55.6% |
Northern America | 13,836 | 2.8% |