Colorado Springs, Colorado demographics

Colorado Springs, CO demographics: median age 35.7; 42.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Colorado Springs city, Colorado · Incorporated city · GEOID 0816000. The survey estimates a population of 487,887 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Colorado Springs is 35.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 202,515 households (±1,179). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.7 ±0.3	37.7 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 487,887
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Under 18	106,484 ±2,186	21.8% ±0.4 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	132,230 ±1,983	27.1% ±0.4 pp	24.8%	22.8%
35–64	175,342 ±2,689	35.9% ±0.6 pp	38.6%	38.0%
65 and older	73,831 ±1,769	15.1% ±0.4 pp	15.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 487,887
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Male	244,079 ±1,342	50.0% ±0.3 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	243,808 ±1,345	50.0% ±0.3 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 487,887
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
White alone	339,681 ±3,012	69.6% ±0.6 pp	70.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	27,739 ±1,418	5.7% ±0.3 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5,185 ±950	1.1% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	14,616 ±953	3.0% ±0.2 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	873 ±330	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	27,234 ±2,156	5.6% ±0.4 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	72,559 ±2,776	14.9% ±0.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 487,887
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	393,922 ±2,328	80.7% ±0.5 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	93,965 ±2,329	19.3% ±0.5 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 202,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Married-couple family	96,416 ±1,896	47.6% ±0.9 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	9,750 ±730	4.8% ±0.4 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	19,973 ±1,257	9.9% ±0.6 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	58,585 ±1,824	28.9% ±0.9 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	17,791 ±1,124	8.8% ±0.6 pp	9.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 202,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Households with people under 18	58,607 ±1,569	28.9% ±0.8 pp	28.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	143,908 ±1,944	71.1% ±0.9 pp	71.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 202,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	58,585 ±1,824	28.9% ±0.9 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	73,104 ±2,105	36.1% ±1.0 pp	36.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	30,024 ±1,367	14.8% ±0.7 pp	14.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	23,619 ±1,172	11.7% ±0.6 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	11,159 ±924	5.5% ±0.5 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,911 ±542	1.9% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,113 ±430	1.0% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 487,887
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Native	450,768 ±2,218	92.4% ±0.5 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	37,119 ±2,223	7.6% ±0.5 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 459,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
English only	404,417 ±2,662	88.1% ±0.5 pp	83.8%	77.7%
Spanish	33,974 ±1,744	7.4% ±0.4 pp	11.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,374 ±468	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3,463 ±546	0.8% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,885 ±808	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,330 ±795	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	2,046 ±414	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	925 ±283	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,382 ±661	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,833 ±412	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,665 ±397	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	261 ±142 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,526 ±518	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 334,113
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	18,037 ±1,301	5.4% ±0.4 pp	7.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	64,322 ±2,240	19.3% ±0.7 pp	19.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	74,024 ±2,489	22.2% ±0.7 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	34,928 ±1,693	10.5% ±0.5 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	84,610 ±1,994	25.3% ±0.6 pp	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	58,192 ±1,801	17.4% ±0.5 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 482,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Same house	387,633 ±3,644	80.4% ±0.7 pp	84.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	49,192 ±3,085	10.2% ±0.6 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	11,894 ±1,689	2.5% ±0.4 pp	4.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	28,650 ±2,226	5.9% ±0.5 pp	3.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	4,780 ±1,304	1.0% ±0.3 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.7% of Colorado Springs residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.7% in Colorado and 8.4% nationally. 94.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Colorado Springs	Colorado	U.S.	Compared with Colorado
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.7% ±0.4 pp	7.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.4% ±0.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	14.2% ±0.4 pp	7.5%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Colorado Springs . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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