Population

494,743

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$452,600

Owner-occupied units

Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado · 38.867° N, 104.761° W · 202 sq mi

Colorado Springs is the 40th largest city on this site, with a population of 494,743 and about 2,446 residents per square mile. The median household earns $84,818 a year, and the median home is worth $452,600.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

202 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,446

People per square mile

Rank by population

#40

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#32

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$84,818

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,648

Per month

Homeownership

60.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.7 min

One way

People

Median age

35.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

42.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.6%

Households

202,515

2.36 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24^%

Professional & business services 14.7^%

Retail trade 11.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Colorado

Name

Philip Anschutz

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$16.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Denver

Source of wealth

Energy, sports, entertainment

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Colorado · private sector

Employer

UCHealth

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Colorado

Company

Arrow Electronics

Revenue

$27.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Centennial

Ticker

ARW

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital

Denver

Nickname

The Centennial State

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