Colorado Profile and Statistics

Colorado Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Colorado had 1838303 total households with the average home having 2.53 residents and the average family coming in at 3.13.

Of those homes reported, 31.4% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 22.6% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 45256 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 116320 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Colorado, 520887 people live alone, and of that, 133580 are 65 and over.

There were 623413 (33.9%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 333193 (18.1%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Colorado

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 4658856, 39.5 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.8 are spouses. There are 1358023 children, and 238528 comprise “other relatives.” 299619 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 101164 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Colorado Census Marital Status data

In Colorado, there are 1901986 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 625836 have never married; 1014048 are currently still married, but have separated. 27376 are legally separated, 197115 are divorced and 37611 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1886511), 25.6% never married, 51.5% are married but separated while 2.1% are legally still separated. 13.2% are divorced and 7.5% are widowed.

Colorado Fertility Rates and CO Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Colorado (CO): In the 2007 report, 68453 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Colorado (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 17971 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 30 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 56 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 23 babies, while there were 101 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 25.

Colorado Grandparents Statistics

There are 76999 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 34089 (44.3%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 60.3% are the grandmothers and 75.2% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 8266 have done it for less than a year; 7633 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 5888 handling things 3 or 4 years and 12302 doing the job 5 or more years.

Colorado School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (CO)

In Colorado, 1234798 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 77876 (6.3%) are in nursery or preschool; 63809 (5.2%) are in kindergarten, while 498302 (40.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 260839 (21.1%) are slogging through High School, while 333972 (27%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 24.6% (769904); 22.4% (700536) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (3130207), 140783 (4.5%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 225360 (7.2%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 769904 (24.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 673483 (21.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 236444 (7.6%) reached an Associate’s degree; 700536 (22.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 383697 (12.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Colorado is 3567568. Of that, 415502 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 4343246 (100%) – of that, 535567 (12.3%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (701638), 33381 (4.8%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (3180118), 328327 (10.3%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (461490), 173859 (37.7%) have a disability.

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