Colorado · Census place 16000
Colorado Springs city, CO
Quick answer
Colorado Springs city has 483,099 residents, ranking #2 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $83,198, the median home is worth $420,700 and median gross rent runs $1,562 a month.
- Population
- 483,099Colorado Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $83,198Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $420,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,562Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Colorado Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Colorado Springs city median would spend about 22.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.3% of residents and 61.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Denver city 713,734
- Aurora city 390,201
- Fort Collins city 169,705
- Lakewood city 156,309
- Thornton city 142,878
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