Colorado Population: 5,355,866

  • Percent of persons under 18 years: 23.5%
  • Percent of persons 65 years and older: 12.3%
  • Percent of white persons: 88.3%
  • Percent of black persons: 4.3%
  • Percent of American Indian and Alaskan Native persons: 1.6%
  • Percent of Asian persons: 2.9%
  • Percent of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander persons: 0.2%
  • Percent of persons of Hispanic or Latino origins: 20.9%
  • Percent of white persons, not Hispanic: 69.7%

Colorado’s excellent quality of life helps attract people from all over the world. A combination of stunning scenery, recreational opportunities, moderate climate, world-class arts and culture, safe streets, and excellent health care and schools make Colorado an ideal place to call home.

  • Three of the best small towns to live in the US are in Colorado: Castle Rock, Centennial and Boulder (Money Magazine, 2014)
  • Louisville ranked #2 in Money magazine’s 2014 ‘Best Places to Live’ list. Parker and Firestone also ranked in the Top 50 nationwide.
  • The Harris Poll’s most popular places to live feature ranked Colorado the 5th most popular state (2013)
  • Denver was ranked the 5th best city to live, and Colorado Springs was ranked the 36th best city to live in by Bloomberg BusinessWeek (2013)
  • Denver is ranked the 4th fittest city (American College of Sports Medicine, 2014)
  • Colorado is the least expensive state for electricity, natural gas and other forms of new energy (Nerd Wallet, 2015)
  • The city of Centennial is ranked as the nation’s 4th best city to live in (24/7 Wall St, 2015)