Colorado

Colorado is a United States's state located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Colorado had an official population of 4301261 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 4939456, It is the 24th most populous in the U.S. state of America. It is spread over 104093.57 sq mi (269601.11 square kilometre), of which, 103717.53 square miles (268627.17 square kilometre ) of it is land and 376.04 square miles (973.94 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the eighth largest by total area among United States.

Colorado United States
Map of Colorado in United States

As of the census of 2000, there were 4301261 people, 1658238 households, and 1084461 families living in the state. The population density was 41.5 people per square mile (16.02/kmē), it would be the 14th least densely populated state in the U.S. state of America. There were 1808037 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.72/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.53 persons, and the average family size was 3.09 persons. In the state the population was distributed as follows: 25.6% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100 males. The median age is 34.3 years, The median age of males and females living in Colorado was 33.2 and 35.4 years respectively. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the state is 4301261, The racial makeup of the state was 3560005 White, 165063 Black or African American, 44241 American Indian, 95213 Asian, 4621 Native Hawaiian, 122187 from two or more races and 309931 Ohter races.

Colorado Population
Population 2000-2008
Colorado School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Colorado Races
Races 2000
Colorado GDP
GDP 2000 - 2008
Colorado GDP per capita
GDP Per Capita 2008

The median income for a household in the state was $47203, it is tenth wealthiest state by median household income in United States. The median income for a family in the state was $55883, it would be the ninth highest state by median family income in the U.S. state of America. The per capita income for the state was $24049, it would be the fifth highest state by per capita income in the U.S. state of America. The median income of state was $25318, Median income for males is $30648, compared with $20322 for females. As of 2008, the gross domestic product (GDP) is about $248.6 billion, it is the 20th wealthiest state in terms of gross domestic product. Colorado is responsible for 1.75 percent of the United States gross domestic product (GDP). Its Per capita personal income in 2008 was $41102.

In 2000, 1166004 pupils and students, of which 50.68% are male and 49.32% are female, 27.11% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.78% nursery or pri school, 5.3% kindergarten, 43.15% elementary school, 20.52% high school and 24.26% College graduate school.

Rank County Total Area mi2 Land Area mi2 Water Area mi2 Population Density mi2 Per capita Income House hold Income Family Income
1 Adams County 1197.71 1191.93 5.78 363857 305.3 19944 47323 52517
2 Alamosa County 723.53 722.74 0.78 14966 20.7 15037 29447 38389
3 Arapahoe County 805.43 803.14 2.29 487967 607.6 28147 53570 63875
4 Archuleta County 1355.48 1350.22 5.26 9898 7.3 21683 37901 43259
5 Baca County 2557.09 2555.72 1.37 4517 1.8 15068 28099 34018
6 Bent County 1541.12 1513.9 27.22 5998 4 13567 28125 34096
7 Boulder County 751.37 742.46 8.91 291288 392.3 28976 55861 70572
8 Chaffee County 1015.01 1013.45 1.55 16242 16 19430 34368 42043
9 Cheyenne County 1781.37 1781.35 0.02 2231 1.3 17850 37054 44394
10 Clear Creek County 396.46 395.45 1.01 9322 23.6 28160 50997 61400
11 Conejos County 1290.87 1287.22 3.65 8400 6.5 12050 24744 29066
12 Costilla County 1230.44 1227.1 3.34 3663 3 10748 19531 25509
13 Crowley County 800.33 788.99 11.34 5518 7 12836 26803 32162
14 Custer County 739.9 738.89 1.02 3503 4.7 19817 34731 41198
15 Delta County 1148.52 1142.11 6.42 27834 24.4 17152 32785 37748
16 Denver County 154.94 153.35 1.59 554636 3616.8 24101 39500 48195
17 Dolores County 1068.09 1066.97 1.13 1844 1.7 17106 32196 38000
18 Douglas County 842.75 840.11 2.64 175766 209.2 34848 82929 88482
19 Eagle County 1691.8 1687.88 3.93 41659 24.7 32011 62682 68226
20 Elbert County 1850.89 1850.78 0.11 19872 10.7 24960 62480 66740
21 El Paso County 2129.56 2126.45 3.11 516929 243.1 22005 46844 53995
22 Fremont County 1533.95 1532.93 1.02 46145 30.1 17420 34150 42303
23 Garfield County 2955.76 2947.06 8.7 43791 14.9 21341 47016 53840
24 Gilpin County 150.25 149.87 0.39 4757 31.7 26148 51942 61859
25 Grand County 1869.6 1846.67 22.93 12442 6.7 25198 47759 55217
26 Gunnison County 3259.75 3238.81 20.93 13956 4.3 21407 36916 51950
27 Hinsdale County 1123.14 1117.68 5.46 790 0.7 22360 37279 42159
28 Huerfano County 1593.24 1590.87 2.38 7862 4.9 15242 25775 32664
29 Jackson County 1620.95 1613.21 7.74 1577 1 17826 31821 37361
30 Jefferson County 778.06 772.09 5.97 527056 682.6 28066 57339 67310
31 Kiowa County 1785.76 1770.99 14.76 1622 0.9 16382 30494 35536
32 Kit Carson County 2161.56 2160.87 0.69 8011 3.7 16964 33152 41867
33 Lake County 383.9 376.89 7.01 7812 20.7 18524 37691 41652
34 La Plata County 1699.93 1692.15 7.78 43941 26 21534 40159 50446
35 Larimer County 2633.86 2601.3 32.56 251494 96.7 23689 48655 58866
36 Las Animas County 4775.42 4772.63 2.79 15207 3.2 16829 28273 34072
37 Lincoln County 2586.39 2586.09 0.3 6087 2.4 15510 31914 39738
38 Logan County 1844.86 1838.52 6.33 20504 11.2 16721 32724 42241
39 Mesa County 3341.11 3327.75 13.36 116255 34.9 18715 35864 43009
40 Mineral County 877.7 875.72 1.99 831 0.9 24475 34844 40833
41 Moffat County 4750.94 4742.25 8.69 13184 2.8 18540 41528 45511
42 Montezuma County 2039.97 2036.63 3.34 23830 11.7 17003 32083 38071
43 Montrose County 2242.57 2240.61 1.96 33432 14.9 17158 35234 40849
44 Morgan County 1293.87 1285.36 8.51 27171 21.1 15492 34568 39102
45 Otero County 1269.74 1262.86 6.89 20311 16.1 15113 29738 35906
46 Ouray County 542.21 540.47 1.74 3742 6.9 24335 42019 49776
47 Park County 2210.69 2200.69 10 14523 6.6 25019 51899 57025
48 Phillips County 687.74 687.62 0.12 4480 6.5 16394 32177 38144
49 Pitkin County 973.23 970.42 2.81 14872 15.3 40811 59375 75048
50 Prowers County 1644.35 1640.38 3.97 14483 8.8 14150 29935 34202
51 Pueblo County 2397.73 2388.69 9.04 141472 59.2 17163 32775 40130
52 Rio Blanco County 3222.91 3220.97 1.94 5986 1.9 17344 37711 44425
53 Rio Grande County 912.14 911.6 0.53 12413 13.6 15650 31836 36809
54 Routt County 2368.02 2361.59 6.43 19690 8.3 28792 53612 61927
55 Saguache County 3170.25 3168.44 1.82 5917 1.9 13121 25495 29405
56 San Juan County 388.29 387.42 0.86 558 1.4 17584 30764 40000
57 San Miguel County 1288.49 1286.5 1.98 6594 5.1 35329 48514 60417
58 Sedgwick County 549.6 548.24 1.36 2747 5 16125 28278 33953
59 Summit County 619.25 608.16 11.09 23548 38.7 28676 56587 66914
60 Teller County 558.96 557.06 1.89 20555 36.9 23412 50165 57071
61 Washington County 2524.12 2520.98 3.13 4926 2 17788 32431 37287
62 Weld County 4021.56 3992.45 29.11 180936 45.3 18957 42321 49569
63 Yuma County 2369.1 2365.79 3.3 9841 4.2 16005 33169 39814