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Aspen, Colorado Economy Profile

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 Aspen, Colorado United States
StateColorado
CityAspen
Total population5,914 281,421,906
Male3,165138,053,563
Female2,749143,368,343
Median age (years)36.735.3
Total households2,903105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)53,75041,994

Aspen, Colorado Economy

80.65% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Aspen, Colorado. Among them 35.0% are females aged 16 and over. 42.67% of Aspen, Colorado workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 11.76% use public transportation (including taxicab). Eleven point four five percent of Aspen, Colorado residents work at home.

The total population of Aspen, Colorado is 5,914 people. The median household income in Aspen, Colorado is $53,750. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 41.93% of all occupations. 8.11% of Aspen, Colorado population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 26.54% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 3.41% of occupations.

15.69% of families in Aspen, Colorado have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Aspen, Colorado median household income is $53,750. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $41,011, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid thirty-two thousand, twenty-three dollars.

 Aspen, Colorado %, Aspen, Colorado United States
Population 16 years and over5,174  217,168,077
In labor force4,173 80.65%63.92%
- Civilian labor force4,173 80.65%63.39%
- - Employed4,021 77.72%59.73%
- - Unemployed152 2.94%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.6  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force1,001 19.35%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over2,415 46.68%51.66%
In labor force1,811 35.0%29.72%
- Civilian labor force1,811 35.0%29.65%
- - Employed1,800 34.79%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years231 4.46%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force132  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over3,860  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone1,647 42.67%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled265 6.87%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)454 11.76%4.73%
Walked785 20.34%2.93%
Other means267 6.92%1.19%
Worked at home442 11.45%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)12.8 0.33%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over4,021  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,686 41.93%33.65%
Service occupations674 16.76%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,067 26.54%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations131 3.26%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations326 8.11%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations137 3.41%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining195 4.85%1.87%
Construction273 6.79%6.78%
Manufacturing32 0.8%14.1%
Wholesale trade70 1.74%3.6%
Retail trade447 11.12%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities109 2.71%5.2%
Information140 3.48%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing293 7.29%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services569 14.15%9.3%
Educational, health and social services401 9.97%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,151 28.62%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)222 5.52%4.87%
Public administration119 2.96%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers3,179 79.06%78.47%
Government workers306 7.61%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business525 13.06%6.63%
Unpaid family workers11 0.27%0.31%
 Aspen, Colorado %, Aspen, Colorado United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households2,949  105,539,122
Less than $10,000168 5.7%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999131 4.44%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999264 8.95%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999315 10.68%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999466 15.8%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999649 22.01%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999375 12.72%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999285 9.66%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99978 2.64%2.2%
$200,000 or more218 7.39%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)53,750  41,994
With earnings2,733 52.82%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)60,057  56,604
With Social Security income328 6.34%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,195  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income48 0.93%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)3,242  6,320
With public assistance income22 0.43%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)650  3,032
With retirement income103 1.99%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)37,254  17,376
 
Families1,122  72,261,780
Less than $10,00018 1.6%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99943 3.83%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99941 3.65%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99964 5.7%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999176 15.69%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999266 23.71%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999204 18.18%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999101 9.0%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99923 2.05%2.75%
$200,000 or more186 16.58%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)70,300  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)40,680  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers41,011  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers32,023  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families40  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years22 55.0%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years22 55.0%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present20  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years12 60.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years12 60.0%42.27%
 
Individuals471  33,899,812
18 years and over439 93.21%65.35%
- 65 years and over11 2.34%9.7%
Related children under 18 years32 6.79%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years0  23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over374 79.41%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.