Colorado Springs, Colorado Economy Profile

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Colorado Springs, Colorado Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Colorado Springs, Colorado equals 140,579. Government workers comprise 13.54% of workers in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up six point five seven percent of Colorado Springs, Colorado labor force. There are 448 unpaid family workers in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

7.47% of population are involved in construction, eleven point one seven percent are in manufacturing, and 2.27% are in wholesale trade. 12.53% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nine point one six percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

seventy point eight three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Seventy-nine point six percent of Colorado Springs, Colorado workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point seven six percent of Colorado Springs, Colorado residents work at home. 1.19% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Colorado Springs, Colorado	%, Colorado Springs, Colorado	United States
Population 16 years and over	275,792		217,168,077
In labor force	195,339	70.83%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	185,047	67.1%	63.39%
- - Employed	176,527	64.01%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	8,520	3.09%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	10,292	3.73%	0.53%
Not in labor force	80,453	29.17%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	141,451	51.29%	51.66%
In labor force	89,026	32.28%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	87,400	31.69%	29.65%
- - Employed	83,261	30.19%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	30,951	11.22%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	18,624		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	183,806		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	146,310	79.6%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	21,547	11.72%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	2,185	1.19%	4.73%
Walked	4,514	2.46%	2.93%
Other means	2,335	1.27%	1.19%
Worked at home	6,915	3.76%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21.0	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	176,527		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	67,484	38.23%	33.65%
Service occupations	25,881	14.66%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	49,165	27.85%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	129	0.07%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	15,700	8.89%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	18,168	10.29%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	581	0.33%	1.87%
Construction	13,184	7.47%	6.78%
Manufacturing	19,714	11.17%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	4,010	2.27%	3.6%
Retail trade	22,313	12.64%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,211	3.52%	5.2%
Information	8,288	4.7%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	13,353	7.56%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	22,114	12.53%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	31,804	18.02%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	16,178	9.16%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	10,880	6.16%	4.87%
Public administration	7,897	4.47%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	140,579	79.64%	78.47%
Government workers	23,895	13.54%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	11,605	6.57%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	448	0.25%	0.31%

	Colorado Springs, Colorado	%, Colorado Springs, Colorado	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	141,757		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	9,379	6.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,966	4.91%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	17,815	12.57%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	18,686	13.18%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	25,750	18.16%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	30,608	21.59%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,171	11.41%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,893	7.68%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,854	2.01%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,635	1.86%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	45,081		41,994
With earnings	121,558	44.08%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,300		56,604
With Social Security income	27,912	10.12%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,378		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,634	1.32%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,207		6,320
With public assistance income	3,896	1.41%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,236		3,032
With retirement income	25,646	9.3%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,852		17,376
Families	93,891		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	3,582	3.82%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,692	2.87%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	8,537	9.09%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	10,367	11.04%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	17,251	18.37%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	23,713	25.26%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,635	14.52%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	9,405	10.02%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,510	2.67%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	2,199	2.34%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	53,478		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	22,496		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	36,786		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,427		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	5,687		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	4,829	84.91%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	2,630	46.25%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	3,245		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	3,049	93.96%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,585	48.84%	42.27%
Individuals	30,769		33,899,812
18 years and over	20,177	65.58%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,363	7.68%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	10,081	32.76%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	6,802	22.11%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	12,029	39.09%	31.63%

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