Colorado, USA
Basic Information
Full Name: State of ColoradoCapital: Denver
Joined Union: August 1, 1876 (147 years ago)
Population (2021)
Total Population: 5.812 million peoplePopulation Growth (2010-12) : +1.55% per year
Population Density: 55.83 people/mi²
Annual Deaths: 47988 people/yr
Annual Births: 60675 people/yr
Demographics
Race:- White: 84%
- Black/African American: 4.2%
- Other: 3.9%
Hispanic Origin: 21.5%
US Citizens: 94.4%
Educational Attainment (for population age 25 and older)
College Degree and Above: 49.3% (1.21 × national average)High School Diploma: 21.4% (0.793 × national average)
Less Than High School Diploma: 8.3% (0.688 × national average)
Geographic Properties (2002)
Total Area: 104100 mi²Land Area: 103600 mi²
Water Area: 451.8 mi²
Farmland Area: 31.6 million acres
Mean Elevation: 6890 ft
Highest Point: Mount Elbert, 14439 ft
Lowest Point: Arikaree River, 3314 ft
Housing (2011)
Housing Units: 2.225 millionHousing Units Change (2000-07) : +318797
Housing Units Change Rate (2000-07) : +2.5% per year
Households: 1.941 million
People per Household (2010) : 2.621 people
Economic Properties
Number of Businesses (2007) : 547770Nonemployer Businesses (2010) : 426417
Private Non-farm Businesses (2010) : 151973
Income Statistics
Median Household Income (USD per year) : $72331.00 (1.15 × national average)Per Capita Income (USD per year per person) : $38226 (1.12 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 10.3% (0.768 × national average)
Crime Statistics (2019)
Total Rate of Crime (crimes/100000 people/yr) : 2972Total Number of Crimes per Year: 171127
Voting and Registration Rates (2020)
Total Voting Rate: 62.7%Total Registration Rate: 66.2%
Public School Finance Information
Total Expenditures (USD) : $8.634 billion ($10627 per student)Total Revenue (USD, 2009) : $8.263 billion ($10171 per student)
Total Debt (USD) : $7.385 billion ($9090 per student)
Total Cash and Securities (USD) : $3.938 billion ($4847 per student)
State Symbols
State Bird: Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)State Flower: White and Lavender Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)
State Tree: Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
State Motto: Nil sine numine
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