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Colorado, USA

Colorado, USA

Basic Information

Full Name: State of Colorado
Capital: Denver
Joined Union: August 1, 1876 (147 years ago)

Population (2021)

Total Population: 5.812 million people
Population 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 mi²
Land 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 million
Housing 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) : 547770
Nonemployer 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) : 2972
Total 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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