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Aspen, Colorado

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StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Total Population6,7565,862,189334,922,499
Median Household Income$74,033$95,470$80,734
Median Age43.737.738.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher69.6%45.7%35.7%
Median Home Value$819,900$539,400$332,700
Median Gross Rent$2,081$1,761$1,413
Poverty Rate10.6%9.4%12.5%
Unemployment Rate2.4%4.6%5.2%
Foreign Born13.6%9.8%14.1%
Homeownership Rate57.1%66.2%65.2%
Average Commute Time14.425.226.4
Worked from Home18.4%21.0%15.1%
Married-Couple Households31.5%48.3%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Aspen, Colorado

Age in Aspen, Colorado

StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Median Age43.737.738.9
Under 18 %9.7%21.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %8.3%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %17.9%15.7%13.7%
Age 35-44 %14.9%14.6%13.2%
Age 45-64 %31.8%23.9%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %17.4%15.6%17.2%

Households and families in Aspen, Colorado

StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Households4,1052,374,218129,227,496
Average Household Size1.62.42.5
Family Households36.5%61.7%64.2%
Households with Children13.7%28.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families4.9%13.4%17.3%
People Living Alone50.7%28.6%28.7%
Never Married36.1%33.1%34.4%

Income and poverty in Aspen, Colorado

StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Per Capita Income$113,282$52,636$44,673
Households Under $25,00018.9%11.2%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99922.2%14.6%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99918.6%19.2%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More20.7%17.0%13.4%
Poverty Rate10.6%9.4%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty20.3%22.0%28.2%
SNAP Households3.4%8.5%n/a

Housing in Aspen, Colorado

StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Housing Units6,1522,589,053143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes15.3%61.4%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units54.5%22.6%19.1%
Vacancy Rate33.3%8.3%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,986.01,988.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied42.9%33.8%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income42.6%31.4%30.6%
Median Property Tax$3,870$2,602n/a

Education in Aspen, Colorado

StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Less than High School1.2%7.1%10.4%
High School Graduate9.0%19.7%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree20.2%27.4%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree42.1%28.1%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree27.5%17.6%14.1%

Work and commuting in Aspen, Colorado

StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Labour Force Participation71.5%68.6%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work37.9%65.1%68.8%
Public Transit9.1%1.6%3.2%
Walked to Work14.2%2.5%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes54.4%26.5%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour1.1%6.8%8.6%
Households Without a Car8.5%5.2%n/a

Origins and language in Aspen, Colorado

StatisticAspenColoradoUnited States
Born in State of Residence17.7%41.2%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens8.4%4.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens5.2%5.2%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home81.8%83.8%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home10.2%11.1%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency13.9%12.7%16.7%

Cities near Aspen

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.