Colorado Springs, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Colorado Springs	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$30,423	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$56,227	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$77,363	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,189	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,334	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,050	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.8%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Colorado Springs is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Colorado Springs is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Colorado Springs is 3% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Colorado Springs is 15% lower than the national average

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$37,480 $56,227 $112,454

City

$41,675 $62,520 $125,040

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Colorado Springs median earnings by income bracket

Colorado Springs employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	8.6%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	6.4%
Wholesale & retail services	14.3%	11.6%
Public administration	7.0%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	34.0%
Other	33.9%	34.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Black Forest, CO	13,506	$112,544	103.4%
Gleneagle, CO	6,583	$103,068	86.3%
Air Force Academy, CO	5,957	$71,705	29.6%
Woodland Park, CO	7,180	$65,972	19.3%
Cascade-Chipita Park, CO	1,365	$65,804	18.9%
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	$56,227	1.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Virginia Beach, VA	449,733	$67,719	22.4%
Halifax, NS	451,852	n/a
Laval, QC	445,050	n/a
Omaha, NE	443,072	$50,827	8.1%
Raleigh, NC	441,326	$58,641	6.0%
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	$56,227	1.6%

Source: The Colorado Springs, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).