Colorado by the numbers

Each figure next to the U.S. figure, from public data.

Median household income
10th highest of 51 · 2024

$95,470

U.S.: $80,734
Violent crime rate
8th highest of 51 · 2025

438.2

U.S.: 329.3
Median rent
5th highest of 51 · 2024

$1,761

U.S.: $1,413
Unemployment rate
21st highest of 51 · September 2026

4.1%

U.S.: 4.2%
Percent of people below the poverty line
47th highest of 51 · 2024

9.4%

U.S.: 12.5%