Colorado Population, Economy, Jobs & Key Trends | Data Lab

Region: Colorado
Coverage: 1876 - 2025
Report ID: RH-BFD48CFD07CC9786
URL: https://greenblog.co.kr/en/data-report/colorado-population-economy-jobs-key-trends-data-lab-3/

=== Full report ===
Colorado’s long-run change is more than the growth of Denver and the Front Range. Population rises steadily, income and home value move at different speeds, and unemployment follows its own cycle. Conservation, airport infrastructure, floods, wildfire, and high-country protection add another layer to the regional story. Population growth and the Front Range Colorado population grows throughout the observed period. Denver and the Front Range are central growth areas, but statewide expansion should not be reduced to one city. Population growth places continuing pressure on housing, transport, public services, water, and land use, while mountain and rural communities operate under different conditions. Income and housing follow different paths Median household income rises, but median home value accelerates more sharply later. Higher income does not automatically mean housing becomes easier to afford. Denver, the Front Range, and mountain recreation communities face different supply and demand conditions, so statewide medians are only a starting point. Lower unemployment does not make one labor market Unemployment moves lower after an early high, but the rate alone does not show wages, participation, occupations, or seasonal work. Professional services, technology, tourism, agriculture, energy, and manufacturing create very different local labor-market structures. Conservation is part of regional history Mesa Verde protects Ancestral Pueblo heritage, Rocky Mountain represents alpine conservation, and Camp Hale layers military history, Ute significance, and high-country ecology. These places extend Colorado’s history beyond statehood and show how land, recreation, heritage, and conservation shape regional identity. Airports, floods and wildfire show modern change Denver International Airport transformed regional connectivity and its terminal continues to evolve. The Big Thompson flood, Front Range flooding, and Marshall Fire show that regional growth coexists with persistent hazard exposure and resilience challenges. Sources US_EIA · Total primary energy productionUS_EIA · Total energy consumptionUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · PopulationUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median household incomeUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median home valueUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Unemployment rate FAQ Is Colorado’s population still growing? The observed ACS population series maintains a long-run upward direction, though local growth rates differ. Does rising home value mean income kept pace? No. The measures rise at different speeds and affordability also depends on supply, financing, and local demand. Do floods and wildfires explain statewide economic trends? They can have severe local effects, but a single disaster does not explain statewide multi-year economic measures. Colorado combines steady population growth, rising income, faster housing appreciation, and lower unemployment with sharply different regional experiences. Front Range urban growth, protected mountain and cultural landscapes, aviation infrastructure, and recurring hazards all coexist within the same statewide frame.

=== Metrics ===
Total primary energy production	1985	780688	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1986	715884	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1987	688144	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1988	775700	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1989	809287	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1990	865449	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1991	907371	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1992	965976	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1993	1101890	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1994	1226089	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1995	1321862	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1996	1331817	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1997	1455141	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1998	1540779	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1999	1555844	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2000	1574210	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2001	1723490	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2002	1915203	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2003	2016574	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2004	2182133	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2005	2230086	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2006	2271456	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2007	2338404	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2008	2427977	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2009	2459260	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2010	2524690	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2011	2697413	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2012	2871155	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2013	2777212	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2014	2999341	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2015	3135945	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2016	2993141	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2017	3171991	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2018	3557144	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2019	3847016	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2020	3705227	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2021	3530105	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2022	3535763	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2023	3560725	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2024	3634286	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1985	846243	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1986	835101	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1987	845282	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1988	881005	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1989	892223	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1990	933527	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1991	980904	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1992	984390	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1993	1048764	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1994	1053680	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1995	1075533	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1996	1125733	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1997	1119835	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1998	1172701	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1999	1191909	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2000	1257656	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2001	1358653	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2002	1358529	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2003	1360444	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2004	1388345	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2005	1419633	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2006	1432297	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2007	1463502	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2008	1451814	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2009	1430787	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2010	1481223	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2011	1426804	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2012	1394568	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2013	1420550	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2014	1432194	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2015	1439475	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2016	1394680	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2017	1399088	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2018	1447764	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2019	1484501	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2020	1347247	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2021	1386620	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2022	1427932	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2023	1370920	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2024	1345861	Billion Btu
Population	2011	4966061	persons
Population	2012	5042853	persons
Population	2013	5119329	persons
Population	2014	5197580	persons
Population	2015	5278906	persons
Population	2016	5359295	persons
Population	2017	5436519	persons
Population	2018	5531141	persons
Population	2019	5610349	persons
Population	2020	5684926	persons
Population	2021	5723176	persons
Population	2022	5770790	persons
Population	2023	5810774	persons
Population	2024	5862189	persons
Median household income	2011	57685	US dollars
Median household income	2012	58244	US dollars
Median household income	2013	58433	US dollars
Median household income	2014	59448	US dollars
Median household income	2015	60629	US dollars
Median household income	2016	62520	US dollars
Median household income	2017	65458	US dollars
Median household income	2018	68811	US dollars
Median household income	2019	72331	US dollars
Median household income	2020	75231	US dollars
Median household income	2021	80184	US dollars
Median household income	2022	87598	US dollars
Median household income	2023	92470	US dollars
Median household income	2024	95470	US dollars
Median home value	2011	236700	US dollars
Median home value	2012	236800	US dollars
Median home value	2013	236200	US dollars
Median home value	2014	239400	US dollars
Median home value	2015	247800	US dollars
Median home value	2016	264600	US dollars
Median home value	2017	286100	US dollars
Median home value	2018	313600	US dollars
Median home value	2019	343300	US dollars
Median home value	2020	369900	US dollars
Median home value	2021	397500	US dollars
Median home value	2022	465900	US dollars
Median home value	2023	502200	US dollars
Median home value	2024	539400	US dollars
Unemployment rate	2011	7.5866055893644	percent
Unemployment rate	2012	8.0378201002359	percent
Unemployment rate	2013	8.4530176347556	percent
Unemployment rate	2014	7.8865257717422	percent
Unemployment rate	2015	6.9353556400784	percent
Unemployment rate	2016	5.9944683097411	percent
Unemployment rate	2017	5.247496337024	percent
Unemployment rate	2018	4.6774096082184	percent
Unemployment rate	2019	4.3271650482879	percent
Unemployment rate	2020	4.6341787322361	percent
Unemployment rate	2021	4.6473609265115	percent
Unemployment rate	2022	4.5331058613527	percent
Unemployment rate	2023	4.4873658740102	percent
Unemployment rate	2024	4.6274180367896	percent

=== Timeline ===
1876 1876
  - Colorado becomes a state — A foundational transition from territorial administration to state government.
1893 1893
  - Colorado extends voting rights to women — A statewide vote formally broadened women’s political participation.
1906 1906
  - Mesa Verde National Park is established — Federal protection was established for an Ancestral Pueblo cultural landscape.
1915 1915
  - Rocky Mountain National Park is established — A major Front Range alpine landscape entered the national conservation system.
1976 1976
  - Big Thompson Canyon flash flood — Intense mountain rainfall produced destructive flooding through the canyon corridor.
1986 1986
  - Total primary energy production: 715884 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 835101 Billion Btu
1987 1987
  - Total primary energy production: 688144 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 845282 Billion Btu
1988 1988
  - Total primary energy production: 775700 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 881005 Billion Btu
1989 1989
  - Total primary energy production: 809287 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 892223 Billion Btu
1990 1990
  - Total primary energy production: 865449 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 933527 Billion Btu
1991 1991
  - Total primary energy production: 907371 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 980904 Billion Btu
1992 1992
  - Total primary energy production: 965976 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 984390 Billion Btu
1993 1993
  - Total primary energy production: 1101890 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1048764 Billion Btu
1994 1994
  - Total primary energy production: 1226089 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1053680 Billion Btu
1995 1995
  - Total primary energy production: 1321862 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1075533 Billion Btu
  - Denver International Airport opens — The new airport reshaped domestic and international air connectivity for Denver and Colorado.
1996 1996
  - Total primary energy production: 1331817 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1125733 Billion Btu
1997 1997
  - Total primary energy production: 1455141 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1119835 Billion Btu
1998 1998
  - Total primary energy production: 1540779 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1172701 Billion Btu
1999 1999
  - Total primary energy production: 1555844 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1191909 Billion Btu
2000 2000
  - Total primary energy production: 1574210 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1257656 Billion Btu
2001 2001
  - Total primary energy production: 1723490 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1358653 Billion Btu
2002 2002
  - Total primary energy production: 1915203 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1358529 Billion Btu
2003 2003
  - Total primary energy production: 2016574 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1360444 Billion Btu
2004 2004
  - Total primary energy production: 2182133 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1388345 Billion Btu
2005 2005
  - Total primary energy production: 2230086 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1419633 Billion Btu
2006 2006
  - Total primary energy production: 2271456 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1432297 Billion Btu
2007 2007
  - Total primary energy production: 2338404 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1463502 Billion Btu
2008 2008
  - Total primary energy production: 2427977 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1451814 Billion Btu
2009 2009
  - Total primary energy production: 2459260 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1430787 Billion Btu
2010 2010
  - Total primary energy production: 2524690 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1481223 Billion Btu
2011 2011
  - Total primary energy production: 2697413 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1426804 Billion Btu
2012 2012
  - Total primary energy production: 2871155 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1394568 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5042853 persons
  - Median household income: 58244 US dollars
  - Median home value: 236800 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 8.0378201002359 percent
2013 2013
  - Total primary energy production: 2777212 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1420550 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5119329 persons
  - Median household income: 58433 US dollars
  - Median home value: 236200 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 8.4530176347556 percent
  - Major Front Range flooding — Prolonged heavy rainfall produced widespread flooding across the Front Range.
2014 2014
  - Total primary energy production: 2999341 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1432194 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5197580 persons
  - Median household income: 59448 US dollars
  - Median home value: 239400 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 7.8865257717422 percent
2015 2015
  - Total primary energy production: 3135945 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1439475 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5278906 persons
  - Median household income: 60629 US dollars
  - Median home value: 247800 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 6.9353556400784 percent
2016 2016
  - Total primary energy production: 2993141 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1394680 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5359295 persons
  - Median household income: 62520 US dollars
  - Median home value: 264600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.9944683097411 percent
2017 2017
  - Total primary energy production: 3171991 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1399088 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5436519 persons
  - Median household income: 65458 US dollars
  - Median home value: 286100 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.247496337024 percent
2018 2018
  - Total primary energy production: 3557144 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1447764 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5531141 persons
  - Median household income: 68811 US dollars
  - Median home value: 313600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.6774096082184 percent
2019 2019
  - Total primary energy production: 3847016 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1484501 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5610349 persons
  - Median household income: 72331 US dollars
  - Median home value: 343300 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.3271650482879 percent
2020 2020
  - Total primary energy production: 3705227 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1347247 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5684926 persons
  - Median household income: 75231 US dollars
  - Median home value: 369900 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.6341787322361 percent
2021 2021
  - Total primary energy production: 3530105 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1386620 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5723176 persons
  - Median household income: 80184 US dollars
  - Median home value: 397500 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.6473609265115 percent
  - Marshall Fire sweeps through Front Range communities — A wind-driven fire caused severe damage in Louisville, Superior, and Boulder County communities.
2022 2022
  - Total primary energy production: 3535763 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1427932 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5770790 persons
  - Median household income: 87598 US dollars
  - Median home value: 465900 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.5331058613527 percent
  - Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument is designated — A high-country monument was designated to protect military, cultural, natural, and recreation values.
2023 2023
  - Total primary energy production: 3560725 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1370920 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5810774 persons
  - Median household income: 92470 US dollars
  - Median home value: 502200 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.4873658740102 percent
2024 2024
  - Total primary energy production: 3634286 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1345861 Billion Btu
  - Population: 5862189 persons
  - Median household income: 95470 US dollars
  - Median home value: 539400 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.6274180367896 percent
2025 2025
  - Denver International Airport opens its East Security Checkpoint — A new East Security Checkpoint opened as part of the Jeppesen Terminal modernization.

=== Regional places ===
- Government: Colorado State Capitol — A central seat of Colorado state government in Denver.
- Airport: Denver International Airport — Colorado’s primary large-scale aviation gateway.
- Nature & parks: Rocky Mountain National Park — Represents the alpine environment, conservation, and recreation history of the Front Range.
- Landmark: Mesa Verde National Park — Protects a major Ancestral Pueblo cultural landscape in southwestern Colorado.
- Landmark: Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument — Protects a high-country landscape tied to military history, Ute culture, and natural resources.
- Education: University of Colorado Boulder — A major public research university in the Front Range knowledge economy.
- Nature & parks: Big Thompson Canyon — A Front Range canyon strongly associated with mountain flash-flood risk.
- Nature & parks: Colorado Front Range — Colorado’s principal urban-mountain corridor and growth axis.

=== Sources ===
- US_EIA TEPRB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_EIA TETCB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B01003_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B19013_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B25077_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B23025_003E+B23025_005E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
