Trends
Population
Historic and Forecast Metropolitan Area Population
|
Population |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
|
Metro Area |
143,742 |
235,972 |
309,424 |
397,014 |
507,288 |
587,487 |
678,420 |
769,850 |
|
El Paso County |
143,742 |
235,972 |
309,424 |
397,014 |
516,929 |
606,181 |
701,168 |
801,734 |
|
City of Colorado Springs |
70,194 |
135518 |
215,105 |
281,140 |
360,890 |
396,512 |
429,818 |
460,498 |
|
City of Manitou Springs |
3,626 |
4,278 |
4,475 |
4,535 |
4,980 |
4,980 |
4,980 |
4,980 |
|
City of Fountain |
1,602 |
3,515 |
8,324 |
9,984 |
15,197 |
30,433 |
35,371 |
40,084 |
|
Town of Palmer Lake |
542 |
947 |
1,130 |
1,480 |
2,179 |
3,671 |
6,757 |
6,957 |
|
Town of Monument |
204 |
393 |
690 |
1,020 |
1,971 |
3,791 |
4,273 |
4,473 |
|
Town of Green Mountain Falls |
179 |
359 |
589 |
663 |
773 |
860 |
880 |
880 |
Note: The metro area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau is the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). For the 1960 through 1990 census the MSA boundary is the same as the El Paso County boundary, so counts for the metro area are the same as the county figures.
Historic and Forecast Metropolitan Area Employment
|
Employment |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
|
Metro Area |
309,240 |
362,492 |
438,783 |
504,973 |
|
El Paso County |
313,641 |
367,507 |
444,370 |
510,908 |
|
City of Colorado Springs |
267,057 |
301,379 |
348,665 |
387,499 |
|
City of Manitou Springs |
1,697 |
1,891 |
2,047 |
2,115 |
|
Town of Monument |
1,058 |
1,563 |
2,011 |
2,147 |
|
City of Fountain |
6,115 |
8,531 |
11,218 |
12,764 |
|
Town of Palmer Lake |
202 |
332 |
447 |
480 |
|
Town of Green Mountain Falls |
154 |
160 |
166 |
168 |
Note: The metropolitan area for 1960 through 1990 corresponds to the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area boundary, effectively the El Paso County boundary. The metropolitan area for 2000 through 2030 is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) boundary.
Employment
Figure 3-7: Employment per Acre in 2005
Click here for a PDF Figure 3-8: Employment per Acre in 2035
Households
Figure 3-1: How Household Size Affects the Number of Trips
Completed per Day by Household in the Colorado Springs Area
Figure 3-2: How Household Income Affects the Number of Trips Completed
Per Day by Household in the Colorado Springs Area
Click here for a PDF of Figures 3-1 and 3-2.