Colorado Springs, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 360,890. Estimated population in July 2024: 369,815 (+2.5% change)
Males: 178,469 (49.5%), Females: 182,421 (50.5%)

Zip codes: 80903, 80904, 80905, 80906, 80907, 80908, 80909, 80910, 80911, 80913, 80915, 80916, 80917, 80918, 80919, 80920, 80921, 80922, 80925, 80926, 80928, 80929, 80930.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $45,081
Median house value: $147,100

Population by Race

Races in Colorado Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
  • Hispanic (12.0%)
  • Black (6.6%)
  • Other race (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Korean (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (22.0%), Irish (12.5%), English (12.4%), United States (5.5%), Italian (4.6%), French (3.4%).

Elevation: 6008 feet

Land area: 185.7 square miles

Map of Colorado Springs, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Colorado Springs

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colorado Springs city

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

7.0% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 2.1% Latin America, 2.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +77,582 (+27.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Colorado Springs:

  • CEDAR SPRINGS BEH HLTH SYSTEM INC (2135 SOUTHGATE RD PO BOX 640)
  • CENTURA HLTH/PENROSE ST FRANCIS HOSP (2215 N CASCADE AVE)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF COLO SPGS (325 PARKSIDE DR)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1400 E BOULDER ST)
  • SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF COLO SPRINGS (825 PIKES PEAK AVE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colorado Springs:

  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 8 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: COS)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 46 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Abbreviation: PUB)
  • BUCKLEY AFB (about 58 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: BKF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Colorado Springs:

  • MEADOW LAKE (about 17 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: 00V)
  • COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (about 28 miles; ELLICOTT, CO; Abbreviation: A50)
  • CALHAN (about 38 miles; CALHAN, CO; Abbreviation: 5V4)

Amtrak station:
COLORADO SPRINGS (120 S. WEBER) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Colorado Springs:

  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,307; Location: 5675 S ACADEMY BLVD; Public; Website: www.ppcc.cccoes.edu)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (Full-time enrollment: 4,953; Location: 1420 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKY; Public; Website: www.uccs.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • COLORADO COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,933; Location: 14 E CACHE LA POUDRE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.coloradocollege.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,149; Location: 4435 N CHESTNUT STREET; Private, for-profit; Website: www.coloradotech.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • BLAIR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 449; Location: 828 WOOTEN RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.cci.edu)
  • DENVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT COLORADO SPRINGS (Full-time enrollment: 365; Location: 225 S UNION BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.dtc.edu)
  • NAZARENE BIBLE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 304; Location: 1111 ACADEMY PK LOOP; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nbc.edu)
  • INTELLITEC MEDICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 277; Location: 2345 N ACADEMY BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • INTELLITEC COLLEGE-COLORADO SPRINGS (Full-time enrollment: 252; Location: 2315 E. PIKES PEAK AVENUE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.IntelliTecCollege.com)
  • EDUCATION AMERICA-COLORADO SPRINGS CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 126; Location: 6050 ERIN PK DR STE 250; Private, for-profit; Website: www.educationamerica.com)
  • INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 122; Location: 1360 N ACADEMY BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])
  • NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY-COLORADO SPRINGS (Full-time enrollment: 113; Location: 5125 NORTH ACADEMY BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • AMERICANA BEAUTY COLLEGE II (Full-time enrollment: 50; Location: 3650 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKY STE 174; Private, for-profit)
  • DENVER PARALEGAL INSTITUTE-COLORADO SPRINGS (Full-time enrollment: 26; Location: 8 S NEVADA AVE STE 101; Private, for-profit; Website: www.cspringsparalegal.com)
  • PRECISION SAFETY AND SERVICES INC (Location: 1045 GARDEN OF THE GODS RD STE T; Private, for-profit)
  • CENTURY 21 ACADEMY REAL ESTATE SCHOOL (Location: 3520 GALLEY RD STE 200; Private, for-profit; Website: www.century21academy.com)
  • COLLINSON SCHOOL THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE (Location: 2596 PALMER PARK RD; Private, for-profit)
  • JONES REAL ESTATE COLLEGES INC (Location: 1919 N UNION BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (Location: 2790 N ACADEMY BLVD STE 201; Public; Website: WWW.MemorialHospital.COM)
  • COLORADO BAPTIST COLLEGE (Location: 3615 VICKERS DR; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Colorado Springs:

  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 11 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 43 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 48 miles; LONE TREE, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,098)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 61 miles; AURORA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,219)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 62 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,083)

Biggest public high schools in Colorado Springs:

  • DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,140; Location: 4515 BARNES ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PALMER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,016; Location: 301 NORTH NEVADA AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,716; Location: 1590 WEST FILLMORE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,706; Location: 1205 POTTER DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WASSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,582; Location: 2115 AFTON WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RAMPART HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,536; Location: 8250 LEXINGTON DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SAND CREEK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,414; Location: 7005 NORTH CAREFREE CIRCLE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,374; Location: 1200 CRESTA ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,373; Location: 8720 SCARBOROUGH DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PINE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,319; Location: 10750 THUNDER MOUNTAIN AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Colorado Springs:

  • GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 195; Location: 6540 TEMPLETON GAP RD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • ALL PEOPLES LEARNING CENTER (Students: 126; Location: 2560 N CHELTON; Grades: 1 – 12)
  • CORNERSTONE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 78; Location: 3615 VICKERS DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Colorado Springs:

  • THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY CHARTER (Students: 1,894; Location: 8650 SCARBOROUGH DRIVE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • MOUNTAIN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,184; Location: 9150 LEXINGTON DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EAGLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,109; Location: 1325 VINDICATOR DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TIMBERVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,027; Location: 8680 SCARBOROUGH DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 913; Location: 1702 NORTH MURRAY BLVD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • JENKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 886; Location: 6410 AUSTIN BLUFFS PARKWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 829; Location: 3825 MONTBELLO DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PANORAMA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 821; Location: 2145 SOUTH CHELTON; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CHALLENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 813; Location: 10215 LEXINGTON DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 809; Location: 6753 SHIMMERING CREEK PLACE; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Colorado Springs:

  • TUTOR TIME CHILDCARE LEARNING (Students: 84; Location: 4408 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY; Grades: PK – KG)
  • EARLY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 45; Location: 4965 BARNES ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Colorado Springs:

  • PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $17,963,841; Location: 20 N. CASCADE AVENUE; 876,897 books; 40,803 audio materials; 38,875 video materials; 2,330 serial subscriptions)