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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Colorado  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 4,861,515[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 583,318[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 1,399,899[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.15[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 19.87%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 8.65%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 71.48%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $67,491[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $85,583[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $836[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $33,459[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 5.50%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 13.34%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 18.82%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 14.62%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 11.09%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 88.91%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 35.00%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 7.80%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 9.78%[40] Birth rate ranking 26[41]