Colorado Springs is a large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 488,664 people and 141 associated neighborhoods, Colorado Springs is the second largest community in Colorado.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Colorado Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colorado Springs is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colorado Springs who work in management occupations (10.99%), office and administrative support (10.43%), and sales jobs (9.91%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Colorado Springs, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Also of interest is that Colorado Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.07% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Colorado Springs is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.88% of adults in Colorado Springs have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Colorado Springs in 2022 was $44,893, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,572 for a family of four. However, Colorado Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Colorado Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Colorado Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Colorado Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Colorado Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.69% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Colorado Springs include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Colorado Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.