Top 10 Public Employers
Fort Carson.................................................21,400
Peterson Air Force Base........................... 11,678
United States Air Force Academy...............6,522
Schriever Air Force Base.............................6,000
School District #11–Colorado Springs.........3,703
School District #20 –Air Academy...............2,986
City of Colorado Springs..............................2,455
El Pasco County........................................... 2,230
Colorado Springs Utilities............................2,006
Fortune 500 Companies
Agilent Technologies, Inc
The Boeing Company
Comcast
Computer Sciences Corporation
EDS
EMC Corp.
Federal Express Services Corporation
Ford Credit Regional Service Center
General Dynamics
Goodrich Aircraft Interior Products
Hewlett Packard
Honeywell Technology Solutions
ITT Industries, Inc.
L-3 Communications West
Lockheed Martin Corporation
The Principal Financial Group
Progressive Insurance Company
Quest Diagnostics
Qwest Communications International
Raytheon Company
Sanmina-SCI
Science Applications International Corp
Time Warner Cable
Travelers (St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Company)
United Services Automobile Association
Verizon Business
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
Vital Statics
Population..................Colorado Springs...........................................El Paso County
1995..................................328,782.........................................................469,693
2000..................................361,215.........................................................520,571
2005..................................384,876.........................................................654,350
2010 Projection................413,401.........................................................649,217
Income..........................Colorado Springs............................................El Paso County
Median.Household Income..$50,892......................................................$53,240
Median Family Income........$64,231.......................................................$64,888
Per Capita Income...............$26,416.......................................................$26,273
Age.........................................Median Age – 34.3
Under 15...................................84,292...............................21.1%
15 – 24......................................54,968...............................18.8%
25 – 44....................................124,181...............................31.1%
45 – 64......................................97,350...............................24.4%
65+........................................... 38,706.................................9.7%
Air Travel
Allegiant Air – Las Vegas
American Airlines – Dallas/Fort Worth
Comair Incorporated – Cincinnati
Delta Airlines – Atlanta
ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. – Houston, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego
Frontier Airlines – Denver
Midwest Airlines, Inc. – Kansas City
Northwest Airlines – Minneapolis/St. Paul
Skywest Airlines – Atlanta, Chicago (O’Hare), Denver, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Francisco
United Express – Chicago (O’Hare), Denver
US Airways/Mesa Airlines, Inc. – Las Vegas, Phoenix
Wage Levels
Occupation...............................................................................Wage
Accounting Clerk..................................................................$31,748
Applications Programmer.......................................................65,588
Customer Service Representative.........................................34,150
Database Administrator.........................................................83,429
Electrical Engineer.................................................................81,897
Hardware Engineer................................................................81,652
Manufacturing Worker..........................................................27,798
Receptionist............................................................................27,509
Secretary of CEO...................................................................56,377
Software Programmer............................................................65,588
Technical Services Representative......................................47,118
Warehouse Worker...............................................................26,716
Average Housing Cost of Colorado Springs Compared to other parts of the US
Annual Average of 2007
Los Angeles, CA............................818,583
Seattle, WA....................................454,300
Portland, OR..................................434,461
Las Vegas, NV..............................433,113
Reno, NV...................................... 371,493
Denver, CO...................................351,968
Albuquerque, NM.........................323,379
Phoenix, AZ...................................315,545
National Average.........................312,700
Salt Lake City, UT.......................307,604
Raleigh, NC..................................301,390
Colorado Springs, CO..................275,259
Boise, ID......................................269,690
Spokane, WA...............................264,778
Dallas, TX....................................213,140
Business Climate Taxes of Colorado Compared to other States in the US
State Corporate (excise)
Minnesota........................9.800%
California.........................8.840%
Idaho................................7.600%
New Mexico....................7.600%
New York........................7.500%
Arizonia...........................6.968%
Oregon.......................... .6.600%
Utah................................5.000%
Colorado.........................4.630%
Texas 4.5% Franchise Tax on Earned Surplus
Black Forest and Monument Neighborhoods at a Glance
Black Forest
Affluence:
0 to $25,000……………………………..6%
$25,000 to $35,000……………………...5%
$35,000 to $50,000…………………….13%
$50,000 to $75,000…………………….26%
$75,000 to $100,000…………………...23%
$100,000 and above…………………...27%
Home Prices:
Average: $315,290
Median: $256,000
School:
Academy School District 20
Monument
Affluence:
0 to $25,000…………………………….17%
$25,000 to $35,000……………………....9%
$35,000 to $50,000……………………..16%
$50,000 to $75,000……………………..21%
$75,000 to $100,000…………………....15%
$100,000 and above………………….....22%
Home Prices:
Average: $417,729
Median: $362,000
School:
Lewis-Palmer School District 38
