Air Force Academy is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,608 people and two associated neighborhoods, Air Force Academy is the 72nd largest community in Colorado.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Air Force Academy, employing 84.86% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Public Service and Retail industries employ 20.90% and 15.98% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Also of interest is that Air Force Academy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Air Force Academy is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Air Force Academy to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Air Force Academy. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Air Force Academy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Air Force Academy spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 11.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small town, Air Force Academy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Air Force Academy ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Air Force Academy, 42.94% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Air Force Academy in 2022 was $19,181, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,724 for a family of four. However, Air Force Academy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Air Force Academy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Air Force Academy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Air Force Academy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Air Force Academy include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Air Force Academy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.