Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Aspen spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.45 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Even though Aspen is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Aspen, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Aspen is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 68.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Aspen in 2022 was $111,266, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $445,064 for a family of four. However, Aspen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Aspen is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aspen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aspen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Aspen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.68% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Aspen include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Aspen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
