Idaho Springs is a very small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,699 people and two associated neighborhoods, Idaho Springs is the 149th largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Idaho Springs was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities, Idaho Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Idaho Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Idaho Springs is a city of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Idaho Springs who work in food service (13.38%), teaching (9.87%), and healthcare (8.40%). Also of interest is that Idaho Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Idaho Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Being a small city, Idaho Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Idaho Springs, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Idaho Springs is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.00% 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 Idaho Springs in 2022 was $39,277, 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 $157,108 for a family of four. However, Idaho Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Idaho Springs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Idaho Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Idaho Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Idaho Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Idaho Springs include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Idaho Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
