Pueblo is a relatively large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 111,166 people and 55 associated neighborhoods, Pueblo is the ninth largest community in Colorado.Pueblo is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pueblo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pueblo who work in office and administrative support (12.47%), sales jobs (9.53%), and management occupations (7.04%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.55% 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. The citizens of Pueblo are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.70% of adults in Pueblo having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pueblo in 2022 was $31,726, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,904 for a family of four. However, Pueblo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pueblo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pueblo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pueblo, accounting for 48.30% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pueblo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pueblo include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Pueblo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
