Leadville is a very small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 2,843 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Leadville is the 105th largest community in Colorado. Leadville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities, Leadville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Leadville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Leadville is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leadville who work in food service (9.74%), sales jobs (9.74%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.95%).

One downside of living in Leadville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Leadville, the average commute to work is 32.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Leadville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Leadville Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Leadville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.73% of adults in Leadville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Leadville in 2000 was $20,607, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,428 for a family of four.

The people who call Leadville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Leadville is White, followed by Native American. Leadville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.12% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Leadville include German, Irish, English, Slovene, Italian, Norwegian, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Leadville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.