Southglenn is a medium-sized town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 43,516 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Southglenn is the 14th largest community in Colorado.

Southglenn is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Southglenn is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Southglenn who work in sales jobs (16.28%), office and administrative support jobs (14.79%), and management occupations (14.34%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Southglenn is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Southglenn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Southglenn a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Southglenn has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Southglenn's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Southglenn Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Southglenn, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Southglenn is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 49.63% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Southglenn in 2000 was $32,699, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,796 for a family of four. However, Southglenn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Southglenn home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Southglenn is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Southglenn include German, English, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Scottish, Swedish, Scotch-Irish, and French.

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