Vail is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,500 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Vail is the 84th largest community in Colorado.

Vail is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.30% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vail is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vail who work in sales jobs (16.60%), management occupations (15.31%), and food service (14.05%).

Of important note, Vail is also a town of artists. Vail has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Vail's character.

Vail is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Vail spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.05 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Vail is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Vail Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Vail. 60.88% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Vail in 2000 was $42,390, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,560 for a family of four. However, Vail contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Vail is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.