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 vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

One of the benefits of Vail is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.05 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

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.