Aspen is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 5,807 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Aspen is the 67th largest community in Colorado.

Aspen is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Aspen is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Aspen who work in sales jobs (14.15%), management occupations (13.23%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.39%).

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.45% 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.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Aspen. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Aspen.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Aspen spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Aspen Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Aspen. 60.59% 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 Aspen in 2000 was $40,680, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,720 for a family of four.

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

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