About Woodland Park

Woodland Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,638 people and just one neighborhood, Woodland Park is the 62nd largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Woodland Park is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Woodland Park is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodland Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.51%), management occupations (13.91%), and sales jobs (11.99%).

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

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

Woodland Park is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Woodland Park's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Woodland Park Information and Demographics

The citizens of Woodland Park are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.27% of adults in Woodland Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Woodland Park in 2000 was $22,780, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,120 for a family of four.

The people who call Woodland Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Woodland Park is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Woodland Park include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, Norwegian, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Woodland Park is English.