Editing Aspen, Colorado (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Henry Webber House, Aspen, CO.jpg|thumb|right|Henry Webber House (2010)]]
[[File:The John Denver Sanctuary in Rio Grande Park, Aspen, Colorado.jpg|thumb|The John Denver Sanctuary in Rio Grande Park]]
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 5108
|1900= 3303
|1910= 1834
|1920= 1265
|1930= 705
|1940= 777
|1950= 916
|1960= 1101
|1970= 2437
|1980= 3678
|1990= 5049
|2000= 5914
|2010= 6658
|2020= 7004
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}{{nonspecific|date=July 2017}}</ref> of 2003, there were 5,914 people, 2,903 households, and 1,082 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,675.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,354 housing units at an average density of 1,233.5 per square mile (476.2 per km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 94.94 percent [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.44 percent  [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.24 percent  [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.45 percent  [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.08 percent  [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.64 percent from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.2 percent from two or more races.  [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.14 percent of the population.

There were 2,903 households, of which 16.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.8 percent were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 62.7 percent were non-families. Single individuals composed 43.8 percent of all households, and 4.8 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.67.

The ages of the population were 13.1 percent under the age of 18, 9.8 percent from 18 to 24, 42.1 percent from 25 to 44, 27.6 percent from 45 to 64, and 7.4 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $70,300. Males had a median income of $41,011 versus $32,023 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,680. About 3.6 percent of families and 8.2 percent  of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4 percent of those under age 18 and 2.6 percent of those age 65 or over.
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===Housing===
Aspen's single-family home prices are among the highest of any town in the country. Real estate supply is restricted due to a moratorium on new housing construction, housing renovation and short-term rentals.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Blevins |first=Jason |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Aspen suspends new home construction permits as it drops the hammer in the name of affordability |url=http://coloradosun.com/2021/12/09/aspen-emergency-ordinance-permits-residential-construction-strs/ |website=[[The Colorado Sun]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Small |first=Lori and William |title=Small: 2022 real estate predictions: Is the market about to shift? |url=https://www.aspendailynews.com/business/small-2022-real-estate-predictions-is-the-market-about-to-shift/article_599fff92-7cb9-11ec-9eb6-c33ab861992f.html |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Aspen Daily News |date=January 24, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The median sales price of a single family home in 2021 in Aspen was $9.5 million.<ref name=":1" /> A 2023 study by Savills, a global real estate broker, declared that prime Aspen real estate was the most expensive on a per-square-foot-basis of the 44 global ski resort markets it studied.<ref name="savills" />

Relatively less expensive housing can be found outside the city limits, in nearby Snowmass Village (median single family home price $5.2 million in 2021),<ref name=":1" /> or in the city's condos, many of which date to the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 8, 2021|title=Estin Report Aspen Snowmass Real Estate 2021 ws|url=https://www.estinaspen.com/estin-reports/estin-report-aspen-snowmass-real-estate-ws-2021/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Tim Estin|language=en-US|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506231010/https://www.estinaspen.com/estin-reports/estin-report-aspen-snowmass-real-estate-ws-2021/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Affordability of housing is a severe challenge for workers in the Aspen area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2021 |title=Skyrocketing Real Estate Prices Could Bring "Significant Cultural Change" To Aspen And Snowmass |url=https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/2021-05-17/skyrocketing-real-estate-prices-could-bring-significant-cultural-change-to-aspen-and-snowmass |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Aspen Public Radio |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> The Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority oversees an extensive program of properties intended for people who primarily live and work in the [[Roaring Fork Valley]] and whose income falls below certain limits, known as Employee Housing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APCHA, CO {{!}} Official Website|url=https://www.apcha.org/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=www.apcha.org}}</ref> Homes purchased through Employee Housing programs typically contain deed restrictions to maintain a degree of affordability for local residents, but even deed-restricted properties in the area can cost close to $1 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Kaya|title=Coffey Place lottery to offer deed-restricted housing in Snowmass|url=https://www.aspentimes.com/snowmass/coffey-place-lottery-to-offer-deed-restricted-housing-in-snowmass/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=www.aspentimes.com|date=January 13, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>