Editing Colorado Springs, Colorado (section)

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=American FactFinder – Results |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212833/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |website=factfinder2.census.gov |access-date=April 5, 2020 }}</ref> 78.8% of the population of the city was [[White people|White]] (non-Hispanic Whites were 70.7% of the population,<ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado Springs (city), Colorado |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/0816000.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531104937/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/0816000.html |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |website=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> compared with 86.6% in 1970<ref>{{cite web |title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>), 16.1% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race (compared with 7.4% in 1970), 6.3% [[African American|Black or African American]], 3.0% Asian, 1.0% descended from [[indigenous peoples of the Americas]], 0.3% descended from [[Pacific Islander American|indigenous Hawaiians and other Pacific islanders]], 5.5% of some other race, and 5.1% of [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. [[Mexican American]]s made up 14.6% of the city's population, compared with 9.1% in 1990. The median age in the city was 35 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detailed tables |url=https://www.census.gov/ |access-date=September 15, 2010 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> of 2000 ''(limited only to the city limits and not including the very diverse Fort Carson area which many view as being a part of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area)'', there were 360,890 people, 141,516 households, and 93,117 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1942.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 148,690 housing units at an average density of {{convert|800.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 6.6% African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 5.0% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 12.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 141,516 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. (Note: City statistics do not include the demographic influence of five local military bases).

The median income for a household in the city was $45,081, and the median income for a family was $53,478. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $26,427 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,496. About 6.1% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.}}