Form of Government:

The City of Colorado Springs has a council-manager form of government. The council has nine members, a popularly elected mayor, four council members elected at large and four elected by district.

Population: 381,925 (est.)

College Population: 28,295 (est.)

Median Age*: 33.5

Median Household Income*: $45,563

Unemployment Rate (Dec. 2004): 5.2%

Ethnicity:

• Euro-American/White (75%)
• Hispanic American/Latino (12%)
• African-American/Black (6%)
• Asian American (3%)
• Native American/American Indian (1%)
• Other (3%)

Area in Square Miles: 186

Street Miles: 1,497 (Year 2003 est.)

Parkland Acres: 11,846 (Year 2003 est.)

Sales Tax Rate: 7.4%

City Property Tax Rate (2003 for taxes payable in 2004): 67 mills

Median Sales Price of an Existing House in 2005: $214,000

Average Monthly Residential Utilities: $152

Serious Crimes per Thousand: 53.2 (Year 2001) compared to 2000 national average of 72.6 for cities 250,000-499,999; crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and auto theft)

Major Industries:

• Tourism
• Telecommunications
• Military
• Computer Resources
• Semiconductor
• Membership Organizations

Major Attractions:

• Garden of the Gods
• United States Air Force Academy
• United States Olympic Training Center
• Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain
• Sky Sox Minor League Baseball

Average # of Days of Sunshine: 247

Average Annual Precipitation: 17.4 inches