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Profile of Congressional District 8, CO


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2022 population: 721,664

2022 Census data
White:382,579 53.01%
Black:13,8331.92%
Indian:2,1350.30%
Asian:22,1243.07%
2+ races:19,9502.76%
Hispanic:278,77038.63%
Total non-White:339,08546.99%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 8, CO

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Over 65:
Households:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
34.5
182,935 25.3%
538,729 74.7%
83,279 11.5%
252,464
2.82
178,007 70.5%
134,470 75.5%
15,612 8.8%
74,457 29.5%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 8, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units262,135 
Median Value$416,800 
Occupied252,46496.3%
Vacant9,6713.7%
Owned178,58270.7%
Rented73,88229.3%
Median Rent$1,571 
Single-Family Units191,49873.1%
    Detached172,01765.6%
    Attached19,4817.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units43,97216.8%
Mobile Homes15,8036.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 8, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008,6363.4%
$10,000 to $14,9996,0912.4%
$15,000 to $19,9996,2082.5%
$20,000 to $24,9996,1482.4%
$25,000 to $29,9997,1622.8%
$30,000 to $34,9997,6433.0%
$35,000 to $39,9998,5133.4%
$40,000 to $44,9997,6293.0%
$45,000 to $49,9998,6223.4%
$50,000 to $59,99917,5116.9%
$60,000 to $74,99923,7349.4%
$75,000 to $99,99937,97715.0%
$100,000 to $124,99929,31911.6%
$125,000 to $149,99925,31310.0%
$150,000 to $199,99926,85710.6%
$200,000 or more25,1019.9%
Median Household Income86,618 
Per Capita Income37,816 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9,0213.6%
Public Assistance6,7942.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps25,62210.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed233,08878.6%
Unemployed10,7373.6%
In Armed Forces4840.2%
Total Labor Force244,30982.4%
Not in Labor Force52,16417.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 21.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector158,514109,78459.1%
Non-Profit8,11018,10930.9%
Self-Employed21,62613,26662.0%
Local Government11,51616,90340.5%
State Government5,2167,09942.4%
Federal Government3,7033,25853.2%
Total Private + Self180,140123,05059.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,54545,36938.6%
Total208,685168,41955.3%
Pct. Govt.12.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts59,23415.7%
Sales and Office Occupations80,50821.3%
Professional, Technical71,55718.9%
Service Occupations60,20115.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,1930.6%
All others106,74628.2%
White Collar 55.9%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade45,52912.0%
Construction41,65411.0%
Manufacturing35,0319.3%
Educational services and health care27,2907.2%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation25,5636.8%
Professional, scientific, management24,8016.6%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities23,0506.1%
Other services18,8405.0%
Public administration16,1884.3%
Finance, insurance and real estate13,2883.5%
Wholesale trade11,1893.0%
Information7,9572.1%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining4,3791.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 8, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican230,02731.87%
Puerto Rican4,0700.56%
Cuban1,2690.18%
Dominican4390.06%
Total Central American6,4380.89%
Costa Rican2390.03%
Guatemalan2,1260.29%
Honduran9570.13%
Nicaraguan580.01%
Panamanian1880.03%
Salvadoran2,8700.40%
Total South American3,8780.54%
Argentinean4540.06%
Bolivian1150.02%
Chilean1260.02%
Colombian1,6350.23%
Ecuadorian3110.04%
Paraguayan80.00%
Peruvian8330.12%
Venezuelan3870.05%
Other South American90.00%
Other Hispanic32,6494.52%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese4,3610.60%
Chinese2,9120.40%
Hmong2,9060.40%
Indian1,8830.26%
Filipino1,7760.25%
Korean1,5610.22%
Japanese9620.13%
Cambodian7430.10%
Laotian6240.09%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English506,26275.2%
Spanish139,91520.8%
Other Asian5,3980.8%
Other Indo-European4,5500.7%
Vietnamese3,4920.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,1120.5%
Other2,2820.3%
Chinese2,2650.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,0560.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German114,71115.9%
Irish62,7878.7%
English59,0598.2%
Italian29,2714.1%
American25,0493.5%
French13,8721.9%
European13,0841.8%
Polish12,4591.7%
Swedish12,0911.7%
Scottish11,7061.6%
Norwegian11,3541.6%
Dutch7,8871.1%
Scotch-Irish5,5990.8%
Russian4,9680.7%
Welsh4,8260.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen669,43992.8%
Not a citizen52,2257.2%
Native631,91087.6%
Foreign-born89,75412.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 8, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
30,401 6.5%35,296 7.5%128,290 27.4%144,367 30.8%87,139 18.6%43,556 9.3%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 30,401 6.5%
9-12 Years 35,296 7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 128,290 27.4%
Some College 144,367 30.8%
Bach. Degree 87,139 18.6%
Grad Degree 43,556 9.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 8, CO

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NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 CO08Yadira Caraveo (D) 114,377 48.4% Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) 112,745 47.7% 9,280 3.9% 236,402
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 8, CO


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 173,751 50.8% Donald Trump* (R) 158,170 46.3% 10,030 2.9% 341,951 4 -1 10.50%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 8, CO


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 724,072 52.1% 2.1% 0.3% 3.0% 2.8% 39.2%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 8, CO

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 445,114 102,259 23.0% 116,787 26.2% 226,068 50.8% Dem +14,528 Dem +3.3% 83%
2022 424,556 101,906 24.0% 115,532 27.2% 207,118 48.8% Dem +13,626 Dem +3.2% 79%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.