Air Force Academy is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,608 people and two associated neighborhoods, Air Force Academy is the 72nd largest community in Colorado.Air Force Academy is a military town: the armed forces employs 84.86% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Public Service and Retail are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 20.90% and 15.98% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that Air Force Academy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Air Force Academy is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Air Force Academy to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 11.09 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Air Force Academy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Air Force Academy are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.94% of adults in Air Force Academy have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Air Force Academy in 2022 was $19,181, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,724 for a family of four. However, Air Force Academy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Air Force Academy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Air Force Academy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Air Force Academy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Air Force Academy include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Air Force Academy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
