Housing density: 1,203 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,069,117.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,891, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,056
Median gross rent in Superior, CO in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Superior with a mortgage: 2,106 (261 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 252 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 0
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $170,103
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $191,806
2,870 married couples with children.
465 single-parent households (235 men, 230 women).
78.6% of residents of Superior speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
9.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 2,487 (19.0%)
(44.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.4% Number of people working at home: 2,514 (34.6% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 6
5 to 9 minutes: 412
10 to 14 minutes: 974
15 to 19 minutes: 859
20 to 24 minutes: 877
25 to 29 minutes: 344
30 to 34 minutes: 603
35 to 39 minutes: 115
40 to 44 minutes: 168
45 to 59 minutes: 263
60 to 89 minutes: 103
90 or more minutes: 82
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,644 (40.1%)
Carpooled: 105 (2.6%)
Bus: 5 (0.1%)
Taxi: 53 (1.3%)
Bicycle: 23 (0.6%)
Walked: 134 (3.3%)
Worked at home: 2,514 (61.3%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
1.4%Males
1.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
5.7%Males
2.7%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
31.1%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
6.5%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Superior, Colorado
9972010 or later
8222000 to 2009
3851990 to 1999
1611980 to 1989
1031970 to 1979
39Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
German: 608 (11.1%)
English: 507 (9.3%)
American: 294 (5.4%)
Irish: 176 (3.2%)
Polish: 167 (3.0%)
European: 153 (2.8%)
Italian: 143 (2.6%)
French: 107 (2.0%)
Norwegian: 88 (1.6%)
British: 59 (1.1%)
Northern European: 47 (0.9%)
Croatian: 45 (0.8%)
Brazilian: 34 (0.6%)
Israeli: 34 (0.6%)
Romanian: 31 (0.6%)
Austrian: 30 (0.5%)
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 26 (0.5%)
Scottish: 23 (0.4%)
Dutch: 22 (0.4%)
Scandinavian: 22 (0.4%)
Eastern European: 21 (0.4%)
Swedish: 19 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 17 (0.3%)
Iranian: 14 (0.3%)
Ghanaian: 13 (0.2%)
Ukrainian: 13 (0.2%)
French Canadian: 12 (0.2%)
Bulgarian: 10 (0.2%)
Turkish: 9 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 5 (0.09%)
Welsh: 5 (0.09%)
Lebanese: 4 (0.07%)
Russian: 4 (0.07%)
Greek: 3 (0.05%)
Scotch-Irish: 3 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Superior:
16.7% (430)
Colorado:
4.0% (21,689)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Superior:
12.5% (322)
Colorado:
3.3% (17,998)
Nepal
Superior:
10.0% (258)
Colorado:
1.0% (5,214)
Canada
Superior:
6.0% (154)
Colorado:
2.7% (15,026)
Korea
Superior:
5.2% (134)
Colorado:
2.9% (15,981)
Mexico
Superior:
4.8% (125)
Colorado:
38.3% (209,491)
Japan
Superior:
4.6% (118)
Colorado:
0.7% (4,075)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Superior:
3.5% (90)
Colorado:
1.1% (5,799)
Argentina
Superior:
2.9% (76)
Colorado:
0.6% (3,016)
Sweden
Superior:
2.4% (62)
Colorado:
0.2% (1,074)
Germany
Superior:
2.3% (60)
Colorado:
2.5% (13,706)
Romania
Superior:
2.2% (58)
Colorado:
0.3% (1,615)
Vietnam
Superior:
2.2% (56)
Colorado:
3.0% (16,616)
Brazil
Superior:
2.1% (55)
Colorado:
1.0% (5,365)
France
Superior:
2.1% (54)
Colorado:
0.5% (2,620)
Guatemala
Superior:
1.9% (48)
Colorado:
1.4% (7,898)
Laos
Superior:
1.8% (46)
Colorado:
0.4% (2,063)
Australia
Superior:
1.7% (43)
Colorado:
0.6% (3,144)
Philippines
Superior:
1.6% (42)
Colorado:
2.3% (12,342)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,632
Other state: 6,624
Northeast: 1,101
Midwest: 1,978
South: 1,475
West: 2,047
80.1% of Superior residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24.2% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 41.5% lived in Colorado.
Superior:
80.1%
State average:
83.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 175
Less than 1 year of college: 186
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 411
Associate degree: 357
Bachelor's degree: 1,770
Master's degree: 807
Professional school degree: 344
Doctorate degree: 469
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 43
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 345
Less than 1 year of college: 83
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 271
Associate degree: 109
Bachelor's degree: 1,774
Master's degree: 1,086
Professional school degree: 259
Doctorate degree: 184
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,837
One, attached: 464
3 or 4: 233
5 to 9: 822
10 to 19: 200
20 to 49: 13
50 or more: 177
Mobile homes: 9
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%