Idaho Springs is a very small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,708 people and two associated neighborhoods, Idaho Springs is the 149th largest community in Colorado. Idaho Springs has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Idaho Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Idaho Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

If knowledge is power, Idaho Springs is a pretty powerful place. 50.00% of the adults in Idaho Springs have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Idaho Springs in 2022 was $39,277, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,108 for a family of four. However, Idaho Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Idaho Springs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Idaho Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Idaho Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Idaho Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Idaho Springs include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Idaho Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.