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  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 26,617
  equals Births 47,153
  less Deaths 20,536
Net Migration 20,326
  equals net International Migration 9,325
  plus net Domestic Migration 11,001

The population of the Colorado Springs, CO MSA changed from 650,366 on 2010 to 697,856 in 2015 -- a change of 47,490 (7.30%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (26,617) exceeded net migration (20,326); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Colorado Springs, CO MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
El Paso County, CO08041P0000001 626,916 636,946 645,678 655,150 662,874 674,471 47,555 7.59
Teller County, CO08119P0000001 23,450 23,330 23,373 23,234 23,378 23,385 -65 -0.28
Total P0000001 650,366 660,276 669,051 678,384 686,252 697,856 47,490 7.30
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
El Paso County, CO08041B0000001 9,032 9,231 9,167 9,085 9,302 9,437 46,222 
Teller County, CO08119B0000001 196 223 153 166 195 194 931 
Total B0000001 9,228 9,454 9,320 9,251 9,497 9,631 47,153 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
El Paso County, CO08041D0000001 3,444 3,673 3,773 3,912 4,220 4,208 19,786 
Teller County, CO08119D0000001 104 132 143 125 182 168 750 
Total D0000001 3,548 3,805 3,916 4,037 4,402 4,376 20,536 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
El Paso County, CO08041NC000001 5,588 5,558 5,394 5,173 5,082 5,229 26,436 
Teller County, CO08119NC000001 92 91 10 41 13 26 181 
Total NC000001 5,680 5,649 5,404 5,214 5,095 5,255 26,617 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
El Paso County, CO08041MI000001 1,700 864 2,761 1,822 1,723 2,168 9,338 
Teller County, CO08119MI000001 4 -2 -4 -3 -2 -2 -13 
Total MI000001 1,704 862 2,757 1,819 1,721 2,166 9,325 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
El Paso County, CO08041MD000001 10,692 3,691 625 2,169 994 3,659 11,138 
Teller County, CO08119MD000001 300 -231 46 -124 118 54 -137 
Total MD000001 10,992 3,460 671 2,045 1,112 3,713 11,001 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
El Paso County, CO08041MN000001 12,392 4,555 3,386 3,991 2,717 5,827 20,476 
Teller County, CO08119MN000001 304 -233 42 -127 116 52 -150 
Total MN000001 12,696 4,322 3,428 3,864 2,833 5,879 20,326 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
El Paso County, CO08041GQ000001 19,002 18,851 18,495 18,326 17,884 17,887 -1,115 -5.87
Teller County, CO08119GQ000001 132 132 132 132 132 132 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 19,134 18,983 18,627 18,458 18,016 18,019 -1,115 -5.83

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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