Colorado Congressional District Demographics from the 2022 American Community Survey

American Community Survey data includes demographics, education level, commute information, and more subset to Colorado by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). The dataset contains population counts and demographic breakdowns for Colorado's congressional districts. It was last updated on 2026-05-29 11:08:43 and is hosted by data.colorado.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyzing racial and ethnic composition across districts using columns like hispanic, white_nh, black_nh, asian_nh, and other_nh.
• Modeling age distribution for policy planning using the 20 available age group columns (ageless5 through age80_84).
• Calculating gender ratios within districts using the male and female population columns.
• Mapping demographic data to geographic boundaries using the the_geom column for spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Includes over 30 columns covering detailed demographic variables such as race, ethnicity, age, and gender.
• Data is geospatially enabled with a the_geom column, allowing for mapping and GIS integration.
• Sourced from the authoritative American Community Survey and curated by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

American Community Survey, subset by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA).

Collection Method

Survey data aggregated and subset to Colorado congressional districts.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 11:08:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colorado, United States, by congressional district.