Aspen Colorado, CO

Aspen, Colorado is a small but thriving community in the Colorado Rockies that offers year-round outdoor fun, as well as providing the best in winter skiing adventures.

Lifestyle

Known for its world-class skiing and ritzy shopping, Aspen, Colorado exhibits a community that values people, outdoor recreation, the arts, and the environment. As a thriving community, Aspen strives to maintain an important balance between a population of full time local residents, and a population of seasonal workers, residents, and visitors. Aspen aims to improve the quality of life of its residents while preserving the unique mountain character of the valley.

Population and Income

The population of Aspen in 2008 was 5,902, with an estimated median household income of $62,392.

Industry

The primary industry of Aspen, Colorado is the ski industry, with an ever-increasing number of visits each year, despite US economic troubles.

Popular Activities

Aspen is nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and attracts skiers in the winter and hikers, rock climbers and mountain bikers throughout the year. It is not uncommon to find many longtime local residents who originally moved to Aspen for just one winter or summer, and have never left. Chances are you’ll run into an Olympic skier at the grocery store or sit next to a world-class mountain biker at the movies.

Events

Aspenites dedicate as much energy to the outdoors as they do to the arts and culture. Summers bring life to the Aspen Music Festival as well as to the Aspen Ideas Festival, which features performances by the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Writers are also attracted to Aspen with the Writers’ Foundation Summer Words Lit Fest. All year round you’ll find intriguing exhibits in the Aspen Art Museum, and inspiring live music and theater performances in various venues around town.