For gas, let's assume you drive 1,000 miles a month and your car averages 23 miles per gallon. You'd need to budget about $87 per month with prices at $2 per gallon. That leaves only $124 for a car payment, parking and other transportation expenses.
North Dakota grew the fastest, increasing its population by 2.2 percent in the same time span. Colorado increased 1.9 percent. From 2010 to 2015, Colorado grew by 408,320 people, a 7.5 percent increase and the fourth-fastest growth rate behind North Dakota, Washington D.C. and Texas.
Colorado Zip Code Listings 2016 At 104,094 square miles, Colorado is the 8th largest state in America. Administratively Colorado is divided into 271 cities and towns and 64 counties. The state's population in 2012 was 5,187,582, according to the 2012 United States Census, making it the 22nd most populous state in America.