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 was among the fastest-growing states this past year, according to U.S. Census Bureau national and state population estimates released Tuesday. Colorado's population grew by 91,726 people from July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2016, an increase of 1.68 percent. Those numbers ranked eighth and seventh in the nation respectively. Utah's population crossed the 3.0 million mark as it became the nation's fastest-growing state over the last year. Its population increased 2.0 percent.