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.
Denverâs metro population has increased by 29.8% since 1990. In 2000 Denver was the 20th largest metro area in America, and has the 10th largest downtown area. All of Colorado is experiencing a population boom with over 1,000,000 people moving to the state in the last decade. Coloradoâs population grew 30.5% from 1990 to 2000 with a current total of 4,301,261 residents.