Making Homelessness History in Colorado
Housing Needs Occupations
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Cost Burden Rate of Selected Occupations in Colorado by Cost Burden Level, 2019
Occupation
Firefighters
Secondary School Teachers
Police Officers and
Detectives
Elementary and Middle
School Teachers
Special Education Teachers
Construction workers, nec
Preschool and Kindergarten
Teachers
Licensed Practical and
Licensed Vocational Nurses
Childcare Workers
Janitors and Building
Cleaners
Cashiers
Waiters and Waitresses
Dishwashers
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning
Workers
Cross-Occupation Average
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
% of Total Persons
Source: Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for 2015-2019, dataset provided by IPUMS USA, University of
Minnesota, www.ipums.org.
COLORADO
DOLA
Department of Local Affairs
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Cost Burden
Mild/Moderately Cost Burdened
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