Larkspur is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 219 people and two associated neighborhoods, Larkspur is the 233rd largest community in Colorado. Larkspur home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Larkspur real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.When you are in Larkspur, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.05% of Larkspur’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Larkspur is a town of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Larkspur who work in office and administrative support (7.95%), art, media, and design (7.95%), and teaching (6.82%). Of important note, Larkspur is also a town of artists. Larkspur has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Larkspur’s character. A relatively large number of people in Larkspur telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 28.74% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall crime rate in Larkspur is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Larkspur has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Larkspur a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Larkspur is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Larkspur is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.45% of adults in Larkspur have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Larkspur in 2022 was $41,794, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,176 for a family of four. However, Larkspur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Larkspur home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Larkspur residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Larkspur include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Austrian. The most common language spoken in Larkspur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
