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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Larkspur is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.05% of the Larkspur workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 28.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Overall, Larkspur’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. 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. As is often the case in a small town, Larkspur doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Larkspur are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.45% of adults in Larkspur have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. 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.
