Life Skills and Money Education in Otis, CO
Otis, Colorado is home to about 507 people. It has lost residents since 2020, slipping 1.2% from 513 down to 507. The median age is 33.6.
Among adults 25 and older in Otis, 19.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That sits 10 points below the Colorado average of 29.3%. Flip that figure and it describes 80.7% of the 374 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 302 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.
Median household income is $52,237. That is $17,220 below the Colorado median. About 14% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $151,400, roughly 2.9× median household income.
Otis by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 507 |
| Change since 2020 | -1.2% |
| Median household income | $52,237 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 19.3% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 78.9% |
| Median age | 33.6 |
| Poverty rate | 14% |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4% |
| Median home value | $151,400 |
| Land area | 0.413 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,228 / sq mi |
What Colorado teaches — and to whom
Colorado has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2030 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Otis, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to.
Where to start in Otis
Treat income stability as a skill
Unemployment in Otis sits at 9.4%. Where work is less certain, the practical skills are the defensive ones: what unemployment insurance actually pays and how fast, how to read a severance agreement, and which bills to triage first when income stops.
Questions people ask about Otis
Do high school students in Otis, Colorado have to take a personal finance class?
Yes — Colorado has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2030. Students graduating before then are not covered.
How many adults in Otis, Colorado have a college degree?
19.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 80.7% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Otis, Colorado?
$52,237, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Otis, Colorado learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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