Cañon City, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
17,122
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.2
0.435% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.4%
2.69% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$64,787
1.94% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$316,100
14.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,118
5.12% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cañon City, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Cañon City, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cañon City, CO was $316,100, and the homeownership rate was 69.7%.

Most people in Cañon City, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Cañon City, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cañon City, CO is home to a population of 17.1k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.1% of Cañon City, CO residents were born outside of the country (360 people).

In 2024, there were 14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.3k people) in Cañon City, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.03k White (Hispanic) and 444 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Cañon City, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cañon City, CO was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cañon City, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.3k ± 484
  2. White (Hispanic)
    1.03k ± 496
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    444 ± 328
11.7%
Hispanic Population
2.01k people

In 2024, there were 14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.3k people) in Cañon City, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.03k White (Hispanic) and 444 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.7% of the people in Cañon City, CO are hispanic (2.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cañon City, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
360 people
1.24%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
212 people

As of 2024, 2.1% of Cañon City, CO residents (360 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cañon City, CO was 1.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    461 ± 196
  2. Vietnam
    441 ± 161
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    127 ± 109

Cañon City, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cañon City, CO employs 7.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cañon City, CO were Public Administration (1,257 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (886 people), and Retail Trade (741 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,923), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,158), and Public Administration ($64,229).

Employment

Occupations

7.12k
2024 Value
± 699
5.12%
1 Year growth
± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cañon City, CO grew at a rate of 5.12%, from 6.77k employees to 7.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cañon City, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,012 people), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (660 people), and Management Occupations (625 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cañon City, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.12k
2024 Value
± 699
5.12%
1 Year growth
± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cañon City, CO grew at a rate of 5.12%, from 6.77k employees to 7.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cañon City, CO, are Public Administration (1,257 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (886 people), and Retail Trade (741 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cañon City, CO, though some of these residents may live in Cañon City, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,648
Median earning men ± $9,430
$33,939
Median earning women ± $5,693

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($82,614), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,421), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($75,011), Public Administration ($53,942), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,197).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
Y-Axis
1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cañon City, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cañon City, CO was $316,100 in 2024, which is 0.95 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $275,300 to $316,100, a 14.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Cañon City, CO is 69.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cañon City, CO have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cañon City, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$316,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,693
$5,069
Median Property Taxes
±$546

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cañon City, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cañon City, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69.7%
Homeownership
2024
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.7% of the housing units in Cañon City, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,787
Median Household Income
± $9,615
7.27k
Number of Households
± 662

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.27k households in Cañon City, CO declined from $64,787 from the previous year's value of $66,068.

The following chart displays the households in Cañon City, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cañon City, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.5%)
  3. Carpooled (7.33%)

In 2024, 74.4% of workers in Cañon City, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cañon City, CO have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.81% of the workforce in Cañon City, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cañon City, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cañon City, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cañon City, CO (2.17k out of 16.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cañon City, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.6% of the population of Cañon City, CO has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 21.2% on Medicaid, 19.8% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.43%
Uninsured
37%
Employer Coverage
21.2%
Medicaid
19.8%
Medicare
14.3%
Non-Group
1.3%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cañon City, CO grew by 40.3% from 4.59% to 6.43%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cañon City, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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