Fort Carson, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

18,019

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

22.3

0.905% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.3%

35.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,237

7.21% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,215

Population & Diversity

Fort Carson, CO is home to a population of 18k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.79% of Fort Carson, CO residents were born outside of the country (863 people).

In 2024, there were 4.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.76k people) in Fort Carson, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.01k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.95k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Fort Carson, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Carson, CO was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Carson, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Carson, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.76k ± 1.07k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.01k ± 311
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.95k ± 673

21.9%

Hispanic Population

3.95k people

21.9% of the people in Fort Carson, CO are hispanic (3.95k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

4.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

863 people

4.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

755 people

As of 2024, 4.79% of Fort Carson, CO residents (863 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 Fort Carson, CO was 4.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fort Carson, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
773 ± 289
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 34

Fort Carson, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 48.3 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Carson, CO.

Economy

The economy of Fort Carson, CO employs 2.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Carson, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (453 people), Retail Trade (426 people), and Educational Services (286 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($137,961), Manufacturing ($80,786), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($52,946).

Employment

Occupations

2.22k

2024 Value

± 406

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 25.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Carson, CO grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 2.17k employees to 2.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Carson, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (411 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (186 people), and Management Occupations (184 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Carson, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.22k

2024 Value

± 406

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 25.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Carson, CO grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 2.17k employees to 2.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Carson, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (453 people), Retail Trade (426 people), and Educational Services (286 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Carson, CO, though some of these residents may live in Fort Carson, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,664

Median earning men ± $4,828

$32,432

Median earning women ± $15,404

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($137,961), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($53,690), Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,482), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,083).

Housing & Living

People in Fort Carson, CO have an average commute time of 11 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Carson, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,237

Median Household Income

± $8,406

3.38k

Number of Households

± 496

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.38k households in Fort Carson, CO grew to $66,237 from the previous year's value of $61,783.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Carson, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Carson, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (53.7%)
Walked (25.7%)
Carpooled (17.8%)

In 2024, 53.7% of workers in Fort Carson, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (25.7%) and those who carpooled to work (17.8%).

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.

Commute Time

11 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Carson, CO have a shorter commute time (11 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Carson, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Carson, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Carson, CO (1.71k out of 11.1k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Carson, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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