Fort Carson, CO

Census Place

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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
1.93% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fort Carson, 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.

98.5% of the residents in Fort Carson, CO are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Fort Carson, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Carson, CO was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Carson, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.76k ± 1.07k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.01k ± 311
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.95k ± 673
21.9%
Hispanic Population
3.95k 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.

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.

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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

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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    773 ± 289
  2. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
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

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Carson, 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.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (53.7%)
  2. Walked (25.7%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

98.5% of the population of Fort Carson, CO has health coverage, with 5.29% on employee plans, 1.75% on Medicaid, 0.0477% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 79.2% 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, 38.9% were men and 61.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 57.5% under 18 years, 27.9% between 18 and 34 years, 14.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 0.0477% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.9% were men and 61.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

1.55%
Uninsured
5.29%
Employer Coverage
1.75%
Medicaid
0.0477%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
79.2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Carson, CO declined by 3.64% from 1.61% to 1.55%.

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

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