Fountain, CO

Census Place

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2023 Population

29,327

0.58% 1-year decline

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

31.1

2.3% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

8.73%

2.81% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$85,246

6.14% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$374,600

10.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

12,881

1.08% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Fountain, CO had a population of 29.3k people with a median age of 31.1 and a median household income of $85,246. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fountain, CO declined from 29,498 to 29,327, a −0.58% decrease and its median household income grew from $80,311 to $85,246, a 6.14% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fountain, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.1%), White (Hispanic) (10.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.13%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.77%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.1%).

None of the households in Fountain, 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.

97.6% of the residents in Fountain, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Fountain, CO was $374,600, and the homeownership rate was 72.3%.

Most people in Fountain, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Fountain, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fountain, CO is home to a population of 29.3k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.41% of Fountain, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.88k people).

In 2023, there were 5.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.4k people) in Fountain, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.05k White (Hispanic) and 2.68k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

97.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.6% of Fountain, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Fountain, CO was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fountain, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.4k ± 1.05k
White (Hispanic)
3.05k ± 827
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.68k ± 693

25.2%

Hispanic Population

7.4k people

25.2% of the people in Fountain, CO are hispanic (7.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fountain, 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
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

Foreign-Born Population

6.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.88k people

7.05%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.08k people

As of 2023, 6.41% of Fountain, CO residents (1.88k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fountain, CO was 7.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,571 ± 492
Gulf War (1990s)
754 ± 268
Vietnam
613 ± 208

Fountain, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.41 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fountain, CO employs 12.9k people. The largest industries in Fountain, CO are Retail Trade (1,776 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,482 people), and Construction (1,360 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($106,691), Utilities ($105,485), and Wholesale Trade ($82,582).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

12.9k

2023 Value

± 1,069

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fountain, CO grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 12.7k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fountain, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,453 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,350 people), and Management Occupations (1,138 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fountain, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

12.9k

2023 Value

± 1,069

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fountain, CO grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 12.7k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fountain, CO, are Retail Trade (1,776 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,482 people), and Construction (1,360 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fountain, CO, though some of these residents may live in Fountain, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,971

Median earning men ± $6,198

$41,267

Median earning women ± $6,455

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($156,528), Wholesale Trade ($82,582), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($70,529), Public Administration ($68,682), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,461).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fountain, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

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 Colorado

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fountain, CO was $374,600 in 2023, which is 1.23 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $338,000 to $374,600, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Fountain, CO is 72.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Fountain, CO have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fountain, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fountain, CO is $85,246. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Fountain, CO was Census Tract 44.03 with a value of $103,214, followed by Census Tract 45.06 and Census Tract 45.07, with respective values of $69,726 and $67,055.

Housing

Property

$374,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$15,037

$7,492

Median Property Taxes

±$801

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 Fountain, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

72.3%

Homeownership

2023

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72.3% of the housing units in Fountain, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fountain, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 44.03
Census Tract 45.06
Census Tract 45.07

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fountain, CO was Census Tract 44.03 with a value of $103,214, followed by Census Tract 45.06 and Census Tract 45.07, with respective values of $69,726 and $67,055.

The following map shows all of the places in Fountain, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$85,246

Median Household Income

± $5,602

10.4k

Number of Households

± 914

In 2023, the median household income of the 10.4k households in Fountain, CO grew to $85,246 from the previous year's value of $80,311.

The following chart displays the households in Fountain, 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.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (81.5%)
Worked At Home (8.54%)
Carpooled (7.29%)

In 2023, 81.5% of workers in Fountain, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.54%) and those who carpooled to work (7.29%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fountain, CO have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Fountain, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fountain, CO (2.55k out of 29.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fountain, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

95.4% of the population of Fountain, CO has health coverage, with 39.7% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 4.3% on Medicare, 19.1% on non-group plans, and 16.8% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in El Paso County, CO see 1604 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1604 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 960 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,604 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in El Paso County, CO

Primary care physicians in El Paso County, CO see an average of 1,604 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,604 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in El Paso County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.7% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.51% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.58%

Uninsured

39.7%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

4.3%

Medicare

19.1%

Non-Group

16.8%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fountain, CO grew by 1.63% from 4.51% to 4.58%.

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

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