Fort Carson, CO Demographic Data
Fort Carson, CO Summary
Fort Carson is located in El Paso County in Colorado
- Population: 14,066
- Area: 8.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.71 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,615.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,809.71 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Carson, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,302
36%
50.8
Male
9,571
64%
49.2
Total Population
14,873
323,128,000
Fort Carson, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,934
13.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,375
9.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
636
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,349
9.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,598
30.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,497
23.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,100
7.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
336
2.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
24
0.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
24
0.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
0
0.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
0
0.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,581
71.1%
77.2
Female
3,132
29.6%
51.3
Male
7,449
70.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,646
58.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
11
0.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
0
0.0%
15.2
Female
0
0.0%
55.8
Male
0
0.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
22
0.0%
0.0
Fort Carson, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,973
93.9%
96.8
White
11,527
77.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,404
9.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
343
2.3%
0.8
Asian
201
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
40
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
44
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
100
0.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
15
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
24
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
3
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
18
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
3
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
474
3.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
900
6.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,554
17.2%
17.8
Mexican
1,183
8.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
605
4.1%
1.7
Cuban
30
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
736
4.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,319
82.8%
82.2
Fort Carson, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
22
0.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
115
2.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,242
24.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,262
45.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
552
11.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
551
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
237
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
137
2.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,844
97.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
788
15.9%
31.2
Fort Carson, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,567
50.9%
33.7%
Now Married
4,878
44.6%
47.5
Divorced
361
3.3%
11.0%
Separated
84
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
38
0.3
5.8%
Fort Carson, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,529
89.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,410
10.9%
21.6%
Spanish
1,076
8.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
188
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
118
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
28
0.2%
1.1%
Fort Carson, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
226
8.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
93
3.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
242
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
377
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
673
24.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
738
27.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
198
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
118
4.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
37
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
12
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
41,565
57,617
Per capita income
16,758
31,128
Fort Carson, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
43
3.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
54
3.8%
9.8
Construction
33
2.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
226
16.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
93
6.6%
6.6
Information
10
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
7
0.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
51
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
41
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
712
50.3%
4.6
Retail trade
110
7.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
35
2.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
449
31.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
366
25.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
169
11.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
227
16.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
204
14.4%
18.1%
Fort Carson, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,353
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,154
49.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,716
20.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.0%
5.1
Walked
2,240
26.8%
2.7
Other means
91
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
149
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.3
26.6
Fort Carson, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
82
3.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
885
32.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,696
62.5%
37.1
3 or more
51
1.9%
21.0
Fort Carson, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,714
91.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10
0.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,704
99.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
260
8.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Fort Carson, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,974
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
13
0.4%
9.1
4 rooms
847
28.5%
16.5
5 rooms
881
29.6%
19.8
6 rooms
703
23.6%
17.8
7 rooms
268
9.0%
12.0
8 rooms
143
4.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
119
4.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fort Carson, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,974
1-unit, detached
267
9.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,158
72.6%
5.9
2-units
78
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
365
12.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
30
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
76
2.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Carson, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
71
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
222
7.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
278
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
510
17.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
86
2.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
366
12.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,113
37.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
328
11.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fort Carson, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,216
81.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
19
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
479
17.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fort Carson, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
0
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
0
0.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Carson, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,658
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
4
0.2%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
46
1.7%
4.4%
$500 to $999
81
3.0%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
853
32.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,670
62.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
46
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,413
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
37
1.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
221
8.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
180
7.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
265
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
312
12.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,498
59.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
191
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Carson, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10
100.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
0
205,000
