Calhan

Population: 510
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $265,000

Located in El Paso County, Colorado, Calhan is a community with a population of 510. Its median household income of $50,000 runs below the El Paso County figure of $87,470.

Between 2019 and 2023, Calhan's population declined 27.6% from 704 to 510, while its median home value rose 58.3% from $167,400 to $265,000.

The median resident is 40.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 510
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $265,000
Median gross rent: $935
Housing units: 265
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

704510

Median household income

$53,500$50,000

Median home value

$167,400$265,000

Median gross rent

$915$935

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	704	$53,500	$167,400	$915
2020	463	$51,136	$194,300	$903
2021	394	$41,250	$198,400	$1,019
2022	386	$41,477	$225,000	$950
2023	510	$50,000	$265,000	$935

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	4.5%
5 to 17	106	20.8%
18 to 24	60	11.8%
25 to 34	57	11.2%
35 to 44	42	8.2%
45 to 54	70	13.7%
55 to 64	38	7.5%
65 to 74	58	11.4%
75 and over	56	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	441	86.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	6.9%
High school graduate	114	35.5%
Some college or associate's	114	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	59	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	81.6%
Carpooled	25	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	16.5%
15 to 29 min	24	11.0%
30 to 44 min	62	28.4%
45 to 59 min	75	34.4%
60+ min	21	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 9.5% (48 of 507)

	Count	Share
Family households	136	59.6%
Nonfamily households	92	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	228	86.0%
Vacant	37	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148	64.9%
Renter-occupied	80	35.1%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	185	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34	12.8%
5 to 19 units	1	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	17.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0811260
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0340, -104.3002