Fort Carson

Population: 18,447
Median household income: $61,783

Fort Carson, a community in El Paso County, Colorado, has 18,447 residents. At $61,783, its median household income sits below El Paso County's $87,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Carson's population grew 23.4% from 14,951 to 18,447, while its median household income rose 27.9% from $48,321 to $61,783.

27.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 0.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,447
Median age: 22.1 yrs
Median household income: $61,783
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $2,046
Housing units: 3,646
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,95118,447

Median household income

$48,321$61,783

Median gross rent

$1,648$2,046

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	14,951	$48,321	$1,648
2020	16,243	$52,144	$1,687
2021	16,743	$58,947	$1,751
2022	18,105	$62,582	$1,864
2023	18,447	$61,783	$2,046

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

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2439.8%

25 to 3422.3%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 541.8%

55 to 640.6%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,924	10.4%
5 to 17	2,954	16.0%
18 to 24	7,338	39.8%
25 to 34	4,108	22.3%
35 to 44	1,664	9.0%
45 to 54	340	1.8%
55 to 64	116	0.6%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	3	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,595	52.0%
Black or African American	2,724	14.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	106	0.6%
Asian	555	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	123	0.7%
Some other race	106	0.6%
Two or more races	1,162	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,076	22.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.5%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's46.1%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	0.5%
High school graduate	1,634	26.2%
Some college or associate's	2,873	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,106	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	588	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone53.7%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked25.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,302	53.7%
Carpooled	2,127	18.1%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	2,985	25.4%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	217	1.8%
Other means	84	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,131	70.6%
15 to 29 min	2,838	24.6%
30 to 44 min	372	3.2%
45 to 59 min	121	1.1%
60+ min	57	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 11.3% (1,272 of 11,266)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,178	95.5%
Nonfamily households	149	4.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,327	91.3%
Vacant	319	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	3,327	100.0%

1-unit, detached9.4%

1-unit, attached76.1%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	344	9.4%
1-unit, attached	2,776	76.1%
2 to 4 units	504	13.8%
5 to 19 units	22	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0827370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.6874, -104.7489