Security-Widefield

Population: 38,659
Median household income: $83,916
Median home value: $358,600

Located in El Paso County, Colorado, Security-Widefield is a community with a population of 38,659. At $83,916, its median household income sits below El Paso County's $87,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Security-Widefield's population declined 2.4% from 39,612 to 38,659, while its median home value rose 69.7% from $211,300 to $358,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.3% of the population. 76.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,659
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,916
Median home value: $358,600
Median gross rent: $1,703
Housing units: 13,770
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,61238,659

Median household income

$69,352$83,916

Median home value

$211,300$358,600

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,612	$69,352	$211,300	$1,313
2020	38,645	$72,175	$237,500	$1,366
2021	40,158	$73,496	$263,100	$1,460
2022	39,150	$80,458	$323,300	$1,620
2023	38,659	$83,916	$358,600	$1,703

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,000	7.8%
5 to 17	7,694	19.9%
18 to 24	2,641	6.8%
25 to 34	5,877	15.2%
35 to 44	5,270	13.6%
45 to 54	4,128	10.7%
55 to 64	4,830	12.5%
65 to 74	3,543	9.2%
75 and over	1,676	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,146	57.3%
Black or African American	3,226	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	872	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	120	0.3%
Some other race	138	0.4%
Two or more races	2,439	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,692	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,495	5.9%
High school graduate	6,930	27.4%
Some college or associate's	10,506	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,109	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,284	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,685	76.1%
Carpooled	1,859	10.3%
Public transit	22	0.1%
Walked	145	0.8%
Bicycle	38	0.2%
Worked from home	1,986	11.0%
Other means	258	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,716	17.0%
15 to 29 min	8,622	53.9%
30 to 44 min	3,527	22.0%
45 to 59 min	671	4.2%
60+ min	471	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 8.8% (3,402 of 38,455)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,330	76.9%
Nonfamily households	3,109	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,439	97.6%
Vacant	331	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,162	83.1%
Renter-occupied	2,277	16.9%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,936	93.9%
1-unit, attached	281	2.0%
2 to 4 units	38	0.3%
5 to 19 units	229	1.7%
20 or more units	176	1.3%
Mobile home & other	110	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0868847
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 38.7511, -104.7160