CaÃ±on City

Population: 17,098
Median household income: $66,068
Median home value: $275,300

CaÃ±on City, a community in Fremont County, Colorado, has 17,098 residents. Its median household income of $66,068 runs above the Fremont County figure of $61,027.

From 2019 to 2023, CaÃ±on City's population grew 3.4% from 16,532 to 17,098, while its median home value rose 71.2% from $160,800 to $275,300.

Households average 2.23 people. The median gross rent is $931.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,098
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $66,068
Median home value: $275,300
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 7,836
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,53217,098

Median household income

$46,494$66,068

Median home value

$160,800$275,300

Median gross rent

$800$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,532	$46,494	$160,800	$800
2020	16,369	$49,963	$185,300	$790
2021	17,157	$52,648	$218,200	$789
2022	17,059	$54,308	$262,200	$843
2023	17,098	$66,068	$275,300	$931

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	687	4.0%
5 to 17	2,598	15.2%
18 to 24	1,096	6.4%
25 to 34	2,259	13.2%
35 to 44	1,733	10.1%
45 to 54	2,226	13.0%
55 to 64	2,214	12.9%
65 to 74	2,181	12.8%
75 and over	2,104	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,401	84.2%
Black or African American	194	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.3%
Asian	68	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.2%
Two or more races	321	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,033	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	819	6.4%
High school graduate	4,746	37.3%
Some college or associate's	3,674	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,570	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	908	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,143	76.4%
Carpooled	557	8.3%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	359	5.3%
Bicycle	58	0.9%
Worked from home	568	8.4%
Other means	38	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,602	58.5%
15 to 29 min	1,489	24.2%
30 to 44 min	147	2.4%
45 to 59 min	505	8.2%
60+ min	417	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 13.1% (2,107 of 16,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,183	58.1%
Nonfamily households	3,016	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,199	91.9%
Vacant	637	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,048	70.1%
Renter-occupied	2,151	29.9%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,548	70.8%
1-unit, attached	271	3.5%
2 to 4 units	421	5.4%
5 to 19 units	330	4.2%
20 or more units	569	7.3%
Mobile home & other	697	8.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0811810
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.4419, -105.2209