Fowler

Population: 1,101
Median household income: $42,083
Median home value: $141,300

Located in Otero County, Colorado, Fowler is a community with a population of 1,101. At $42,083, its median household income sits below Otero County's $54,897.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fowler's population declined 10.4% from 1,229 to 1,101, while its median home value rose 60.8% from $87,900 to $141,300.

The median gross rent is $823. 23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,101
Median age: 54.8 yrs
Median household income: $42,083
Median home value: $141,300
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 702
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2291,101

Median household income

$34,609$42,083

Median home value

$87,900$141,300

Median gross rent

$742$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,229	$34,609	$87,900	$742
2020	1,139	$34,348	$99,000	$750
2021	1,157	$35,357	$100,800	$818
2022	1,115	$38,162	$121,500	$835
2023	1,101	$42,083	$141,300	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7422.4%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	5.0%
5 to 17	156	14.2%
18 to 24	35	3.2%
25 to 34	123	11.2%
35 to 44	85	7.7%
45 to 54	99	9.0%
55 to 64	142	12.9%
65 to 74	247	22.4%
75 and over	159	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	903	82.0%
Black or African American	18	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	166	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	3.0%
High school graduate	337	39.4%
Some college or associate's	294	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	153	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	361	78.5%
Carpooled	35	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	31.4%
15 to 29 min	118	28.0%
30 to 44 min	75	17.8%
45 to 59 min	55	13.1%
60+ min	41	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.77
Poverty rate: 22.0% (233 of 1,060)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	46.7%
Nonfamily households	319	53.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	598	85.2%
Vacant	104	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	67.2%
Renter-occupied	196	32.8%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	574	81.8%
1-unit, attached	18	2.6%
2 to 4 units	42	6.0%
5 to 19 units	36	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0827975
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1306, -104.0261