CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Fort Carson

Colorado · 10,566 residents · 28.0 sq mi

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With 10,566 people, Fort Carson is a city in Colorado. This skews young, with a median age of 22.1. Owners hold 1% of the housing stock. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 26% less than in Colorado as a whole. The average commute runs 9 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 22.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Renter-heavy

1% owner-occupied

US average: 66%

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,566

−7%since 1990

from 11,309 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

22.1

−1%since 1990

from 22.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

28.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 512.4%(1,310)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.7%(924)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(503)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.9%(942)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2429.7%(3,139)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3426.8%(2,831)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 447.4%(779)

US avg: 16%

45 to 541.1%(114)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 640.1%(15)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 740.1%(6)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 840%(3)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,883

+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,143 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,772

+54%since 1990

from $8,290 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.4%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 8.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$101,600

US average: $120,530

Median gross rent

$685

+35%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $385 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

1.1%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 0.0% in 1990

98.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.3%(7,498)

Black24.1%(2,725)

Hispanic / Latino11%(1,244)

Asian3.3%(372)

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.7%(6,098)

Black19.4%(2,045)

Hispanic / Latino15.4%(1,626)

Asian2.1%(221)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.1%(2,367)

Puerto Rican3.8%(690)

Central American0.8%(151)

Cuban0.8%(143)

Dominican0.8%(139)

South American0.6%(114)

Spaniard0.3%(61)

Ecuadorian0.3%(60)

Nicaraguan0.2%(41)

Salvadoran0.2%(35)

Peruvian0.2%(32)

Honduran0.1%(26)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.1%(25)

Guatemalan0.1%(24)

Colombian0.1%(18)

Chilean0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino2.5%(448)

Chinese1%(188)

Taiwanese0.2%(33)

Vietnamese0.1%(26)

Nepalese0.1%(17)

Pakistani0.1%(14)

Korean0.1%(13)

Japanese0.1%(12)

Burmese0%(9)

Cambodian0%(7)

Laotian0%(7)

Hmong0%(6)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Thai0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(116)

Chamorro0.6%(105)

Samoan0.1%(26)

Ancestry

German18.3%(3,295)

Irish11.7%(2,103)

English8.1%(1,458)

American4.8%(864)

Italian4.5%(810)

Norwegian1.7%(298)

West Indian1.5%(263)

French1.4%(254)

Welsh1.2%(219)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(217)

Scottish1%(174)

Jamaican1%(173)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.9%(169)

Subsaharan African0.9%(156)

Dutch0.8%(140)

Swedish0.7%(130)

Russian0.7%(120)

French Canadian0.5%(98)

Haitian0.4%(69)

Lithuanian0.3%(63)

Portuguese0.3%(52)

Greek0.2%(42)

Arab0.2%(39)

Egyptian0.2%(35)

Canadian0.2%(35)

Slovak0.2%(35)

Danish0.1%(26)

Somali0.1%(26)

Belgian0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(20)

Brazilian0.1%(19)

British0.1%(17)

Kenyan0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(9)

Romanian0%(8)

Armenian0%(3)

Guyanese0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.5%

+2.9 ptssince 1990

from 12.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

96.5%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 95.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

8.9 min

−22%since 1990

from 11.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married53.7%(3,045)

Married40.1%(2,274)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced6.1%(347)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(481)

Married71.9%(1,592)

Widowed0.6%(13)

Divorced5.7%(127)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2013

from 2.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

15.3%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

1.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

0.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

96.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 96.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

7.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)98%(773)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)2%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 789 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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