CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fountain

Colorado · 9,984 residents · 22.3 sq mi

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Fountain is a city of 9,984 people in Colorado. The median age is 26.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. There are 5,213 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 21%. 56% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,984

−34%vs 2000

vs 15,197 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 29.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.8%(1,078)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(1,045)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(875)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(825)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(783)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.7%(1,968)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,384)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,002)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(605)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.9%(287)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(111)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,733

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,121 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,715

−45%vs 2000

vs $15,975 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,600

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $113,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$398

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $592 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.3%

−14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

43.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.3%(10,539)

Black8.2%(1,250)

Hispanic / Latino15.1%(2,289)

Asian1.9%(289)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(7,996)

Black10.6%(1,057)

Hispanic / Latino12.8%(1,273)

Asian3.2%(320)

Other6.1%(611)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.3%(4,204)

Puerto Rican4.1%(1,189)

Spaniard1.5%(436)

South American0.7%(212)

Cuban0.7%(201)

Central American0.6%(181)

Peruvian0.4%(131)

Panamanian0.3%(84)

Guatemalan0.3%(82)

Dominican0.2%(73)

Argentine0.2%(50)

Chilean0.1%(31)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0%(8)

Salvadoran0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino1.5%(431)

Chinese0.3%(101)

Korean0.3%(90)

Nepalese0.2%(48)

Indonesian0.1%(27)

Asian Indian0.1%(23)

Taiwanese0%(13)

Thai0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.6%(179)

Samoan0.4%(122)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(36)

Ancestry

German14.2%(4,172)

Irish8.6%(2,511)

English8.2%(2,403)

American5.8%(1,705)

Italian3.5%(1,028)

French2.2%(659)

Polish1.5%(452)

Swedish1.4%(399)

Dutch1.3%(369)

Norwegian1.2%(366)

Scottish1%(293)

Danish0.8%(248)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.8%(241)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(152)

French Canadian0.5%(148)

Hungarian0.5%(144)

Portuguese0.4%(126)

British0.4%(123)

Swiss0.2%(69)

Greek0.2%(66)

Ghanaian0.2%(63)

Russian0.2%(59)

West Indian0.2%(58)

Armenian0.1%(37)

Canadian0.1%(33)

Welsh0.1%(33)

Lithuanian0.1%(31)

Nigerian0.1%(25)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(25)

Finnish0.1%(23)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(19)

Australian0.1%(17)

Brazilian0.1%(16)

Arab0.1%(15)

Jamaican0%(13)

Croatian0%(12)

Egyptian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(4)

Romanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.2%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(3,745)

Married55.7%(6,261)

Widowed2%(226)

Divorced8.9%(1,005)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(2,993)

Married56.2%(6,313)

Widowed3.8%(432)

Divorced13.3%(1,492)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 79.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% 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)61.7%(2,495)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.6%(1,479)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.1%(491)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.4%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,043 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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