COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookside vs Fort Carson
PLACE A
Brookside, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Fort Carson, Colorado
Brookside is 16% smaller than Fort Carson. Brookside earns more, with a median household income $12,091 higher. Fort Carson has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 4%).
BROOKSIDEFORT CARSONDIFFERENCE
Total population15,11518,019−16% vs Fort Carson
Population density3,894644+3,249
Population growth4.3%28.1%−23.8 pts
Median age36.122.3+13.8
Male45.3%66.3%−20.9 pts
Female54.7%33.7%+20.9 pts
Foreign-born19.7%4.8%+14.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.8%54.1%−4.3 pts
Black17.6%10.8%+6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.0%21.9%+0.1 pts
Asian7.7%4.7%+3.0 pts
Other2.9%8.5%−5.6 pts
Median household income$78,328$66,237+$12,091
Per capita income$38,831$27,674+$11,157
Poverty rate14.6%15.3%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.373+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%25.6%+3.4 pts
Graduate degree11.5%8.6%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%3.7%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation68.4%86.0%−17.6 pts
Median home value$279,700$101,600+$178,100
Median gross rent$1,444$2,180−$736
Owner-occupied61.8%0.0%+61.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%9.7%−6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households55.1%59.5%−4.4 pts
Average commute25.311.0+14.3
Worked from home14.5%1.6%+12.9 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.0%+2.9 pts
Uninsured8.4%1.5%+6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024