COMPARING TWO PLACES
Crestone vs Cañon City
PLACE A
Crestone, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Cañon City, Colorado
Crestone is 99% smaller than Cañon City. Cañon City earns more, with a median household income $55,948 higher. Crestone has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 5%).
CRESTONECAÑON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population16617,030−99% vs Cañon City
Population density4311,372−941
Population growth11.0%4.5%+6.5 pts
Median age45.046.2−1.2
Male28.5%52.0%−23.5 pts
Female71.5%48.0%+23.5 pts
Foreign-born7.3%2.1%+5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.3%83.8%−28.5 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.8%11.7%+11.0 pts
Asian7.3%0.4%+6.9 pts
Other14.6%2.9%+11.8 pts
Median household income$8,839$64,787−$55,948
Per capita income$22,931$33,142−$10,211
Poverty rate44.7%13.4%+31.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.451+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%27.2%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree15.5%5.9%+9.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation51.5%51.3%+0.2 pts
Median home value$178,500$316,100−$137,600
Median gross rent$683$997−$314
Owner-occupied67.4%69.7%−2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%7.3%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households3.4%35.4%−31.9 pts
Average commute18.418.7−0.3
Worked from home45.3%10.5%+34.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured30.1%6.4%+23.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025