COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fort Carson vs Fountain
PLACE A
Fort Carson, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Fountain, North Carolina
Fort Carson is 4450% larger than Fountain. Fort Carson earns more, with a median household income $43,987 higher. Fort Carson has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -10%).
FORT CARSONFOUNTAINDIFFERENCE
Total population18,019396+4450% vs Fountain
Population density644430+214
Population growth28.1%-9.8%+37.9 pts
Median age22.336.1−13.8
Male66.3%46.2%+20.1 pts
Female33.7%53.8%−20.1 pts
Foreign-born4.8%0.0%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.1%41.1%+13.1 pts
Black10.8%57.9%−47.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.9%0.0%+21.9 pts
Asian4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Other8.5%1.0%+7.5 pts
Median household income$66,237$22,250+$43,987
Per capita income$27,674$17,800+$9,874
Poverty rate15.3%57.7%−42.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.616−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%23.3%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree8.6%8.5%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%28.6%−24.9 pts
Labor force participation86.0%57.8%+28.3 pts
Median home value$101,600$134,700−$33,100
Median gross rent$2,180$725+$1,455
Owner-occupied0.0%53.3%−53.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%28.3%−18.6 pts
Rent-burdened households59.5%62.8%−3.3 pts
Average commute11.017.3−6.3
Worked from home1.6%9.8%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured1.5%4.4%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024