COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Castle vs Cañon City
PLACE A
New Castle, IN
VS
PLACE B
Cañon City, CO
New Castle and Cañon City are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cañon City has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
NEW CASTLECAÑON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population49,13750,039−2% vs Cañon City
Population density12533+93
Population growth-1.1%4.5%−5.6 pts
Median age42.244.7−2.5
Male52.6%58.1%−5.5 pts
Female47.4%41.9%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.3%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.1%77.8%+14.3 pts
Black2.2%3.3%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%13.2%−10.9 pts
Asian0.5%0.9%−0.4 pts
Other2.9%4.9%−2.0 pts
Median household income$63,150$62,664+$486
Per capita income$32,182$32,082+$100
Poverty rate13.6%13.3%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.473−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%22.0%−4.5 pts
Graduate degree6.1%6.3%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%4.3%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation54.3%44.1%+10.2 pts
Median home value$154,400$324,000−$169,600
Median gross rent$820$1,070−$250
Owner-occupied76.2%75.6%+0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%12.8%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.0%41.7%−4.6 pts
Average commute25.824.7+1.1
Worked from home9.3%13.7%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured5.7%6.5%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025