COMPARING TWO PLACES
Security-Widefield vs Fort Carson
PLACE A
Security-Widefield, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Fort Carson, Colorado
Security-Widefield is 107% larger than Fort Carson. Security-Widefield earns more, with a median household income $24,905 higher. Fort Carson has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 18%).
SECURITY-WIDEFIELDFORT CARSONDIFFERENCE
Total population37,34518,019+107% vs Fort Carson
Population density2,906644+2,262
Population growth17.5%28.1%−10.6 pts
Median age35.922.3+13.6
Male49.9%66.3%−16.4 pts
Female50.1%33.7%+16.4 pts
Foreign-born8.7%4.8%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.9%54.1%+2.7 pts
Black9.1%10.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.1%21.9%+2.2 pts
Asian2.4%4.7%−2.3 pts
Other7.6%8.5%−0.9 pts
Median household income$91,142$66,237+$24,905
Per capita income$37,734$27,674+$10,060
Poverty rate7.3%15.3%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.373Even
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%25.6%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree10.3%8.6%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.7%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation66.9%86.0%−19.1 pts
Median home value$387,500$101,600+$285,900
Median gross rent$1,793$2,180−$387
Owner-occupied87.2%0.0%+87.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%9.7%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households53.1%59.5%−6.4 pts
Average commute23.211.0+12.2
Worked from home12.6%1.6%+11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured7.8%1.5%+6.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024