With 49,634 people, Cañon City is a metro area. The median age is 44.7, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The foreign-born share is 2%. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 32 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,664, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cañon City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$138,964 → $324,000(+133%)US over the same years: +67%
White share87.8% → 77.8%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share8.6% → 13.2%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Colorado
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.4%(1,068)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(862)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(1,719)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(196)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(38)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,378 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cañon City, decade by decade
Cañon City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
32,273
$47,973
$138,964
11.8%
27.6
2000
46,145
$62,210
$181,073
13.5%
41.1
2010
46,824
$54,446
$219,814
16.2%
42.0
2020
48,939
$63,467
$239,378
18.5%
48.6
2024
49,634
$62,664
$324,000
22.0%
46.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
