MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Cañon City Micro

Cañon City, CO · 1 counties · 32,273 residents · 1,534 sq mi

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Cañon City is a metro area of 32,273 people. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. The population has fallen 30% since 2000. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $57,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

32,273

−30%vs 2000

vs 46,145 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

21 / sq mi

−30%vs 2000

vs 30 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

37.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,534 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202450K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(1,736)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,228)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(2,132)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(1,907)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,708)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(5,018)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(4,734)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(3,524)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(3,233)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(3,246)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(2,147)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(660)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,988

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,150 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,971

−43%vs 2000

vs $17,420 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,900

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $496 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.9%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.1%(37,408)

Black5.3%(2,439)

Hispanic / Latino10.3%(4,776)

Asian0.5%(224)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(30,662)

Black2.6%(848)

Hispanic / Latino8.6%(2,762)

Asian0.3%(85)

Other2.1%(678)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(2,068)

Spaniard1.1%(533)

Puerto Rican0.5%(265)

South American0.2%(115)

Central American0.2%(88)

Cuban0.1%(63)

Honduran0.1%(61)

Chilean0.1%(58)

Colombian0.1%(44)

Salvadoran0.1%(27)

Ecuadorian0%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(190)

Chinese0.2%(116)

Korean0.1%(31)

Filipino0%(11)

Japanese0%(10)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(11)

Ancestry

German15.7%(7,811)

English12.3%(6,091)

Irish10.2%(5,072)

Italian3.8%(1,874)

American3.5%(1,739)

Scottish3%(1,494)

French2.1%(1,023)

Norwegian1.6%(780)

Polish1.4%(718)

Dutch1.4%(686)

Swedish1.3%(633)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(544)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(393)

Greek0.7%(331)

Swiss0.4%(219)

Russian0.4%(181)

Subsaharan African0.3%(169)

Danish0.3%(158)

Canadian0.3%(127)

Czech0.2%(91)

Belgian0.2%(80)

Arab0.2%(79)

British0.1%(73)

Lebanese0.1%(71)

Austrian0.1%(69)

Slovene0.1%(69)

French Canadian0.1%(68)

Portuguese0.1%(62)

Hungarian0.1%(61)

Finnish0.1%(52)

West Indian0.1%(44)

Macedonian0.1%(34)

Ukrainian0.1%(33)

Turkish0.1%(31)

Lithuanian0%(20)

Armenian0%(18)

Romanian0%(12)

Haitian0%(12)

Slovak0%(11)

Ethiopian0%(11)

Nigerian0%(11)

Israeli0%(9)

Croatian0%(8)

Australian0%(7)

Serbian0%(5)

Brazilian0%(4)

Syrian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.1%(8,900)

Married48.2%(12,227)

Widowed2.4%(613)

Divorced14.3%(3,629)

Women 15+

Never married19.3%(3,438)

Married52.5%(9,348)

Widowed11.9%(2,122)

Divorced16.3%(2,905)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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