Cañon City Population History 2010 - 2023

Cañon City Population Facts

What is the current population of Cañon City?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Cañon City is 17,241. Cañon City, Colorado is the 2,140th largest city in the US.

What county is Cañon City, Colorado in?

Cañon City is located entirely in Fremont County.

What is the size of Cañon City, Colorado in square miles?

Cañon City has an area of 12.5 square miles.

What was the peak population of Cañon City?

The current population of Cañon City (17,241) is it's peak population.

What is the population density of Cañon City, Colorado?

Cañon City has a population density of 1,312.1 people per square mile.

Cañon City Demographics

What is the voting age population of Cañon City, Colorado?

The total voting age population of Cañon City, Colorado, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 12,750. The voting age population is 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

What percentage of Cañon City, Colorado residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 24.6% of the residents of Cañon City are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Cañon City, Colorado?

The racial demographics of Cañon City are 95.4% White, 1.5% Two or more races, 1.3% Other, 1.0% Black, 0.6% American Indian and 0.1% Asian. Additionally, 10.2% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Cañon City, Colorado residents are below the poverty line?

In Cañon City, 17.1% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 26.2%. On a per-household basis, 12.6% of families are below the poverty line in Cañon City.

What percentage of Cañon City, Colorado residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 48.3% of Cañon City residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Cañon City, Colorado residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 91.2% of Cañon City residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 23.6% have a bachelor's degree and 10.0% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Cañon City, Colorado residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Cañon City residents aged 5 and older, 2.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.4% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.0% speak an Asian language.

Cañon City Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Cañon City, Colorado?

The unemployment rate in Cañon City is 5.3%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Cañon City, Colorado residents work for the government?

In Cañon City, 27.3% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Cañon City, Colorado?

The median household income in Cañon City is $46,494.

Cañon City Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Cañon City, Colorado?

In Cañon City, 67.6% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Cañon City, Colorado?

Renters occupy 32.4% of housing units in Cañon City.

What percentage of Cañon City, Colorado housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Cañon City, 21.0% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Cañon City, Colorado housing units were built after 2000?

In Cañon City, 16.4% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,300 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Cañon City, Colorado?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Cañon City is $800.

What percentage of households in Cañon City, Colorado have broadband internet?

In Cañon City, 81.6% of households have an active broadband internet connection.