Colorado · Census place 11810
Cañon City city, CO
Quick answer
Cañon City city has 17,098 residents, ranking #47 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $66,068, the median home is worth $275,300 and median gross rent runs $931 a month.
- Population
- 17,098Cañon City city residents
- Median household income
- $66,068Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $275,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $931Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cañon City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cañon City city median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 70.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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