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Colorado · Census place 11810

Cañon City city, CO

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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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