City safety & data profile

Fort CarsonCO

Fort Carson, CO is a 14K-resident city in El Paso County with a median household income of $66,237.

El Paso County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fort Carson, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fort Carson has a population larger than 22% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Compiled by Areazine

Data updated 2026-09-16

14K
Population (place): Bottom 23%
By size: $66,237
Median income (place): 15.3%
Poverty rate (place)

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The read on Fort Carson

Fort Carson posts a median household income higher than 31% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Fort Carson area.

Bottom 32%
by median income, US cities: 1
hospital in & near Fort Carson

Composite score · Fort Carson, CO

29/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Bachelor's+ share F

25.6%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income F

$66,237

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Poverty rate F

15.3%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F

424 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Fort Carson income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$66,237 Bottom 31% higher than 31% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Denver

729,019
Colorado Springs

456,568
Aurora

359,407
Fort Collins

170,924
Lakewood

152,597
Thornton

133,451
Westminster

116,317
Arvada

115,368
Centennial

109,741
Pueblo

109,412

What this shows Denver tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to The Pinery instead.

The Pinery

$194,446
Erie

$173,349
Superior

$159,434
Highlands Ranch

$159,307
Cherry Creek

$153,776
Greenwood Village

$149,029
Louisville

$147,319
Black Forest

$145,460
Castle Rock

$145,197
Parker

$133,369

What this shows The Pinery leads this pool on median income; Denver is the population leader instead.

The quick read

Reading Fort Carson, CO beyond the headline numbers

Fort Carson sits inside El Paso County, Colorado, at roughly 38.74°N, -104.79°W. Population 13,813, $66,237 median household income. Poverty rate 15.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Fort Carson, 0 with an ER.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 24.5% in Fort Carson, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Fort Carson's median age is 22.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Fort Carson's labor market runs tight: 0.7% unemployment, in the lowest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 1.6% of Fort Carson workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

$2,180/month is the median rent in Fort Carson, CO, placing it in the priciest quarter of reporting cities; housing cost is doing real work against the household budget here.

Poverty in Fort Carson, CO stands at 15.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Public transit carries 0% of Fort Carson workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

25.6% of Fort Carson adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fort Carson from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Looking Back a Decade 2013–2024

County-level trend (El Paso County): Fort Carson's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024

Population

743K+17%

Median Income

$90,363+58%

Median Home Value

$461,000+116%

Poverty Rate

8.5%-31%

Unemployment

4.9%-44%

Economic Snapshot

The clearest outlier in Fort Carson's numbers is median rent: $2,180/mo, which is 42% above what's typical across the tracked-city set. A second figure worth noting: median household income at $66,237, 26% below the tracked-city average.

Economics indicators for Fort Carson, CO
Indicator	Value
Median Rent	$2,180/mo
Poverty Rate	15.3% +23% vs avg
Unemployment	0.7%
Bachelor's Degree+	25.6%
Work From Home	1.6%
Public Transit	0%

By the Numbers

White 61.4%

African American 11.1%

Asian 4.7%

Two or More Ethnicities 0.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration

37.2%

Binge Drinking

24.5%

Obesity

23.6%

Frequent Mental Distress

23.3%

Physical Inactivity

14.8%

High Blood Pressure

12.1%

Lack of Health Insurance

12%

Current Asthma

11%

Frequent Physical Distress

8.6%

Current Smoking

8.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.9%

Annual Checkup 62.1%

Other Measures

Diabetes

2.3%

Coronary Heart Disease

1.1%

Stroke

0.7%

Cost of Living

BEA 2024

100.7 Regional Price Parity

0.7% above national average

US avg

100.7

Metro area: Colorado Springs, CO (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

NFIP Flood Claim History

FEMA NFIP, county-level

120

Claims filed

$456K

Total paid out

Most common flood zone

El Paso County has recorded 120 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $456K in payouts since 2016.

No single named event dominates this county's claim history: most are individual, unnamed flood losses.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Fort Carson?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fort Carson right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CO-FORT-CARSON · Fort Carson

Fort Carson: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
LEAD-NONE Feed idle
DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fort Carson; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology

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Questions & Answers 8

What is the population of Fort Carson, CO? ▼

Fort Carson, CO has a population of 13,813 people, located in El Paso County, Colorado.

What is the median household income in Fort Carson? ▼

The median household income in Fort Carson, CO is $66,237 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.3%.

What is the median home value in Fort Carson? ▼

The median home value in Fort Carson, CO is N/A. Median rent is $2,180/month.

What are the top health concerns in Fort Carson? ▼

The top health indicators in Fort Carson include Short Sleep Duration (37.2%), Binge Drinking (24.5%), Obesity (23.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.

How many hospitals are in Fort Carson? ▼

Fort Carson has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.

What is the median age in Fort Carson? ▼

The median age in Fort Carson, CO is 22.3 years. 25.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the cost of living in Fort Carson? ▼

The regional price parity for Fort Carson is 100.707, meaning prices are 0.7% above the national average.

How many flood insurance claims has El Paso County filed? ▼

El Paso County, Colorado has recorded 120 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $456K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fort Carson, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (15.3% here).

Waukegan, IL 15.3% Sioux City, IA 15.3% Riverside, OH 15.3% Van Buren, AR 15.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($66,237 here).

Jasper, AL $66,238 Indianapolis, IN $66,219 Tupelo, MS $66,257 Green Bay, WI $66,206

Compare Fort Carson with another city

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Nearby Places 8

Security-Widefield, CO 33K Colorado Springs, CO 457K Fountain, CO 28K Cimarron Hills, CO 16K Black Forest, CO 13K Pueblo West, CO 30K Pueblo, CO 109K Canon City, CO 16K

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Using Fort Carson's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (El Paso County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.