City safety & data profile
Security-WidefieldCO
Security-Widefield, CO is a 33K-resident city in El Paso County with a median household income of $91,142.
El Paso County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Security-Widefield, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Security-Widefield has a population larger than 66% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $387,500, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 33K
- Population (place)
- Top 34%
- By size
- $91,142
- Median income (place)
- $387,500
- Median home (place)
- 7.3%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Security-Widefield
Security-Widefield posts a median household income higher than 62% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Security-Widefield area.
- Top 38%
- by median income, US cities
- 5
- hospitals in & near Security-Widefield
Composite score · Security-Widefield, CO
49/100
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.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
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.
Security-Widefield in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Security-Widefield income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$91,142 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Biggest cities by headcount in CO
59 CO places (10,000+ residents, ACS income on record), sorted by population. Hover a bar for its income rank in this pool.
- Denver
Denver, CO
729,019 residents
- Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
456,568 residents
- Aurora
Aurora, CO
359,407 residents
- Fort Collins 170,924
Fort Collins, CO
170,924 residents
- Lakewood 152,597
Lakewood, CO
152,597 residents
- Thornton 133,451
Thornton, CO
133,451 residents
- Westminster 116,317
Westminster, CO
116,317 residents
- Arvada 115,368
Arvada, CO
115,368 residents
- Centennial 109,741
Centennial, CO
109,741 residents
- Pueblo 109,412
Pueblo, CO
109,412 residents
What this shows Denver tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to The Pinery instead.
Highest median incomes in CO
Median household income among the same 59-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- The Pinery
The Pinery, CO
$194,446 median
- Erie
Erie, CO
$173,349 median
- Superior
Superior, CO
$159,434 median
- Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch, CO
$159,307 median
- Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek, CO
$153,776 median
- Greenwood Village
Greenwood Village, CO
$149,029 median
- Louisville
Louisville, CO
$147,319 median
- Black Forest
Black Forest, CO
$145,460 median
- Castle Rock
Castle Rock, CO
$145,197 median
- Parker
Parker, CO
$133,369 median
What this shows Income honors go to The Pinery here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Denver.
The quick read
Reading Security-Widefield, CO beyond the headline numbers
Security-Widefield sits inside El Paso County, Colorado, at roughly 38.75°N, -104.71°W. Population 32,882, $91,142 median household income. Median home value $387,500, median rent $1,793. Poverty rate 7.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
5 hospitals in/around Security-Widefield (nearest 4.5 mi away), 3.5/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER. Climate: 50.5°F annual average, 16.1" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.2% in Security-Widefield, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.
Median rent in Security-Widefield, CO runs $1,793/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.
At 7.3%, poverty in Security-Widefield, CO runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.
Public transit carries 0.1% of Security-Widefield workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
27.9% of Security-Widefield adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
A median home in Security-Widefield runs about 4.3 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
12.6% of Security-Widefield workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Unemployment in Security-Widefield sits at 4.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Security-Widefield 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.
A Decade of Change 2013–2024
County-level trend (El Paso County): Security-Widefield'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.
Economics
What stands out most about Security-Widefield's economic profile: poverty rate at 7.3%, 41% below the average across tracked places. Median rent runs 17% above average too, at $1,793/mo.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 7.3% -41% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.9% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 27.9% |
| Work From Home | 12.6% |
| Public Transit | 0.1% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals Within Range 5 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20240.7% above national average
Metro area: Colorado Springs, CO (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
Flood Insurance Claims History
FEMA NFIP, county-levelSince 2016, NFIP has paid out $456K across 120 flood insurance claims filed in El Paso County.
Most claims in this county are not tied to a single named storm or hurricane in the NFIP record.
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 Security-Widefield?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Security-Widefield right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet CO-SECURITY-WIDEFIELD · Security-Widefield
Security-Widefield: 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 Security-Widefield; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology
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Cities nationwide with a comparable poverty or income figure 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Security-Widefield, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (7.3% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($91,142 here).
Compare Security-Widefield with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
In the Area 8
Using Security-Widefield's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Security-Widefield area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
- Compare Security-Widefield against Colorado peers on any ranking lens. Explore Colorado
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.