Cañon City, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cañon City	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$40,400	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$75,562	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,150	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$39,157	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,154	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,913	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.3%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cañon City is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cañon City is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cañon City is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cañon City is 1% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,369 $75,562 $151,124

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Cañon City median earnings by income bracket

Cañon City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.9%	8.9%
Manufacturing sector	8.4%	8.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	7.3%	7.3%
Public administration	13.4%	13.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	5.2%
Education, health & social services	13.2%	13.2%
Other	37.6%	37.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Penrose, CO	3,302	$123,110	51.4%
Lincoln Park, CO	3,645	$102,960	26.6%
Rockvale, CO	561	$80,156	1.4%
Brookside, CO	231	$74,798	8.0%
Florence, CO	4,019	$73,939	9.1%
Cañon City, CO	16,810	$75,562	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Red Wing, MN	16,808	$86,170	5.9%
Brunswick, GA	16,817	$41,372	49.1%
Gainesville, VA	16,819	$218,082	168.1%
Ammon, ID	16,800	$82,752	1.7%
Port Washington, NY	16,824	$226,427	178.4%
Cañon City, CO	16,810	$75,562	7.1%

Source: The Cañon City, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.