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Canon City, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Canon City, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,742. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CANON-CITY-CO · Canon City, CO 1 ZIPs · 29,742 pop · #15772/25278 · Fremont County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,235
  • RANK-LOWER #15772/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Howard
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,742
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $329,000

Nearest income peer: Howard, CO ( $3,849 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Canon City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Canon City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Canon City, CO sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,742
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,235
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,235 and poverty 13.4% concentrate in 81212.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Canon City as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, Ignacio is the closest lower-income city and Pueblo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 7 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Canon City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 81212, is all of Canon City

There is no split to weigh here: 81212 holds every one of Canon City's 29,742 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Canon City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 654 establishments, 7,013 employees , annual payroll $286,449k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81212 (654 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (91) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Canon City, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Fremont County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Canon City. See the Fremont County roll-up →

Canon City sits in the upper half of Fremont County on income: Florence, Cotopaxi and Howard report less, while Penrose reports more. Coal Creek marks the far end of that range at $34,000, 47% below Canon City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81212 29,742 $64,235 654 19
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Canon City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Canon City, .