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Place dossier plate
SheetCO-AIR-FORCE-ACADEMY-CO · Air Force Academy, CO 6,701 pop · income 74th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Air Force Academy
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Air Force Academy on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bedford · lowest
47,697
Bedford · lowest
47,697 median HH income
26.9% of the leader · rank #1
Mantee · near
93,875
Mantee · near
93,875 median HH income
53.0% of the leader · rank #2
Justin · near
93,887
Justin · near
93,887 median HH income
53.0% of the leader · rank #3
Air Force Aca… · this city
93,889
Air Force Aca… · this city
93,889 median HH income
53.0% of the leader · rank #4
Pike Creek Va… · near
93,896
Pike Creek Va… · near
93,896 median HH income
53.0% of the leader · rank #5
Mascoutah · near
93,902
Mascoutah · near
93,902 median HH income
53.0% of the leader · rank #6
Tappan · highest
177,143
Tappan · highest
177,143 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Air Force Academy on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 6,701.
Air Force Academy ranks in the 74th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
74th
percentile, household income
68th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Air Force Academy, CO
Colorado's Air Force Academy is a small town, with 6,701 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Air Force Academy report a median income of $93,889 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 10.9%. The median resident age is 20.9 years. Educational attainment runs 35.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 10.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Colorado carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,429 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $202 across Colorado, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 40.7 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Air Force Academy's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Air Force Academy, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Air Force Academy?
Within Colorado, the closest population matches are Gunnison (6,712 residents, $55,313 income); Orchard Mesa (6,597 residents, $76,173 income); Carbondale (6,553 residents, $94,300 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Nephi, UT (6,700 residents); Moapa Valley, NV (6,699 residents); Bedford, VA (6,703 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the journey to work look like in Air Force Academy?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Walking is the largest reported mode at 77.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Above median income · poverty 10.9% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.1 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Colorado average
C-
City profile score · Air Force Academy, CO
51/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B
$93,889
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share B-
35.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
10.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Air Force Academy profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 73/100 (B) · $93,889
Bachelor's+ share: 67/100 (B-) · 35.4%
Poverty rate: 36/100 (F) · 10.9%
Cost of living: 26/100 (F) · 103.1 index
How does Air Force Academy compare to other US cities?
Air Force Academy measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income74% higher than other cities
Median rent68% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Air Force Academy against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Colorado only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Colorado-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Air Force Academy near the bottom of Colorado's cities
Among the 408 Colorado cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Air Force Academy ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Air Force Academy only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#136 of 379
64th percentile in Colorado
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 408
0th percentile in Colorado
Poverty Rate
#95 of 408
77th percentile in Colorado
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#196 of 408
52nd percentile in Colorado
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Colorado only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
74th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$93,889Air Force Academy, CO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Air Force Academy, CO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Air Force Academy, CO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)10.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)10.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,701
Median Income
$93,889
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
20.9
Poverty Rate
10.9%
Labor force participation
10.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.4%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
18.6%
Carpool
2.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
77.5%
Work from Home
1.1%
Based on 5,373 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Colorado statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $202
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Colorado at $202 (electricity about $90 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Colorado statewide averages, not a meter reading for Air Force Academy. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Colorado's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.1 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Air Force Academy is $1,429/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Colorado statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 40.7 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Colorado statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Air Force Academy sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Air Force Academy compares to similar-size Colorado cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.