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Fremont County, Colorado

Fremont County, Colorado. Fremont County had 50,039 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than Colorado (+4.1%). It holds 12 places (6 cities, villages and boroughs and 6 census-designated) and 15 census tracts. GEOID 08043.

Fremont County is the county of the Cañon City, CO micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

50,039

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 48,939 · ACS 2020-2024: 49,634

Median household income

$62,664

±$4,433 (90% margin)
Colorado: $95,470

Median home value

$324,000

±$11,504 (90% margin)
Colorado: $539,400

Median gross rent

$1,070

±$72 (90% margin)
Colorado: $1,761

How many people live in Fremont County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 48,939 residents in Fremont County. The Census Bureau estimates 50,039 for July 1, 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than Colorado (+4.1%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 49,634 over 1,534 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +332 (49,212)
2021→2022 +332 (49,544)
2022→2023 +771 (50,315)
2023→2024 −311 (50,004)
2024→2025 +35 (50,039)

Fremont County in Colorado. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Fremont County	Colorado	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	49,634	5,862,189	+2,313
Households	17,976±411	2,374,218	+840
Average household size	2.33±0.05	2.42	+0.22
Housing units	20,605±74	2,589,053	+800

Fremont County's population since 2000

From 46,145 in 2000 to 50,039 in 2025: up 8.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 46,145
2005 (estimate) 46,641
2010 Census 46,824
2015 (estimate) 46,327
2020 Census 48,939
2025 (estimate) 50,039

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Fremont County?

Fremont County holds 12 places: 6 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 6 census-designated places. The largest is Cañon City with 17,030 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Fremont County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Cañon City	city	17,141	17,122±66	$64,787	$316,100	13.4%	100%
Lincoln Park	CDP	3,934	3,986±509	$60,036	$295,800	13.9%	100%
Florence	city	3,822	3,885±37	$50,262	$249,700	12.2%	100%
Penrose	CDP	3,685	4,087±714	$88,109	$308,800	11.3%	100%
Park Center	CDP	2,953	2,588±717	$72,212	$386,200	11.5%	100%
HowardGEOID 0837655	CDP	852	966±258	$60,386	$474,600	0.0%	100%
Williamsburg	town	731	770±275	$50,250	$227,000	23.8%	100%
Rockvale	town	511	695±272	$46,250	$191,200	10.9%	100%
Coal Creek, Fremont County	town	364	324±117	$34,000	$199,000	24.4%	100%
CoaldaleGEOID 0815440	CDP	343	538±429	not published	$383,300	19.9%	100%
Brookside	town	236	276±91	$62,813	$357,100	10.1%	100%
CotopaxiGEOID 0817485	CDP	44	41±39	not published	not published	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Fremont County?

The median resident of Fremont County is 44.7 years old; 16.0% are under 18 and 22.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 77.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 13.2%. 2.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Fremont County	Colorado	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	44.7±0.3	37.7	no clear change
Under 18 years	16.0%±0.3 pts	21.0%	–
65 years and over	22.9%±0.2 pts	15.6%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.2%	22.5%	−0.1 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	77.8%±0.6 pts	64.8%	−1.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	3.3%±0.4 pts	3.8%	−1.1 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.9%±0.2 pts	3.2%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1.1%±0.2 pts	0.4%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.9%±0.6 pts	4.6%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.8%±0.4 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	2.3%±0.5 pts	9.8%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	5.1%±0.9 pts	16.2%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	10.5%±1.0 pts	7.5%	–
With a disability	19.0%±1.4 pts	11.4%	–
No health insurance coverage	6.5%±1.3 pts	7.7%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	90.8%±1.3 pts	92.9%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	22.0%±1.8 pts	45.7%	+3.5 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.3%±0.8 pts	17.6%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	2.3%±0.8 pts	3.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Fremont County earn?

Half of Fremont County's 17,976 households earn less than $62,664 a year (±$4,433), against $95,470 in Colorado. In 2015-2019 it was $60,807 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 13.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fremont County	Colorado	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$62,664±$4,433	$95,470	no clear change
Mean household income	$85,400±$6,506	$128,255	–
Per capita income	$32,082±$2,653	$52,636	+$4,155
People below the poverty line	13.3%±2.1 pts	9.4%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	16.3%±5.7 pts	11.1%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	16.0%±2.2 pts	8.5%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	85.4%±1.8 pts	93.5%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Fremont County?

Owners occupy 75.6% of Fremont County's occupied homes and renters 24.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $324,000 by its owner (±$11,504). The median renter pays $1,070 a month including utilities, and 35.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fremont County	Colorado	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$324,000±$11,504	$539,400	+$109,859
Median gross rent	$1,070±$72	$1,761	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	35.8%±6.3 pts	42.7%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,611±$64	$2,326	–
Owner-occupied homes	75.6%±2.4 pts	66.2%	no clear change
Housing units	20,605±74	2,589,053	+800
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.6%±1.1 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	1.9%±1.3 pts	5.1%	–
Single-family detached homes	72.5%±2.1 pts	61.4%	–
Mobile homes	14.0%±1.8 pts	3.5%	–
Built 2020 or later	1.2%±0.5 pts	3.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	15.1%±1.9 pts	7.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Fremont County building?

Builders took permits for 107 new housing units across Fremont County in 2025 (105 single-family), 2.1 per 1,000 residents.

2019 139 units
2020 155 units
2021 174 units
2022 190 units
2023 124 units
2024 134 units
2025 107 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Fremont County get to work?

71.4% of Fremont County's workers drive alone and 13.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.7 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fremont County	Colorado	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	44.1%±1.7 pts	68.6%	–
Unemployment rate	4.3%±1.4 pts	4.6%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	71.4%±3.3 pts	65.1%	–
Carpooled	9.3%±1.9 pts	7.7%	–
Public transportation	0.0%±0.1 pts	1.6%	–
Walked	3.6%±1.5 pts	2.5%	–
Worked from home	13.7%±2.2 pts	21.0%	+7.2 pts
Mean travel time to work	24.7 min±2.3	25.2 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Fremont County's census tracts?

Fremont County is divided into 15 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $44,975 (Tract 9786) to $99,250 (Tract 9792).

Census tracts of Fremont County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 978108043978100	Penrose (71%)	4,436	4,832±646	$90,000	$341,400	$976	9.5%
Tract 978208043978200	Florence (71%)	3,922	3,895±263	$51,503	$258,200	$699	12.6%
Tract 978308043978300	Cañon City (64%)	5,994	6,060±576	$70,042	$339,100	$1,289	9.0%
Tract 978408043978400	Cañon City (54%)	2,221	2,367±313	$60,721	$331,500	$1,069	22.8%
Tract 978508043978500	Cañon City (67%)	6,443	5,988±822	$67,927	$314,000	$1,135	14.1%
Tract 978608043978600	Cañon City	3,594	3,903±565	$44,975	$235,300	$924	16.1%
Tract 978808043978800	Cañon City (62%)	2,557	2,351±335	$80,463	$342,500	not published	8.6%
Tract 9790.0108043979001	Howard (15%)	2,675	2,836±508	$61,563	$470,300	not published	15.8%
Tract 9790.0208043979002	–	1,687	1,913±335	$50,806	$330,900	not published	20.3%
Tract 979108043979100	Lincoln Park (67%)	3,661	3,513±462	$49,191	$268,400	$1,106	15.0%
Tract 979208043979200	Cañon City (55%)	1,880	2,246±274	$99,250	$511,100	not published	11.7%
Tract 979408043979400	Rockvale (18%)	2,772	2,730±406	$55,195	$240,500	$1,129	13.4%
Tract 980108043980100	Cañon City	564	510±36	not published	not published	not published	–
Tract 980208043980200	–	2,532	1,829±251	not published	not published	not published	–
Tract 980308043980300	–	4,001	4,661±233	not published	not published	not published	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Fremont County compare with Colorado's other counties?

Fremont County's rank among Colorado's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	16th of 64
Growth 2020-2025	32nd of 64
Residents per square mile	18th of 64
Median household income	46th of 64
Median home value	38th of 64
Median gross rent	36th of 63
Poverty rate	21st of 63
Bachelor's degree or higher	54th of 64
Median age	23rd of 64

Every county in Colorado

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Fremont County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.