How many homes in Black Forest, CO are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in Black Forest, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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0.9% (±0.9 points) of occupied homes in Black Forest, CO have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.7% have more than 1.5.

0.2% lack complete plumbing.

0.2% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 0.9% (±0.9 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.2%
Lacking a kitchen: 0.2%

Crowding and facilities in Black Forest

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Black Forest	El Paso County	Colorado	United States
More than 1 person per room	0.9% (±0.9 points)	2.0% (±0.3 points)	2.4% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	0.7% (±0.9 points)	0.7% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.3% (±0.1 points)	0.3% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In Black Forest, the share of crowded homes is lower than in El Paso County (2.0%).

It is also lower than in Colorado (2.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near Black Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Black Forest
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Black Forest	—	0.9% (±0.9 points)	—
Gleneagle	8.0 mi	0.0% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Monument	8.9 mi	1.5% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Woodmoor	9.2 mi	0.0% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Air Force Academy	11 mi	0.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Palmer Lake	13 mi	1.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cimarron Hills	14 mi	1.9% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Colorado Springs	14 mi	2.1% (±0.2 points)	Higher
Larkspur	16 mi	0.0% (±59.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Colorado Springs, CO (2.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Black Forest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Black Forest

How many homes in Black Forest are overcrowded?

0.9% of occupied homes in Black Forest, CO have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Black Forest lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.2% lack complete plumbing facilities and 0.2% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Black Forest CDP, Colorado

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Black Forest CDP, Colorado (place:06970, in state:08).

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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