What percentage of people rent in Fort Carson, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Carson, CO, 2020–2024
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100.0% (±1.2 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Carson, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,380 renting households against 0 that own their home.

In Fort Carson, the share of households that rent went from 99.6% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 100.0% (±1.2 points)
Renting households: 3,380 (±350)
Median renter income: $66,237 (±$8,406)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Carson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Carson	El Paso County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	100.0% (±1.2 points)	33.8% (±0.6 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,380 (±350)	97,958 (±1,866)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	0 (±21)	192,232 (±1,990)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	—	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,237 (±$8,406)	$61,925 (±$1,375)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$112,487 (±$1,846)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Fort Carson, the renter share is higher than in El Paso County (33.8%).

It is also higher than in Colorado (33.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In El Paso County, Fort Carson ranks 2 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Carson has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	99.6% (±0.7 points)	100.0% (±1.2 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,648 (±$32)	$2,180 (±$43)	+32.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$48,321 (±$2,977)	$66,237 (±$8,406)	+37.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Carson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Carson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Carson	—	100.0% (±1.2 points)	—
Fountain	3.7 mi	27.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Security-Widefield	4.7 mi	12.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Stratmoor	6.0 mi	35.0% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Cimarron Hills	12 mi	32.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Colorado Springs	12 mi	39.1% (±0.8 points)	Lower
Manitou Springs	15 mi	38.4% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Victor	21 mi	36.0% (±18.4 points)	Lower
Ellicott	22 mi	17.8% (±13.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fountain, CO (27.2%), Security-Widefield, CO (12.8%), Stratmoor, CO (35.0%).

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

Households that rent across El Paso County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1 (tie)	Air Force Academy	100.0% (±5.8 points)
1 (tie)	Fort Carson	100.0% (±1.2 points)
3	Colorado Springs	39.1% (±0.8 points)
4	Manitou Springs	38.4% (±8.3 points)
5	Stratmoor	35.0% (±10.4 points)
6	Calhan	32.3% (±11.2 points)
7	Cimarron Hills	32.1% (±4.3 points)
8	Green Mountain Falls	28.9% (±17.5 points)

Showing 8 of 18 places in El Paso County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fort Carson 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Carson

How many renters are there in Fort Carson?

Fort Carson has an estimated 3,380 (±350) renting households, 100.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Carson?

In Fort Carson, the share of households that rent went from 99.6% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Carson CDP, Colorado (place:27370, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.