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Black Forest, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Black Forest is a Census CDP of 15,738 people across 100.64 square miles of land, in El Paso County. Median household income is $145,460, 95.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Black Forest
What Black Forest is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area100.64 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land156
- County holding the largest share of its areaEl Paso County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Black Forest
How many people live in Black Forest
- Population15,738
- Median age48.4
- Population under 183,709
- Share under 1823.6 percent
- Population 65 and over3,280
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Households5,509
- Family households4,647
- Share of households that are families84.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Black Forest
Income and work in Black Forest
- Median household income$145,460
- Per capita income$67,106
- Civilian labor force7,195
- Employed6,850
- Unemployed345 plus or minus 96
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over10,996
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Black Forest
Housing in Black Forest
- Housing units5,638
- Occupied units5,509
- Vacant units129 plus or minus 120
- Vacancy rate2.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied5,279
- Renter occupied230 plus or minus 163
- Ownership rate95.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$856,200
- Single family units5,512
- Share single family97.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Mobile homes97 plus or minus 64
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Black Forest
How Black Forest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,861
- Commuting under 15 minutes735 plus or minus 332
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,349
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.3 percent
- Drove alone64.7 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home28.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso County, not Black Forest
El Paso County context, not Black Forest figures
- Establishments in El Paso County18,852
- Covered employment, El Paso County309,483
- Average annual pay, El Paso County$67,491
- Housing units permitted, El Paso County3,849
Every figure in this section is published for El Paso County as a whole and is not a measurement of Black Forest.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Black Forest questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Black Forest, Colorado?
15,738, in 5,509 households. Black Forest CDP covers 100.64 square miles of land, which is 156 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Black Forest in?
El Paso County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Black Forest?
$145,460. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $856,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Black Forest figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for El Paso County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Black Forest.
Is zoning published for Black Forest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.