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Fountain, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Fountain is a Census city of 29,300 people across 22.34 square miles of land, in El Paso County. Median household income is $86,242, 72.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 25 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fountain
What Fountain is
- Census place typecity
- Land area22.34 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,311
- 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.
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How many people live in Fountain
- Population29,300
- Median age30.0
- Population under 188,259
- Share under 1828.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,009
- Share 65 and over6.9 percent
- Households10,454
- Family households7,505
- Share of households that are families71.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fountain
Income and work in Fountain
- Median household income$86,242
- Per capita income$35,199
- Civilian labor force13,799
- Employed13,056
- Unemployed743 plus or minus 242
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over17,868
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fountain
- Housing units10,984
- Occupied units10,454
- Vacant units530 plus or minus 193
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied7,612
- Renter occupied2,842
- Ownership rate72.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$398,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,745
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units9,248
- Share single family84.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,445 plus or minus 321
- Share in buildings of two or more13.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes291 plus or minus 141
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fountain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,974
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,649 plus or minus 378
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,120
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.5 percent
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home10.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fountain
SBA loans in Fountain (7(a))
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$10,834,900
- Average approval$433,396
- Median approval$146,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,053,400
- Largest approval$1,726,000
- Jobs supported130
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.0 percent
- Share to franchises24.0 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fountain
SBA loans in Fountain (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$12,951,000
- Average approval$1,079,250
- Median approval$681,000
- Largest approval$3,464,000
- Jobs supported104
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fountain
Flood risk in Fountain
- NFIP communityCity of Fountain
- NFIP community number080061
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date12/07/18
The City of Fountain participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080061 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
El Paso County, not Fountain
El Paso County context, not Fountain 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 Fountain.
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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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fountain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fountain, Colorado?
29,300, in 10,454 households. Fountain city covers 22.34 square miles of land, which is 1,311 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fountain 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 Fountain?
$86,242. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $398,000. Median gross rent is $1,745 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fountain businesses?
25 7(a) approvals totaling $10.8 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $146,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $13.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fountain borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fountain. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fountain in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fountain appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fountain, city of, community 080061, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fountain 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 Fountain.
Is zoning published for Fountain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.