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Cañon City, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Cañon City is a Census city of 17,122 people across 12.41 square miles of land, in Fremont County. Median household income is $64,787, 69.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cañon City
What Cañon City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.41 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,379
- County holding the largest share of its areaFremont 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 Cañon City
- Population17,122
- Median age46.2
- Population under 183,130
- Share under 1818.3 percent
- Population 65 and over4,461
- Share 65 and over26.1 percent
- Households7,274
- Family households4,214
- Share of households that are families57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cañon City
- Median household income$64,787
- Per capita income$33,142
- Civilian labor force7,431
- Employed7,118
- Unemployed313 plus or minus 164
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over12,891
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cañon City
- Housing units7,850
- Occupied units7,274
- Vacant units576 plus or minus 231
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied5,069
- Renter occupied2,205
- Ownership rate69.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$316,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$997
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units5,982
- Share single family76.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,250 plus or minus 281
- Share in buildings of two or more15.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes618 plus or minus 189
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cañon City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,301
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,734
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,052 plus or minus 302
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Drove alone74.4 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cañon City (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$9,776,400
- Average approval$488,820
- Median approval$308,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,560,000
- Largest approval$2,010,000
- Jobs supported135
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cañon City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have 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.
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SBA loans in Cañon City (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$4,399,000
- Average approval$439,900
- Median approval$221,500
- Largest approval$1,617,000
- Jobs supported36
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cañon City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
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Flood risk in Cañon City
- NFIP communityCity of Canon City
- NFIP community number080068
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date07/03/12
The City of Canon City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080068 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fremont County, not Cañon City
Fremont County context, not Cañon City figures
- Establishments in Fremont County938
- Covered employment, Fremont County14,574
- Average annual pay, Fremont County$55,243
- Housing units permitted, Fremont County134
Every figure in this section is published for Fremont County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cañon City.
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
Cañon City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cañon City, Colorado?
17,122, in 7,274 households. Cañon City city covers 12.41 square miles of land, which is 1,379 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cañon City in?
Fremont 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 Cañon City?
$64,787. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $316,100. Median gross rent is $997 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cañon City businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $9.8 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $308,500, plus 10 504 approvals worth $4.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cañon City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cañon City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cañon City. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cañon City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cañon City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Canon City, city of, community 080068, carrying Community Rating System class 8, 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 Cañon City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fremont 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 Cañon City.
Is zoning published for Cañon City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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