Black Forest.
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Colorado·El Paso County
5 tracts·22K people·$856K median·214/mi²
White 83 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 74 · Living alone 14 · Other 12
Professional 44 · Manufacturing 24 · Health 12 · Retail 9 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 58 · Sales · office 18 · Service 12 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 25 · Carpool 11 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Black Forest is $856,200 (Census ACS) — 1.9× the US median of $458,812.
Black Forest has 15,738 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 48.4; the population is 82.7% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Multiracial, 3.5% Black, 1.9% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 56.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.0% (Census ACS).
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School (65%) and Edith Wolford Elementary School (53%) lead the elementary schools; Monument Charter Academy Secondary School is the high school with reported scores (38%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
The median household income in Black Forest is $145,460 a year, 69% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Black Forest, the median home value is $856,200 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 57 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 20 inches; snowfall averages 102 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Black Forest are wildfire (98), winter weather (90) and hail (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Black Forest scores 5.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).