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Colorado·El Paso County
12 tracts·23K people·$398K median·1,009/mi²
White 57 · Hispanic 25 · Black 8 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 55 · Other 27 · Living alone 18
Health 29 · Manufacturing 20 · Retail 19 · Leisure 19 · Professional 10 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 21 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 11 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 1 · 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 Fountain is $398,000 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Fountain has 29,300 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.0; the population is 57.2% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Black, 6.0% Multiracial, 2.6% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 34.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS).
Eagleside Elementary School (42%), Jordahl Elementary School (42%) and Mesa Elementary School (31%) lead the elementary schools; Janitell Junior High School (34%) and Fountain Middle School (28%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,745/month, 11% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fountain is $86,242 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Fountain, median rent is $1,745/month and the median home value is $398,000 (Census ACS).
Fountain reported 5.0 violent crimes and 20.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 54 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches; snowfall averages 33 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fountain are winter weather (90), wildfire (82) and hail (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Fountain scores 12.7 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).