Name: Air Force Academy, CO statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Air Force Academy

El Paso County gains about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in51,130

Moved out50,722

Net+408

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Pueblo County, CO1,1451,671−526

Douglas County, CO1,2051,213−8

Arapahoe County, CO1,2731,009+264

Denver County, CO1,0401,085−45

Maricopa County, AZ924915+9

Bexar County, TX819715+104

Honolulu County, HI764

Los Angeles County, CA752

Within Colorado, other states or abroad

Arrivals

19%77%

Leavers

20%77%

Within ColoradoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K

Leavers$66K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of El Paso County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 24.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 22.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into El Paso County report $66,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $65,900.
Income you would need: $90,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,264 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,145 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $461,000.
Getting to work: 12 minutes each way on average; 16.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: New Brunswick, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
22.6%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
24.5%
326% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$65,897
6% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Air Force Academy	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	24.5%	326% above
Moved from another state1	22.6%	above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	0.6	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$65,990	7% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$65,897	6% below

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Air Force Academy39.1%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$90,560

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

39.1%

92% above the median place

Home price to income

6.6x

75% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

39%

over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$42,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Air Force Academy, $2,264 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Air Force Academy, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT	27.3% vs 39.1%	$15,000	Compare
Port Royal, SC	27.7% vs 39.1%	$12,300	Compare
Elon, NC	29.4% vs 39.1%	$18,700	Compare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Property tax rate1
0.4%
55% below the median place
Median year built1
1967
1% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Air Force Academy	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,264	66% above
Rent to income1	39.1%	92% above
Property tax rate1	0.4%	55% below
Home price to income1	6.6x	75% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	100.7	0% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,621	0% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$116,400	8% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$1,874	43% below
Median home value1County figure	$461,000	44% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	0.5%	83% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	39.0%	24% below
Homeownership1	0.0%	below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+1	54.2%	7% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure	$2,145	15% above
Vacant homes1County figure	4.4%	38% below
Median year built1	1967	1% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
12 min
53% below the median place
Income per person1
$19,629
51% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Air Force Academy	Vs median
Median household income1	$69,474	13% below
Income per person1	$19,629	51% below
Unemployment1County figure	5.4%	11% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$70,897	7% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	5.0%	35% above
Jobs6County figure	307,977	104% above
Poverty rate1County figure	8.5%	21% below
Mean commute1	12 min	53% below
Works from home1County figure	16.9%	35% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 21.0, 46% below the median place.

Median age1
21.0
46% below the median place
High school or higher1
98.0%
6% above the median place
Household size1
3.3
31% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad2.6% −70%

Homes with broadband95.9% +4%

Bachelor's or higher28.0% −13%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Air Force Academy	Vs median
Population1	6,727	5533rd largest
Median age1	21.0	46% below
Bachelor's or higher1	28.0%	13% below
High school or higher1	98.0%	6% above
Household size1	3.3	31% above
Born abroad1	2.6%	70% below
No health insurance1County figure	7.2%	12% above
Homes with broadband1	95.9%	4% above

Life in Air Force Academy

The nearest National Park Service site is Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, about 23 miles away.

98 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.9 +17%

Playgrounds per 10k46.1 4.9×

Grocery stores per 10k1.5 −30%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k3.0 3.4×

Named paths and bike trails17 km 8.4×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 23 miles
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness 80 miles
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 94 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.1 −3%

Shops26.8 −12%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%

Doctors' offices and clinics24.5 +21%

Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
23.4
24% below the median place
Public schools12
237
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
112,911
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Air Force Academy	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	237	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	112,911	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	16.0	4% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	20.1	3% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	26.8	12% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.6	12% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	24.5	21% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.3	0% above
Parks per 10k9	11.9	17% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	46.1	390% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	1.5	30% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	3.0	241% above
Named paths and bike trails9	16.8	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	23.4	24% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	1	50% below
National Register listings11County figure	98	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 99.3, 62% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Air Force Academy. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
99.3
62% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
16.3 in
63% below the median place
January average low13
16°F
37% below the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Air Force Academy	Vs median
July average high13County figure	85°F	2% below
January average low13County figure	16°F	37% below
Average temperature13County figure	48°F	12% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	16.3 in	63% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	94.0	2% above
Tornado risk14County figure	96.8	19% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	99.3	62% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	77.8	14% below
Median air quality index15County figure	46	7% above
Good air days15County figure	68.2%	0% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 36.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 11.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$43,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 11% of places

Pay vs rent

-8.8 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 1% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Air Force Academy in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 41% of the median income in 2030, up from 39% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,264/mo (2024)	$2,930/mo	$2,400 to $3,570/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$69,474 (2024)	$86,000	$72,500 to $102,000	+3.6%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Air Force Academy

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
New Brunswick, NJ	$1,814	$65,810	Compare
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT	$1,856	$81,694	Compare
Nellis AFB, NV	$2,143	$68,652	Compare
Port Royal, SC	$1,726	$74,870	Compare

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Common questions

Is Air Force Academy a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.3% a year while household income rose -2.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 111 Colorado places. Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 111 Colorado places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Air Force Academy expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 39.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $461,000.

What salary do you need to live in Air Force Academy?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $90,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Air Force Academy?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are New Brunswick, NJ, Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT, Nellis AFB, NV and Port Royal, SC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “Air Force Academy, Colorado.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/air-force-academy-colorado/

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