Canon City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 15,368 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Canon City is the 33rd largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Canon City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Canon City is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Canon City who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.33%), sales jobs (10.27%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.13%).

One of the benefits of Canon City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.98 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Canon City Information and Demographics

The citizens of Canon City are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.00% of adults in Canon City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Canon City in 2000 was $16,970, which is middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,880 for a family of four.

The people who call Canon City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Canon City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Canon City include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Canon City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.