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Canon City, CO
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Canon City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 17,241 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Canon City is the 36th largest community in Colorado.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Canon City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.90 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.

The percentage of people in Canon City who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.35% of adults in Canon City have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Canon City in 2022 was $31,049, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,196 for a family of four. However, Canon City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Canon City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canon City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canon City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Canon City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Canon City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Canon City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.


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