Elsmere, Colorado
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| Males: 15,766 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 15,801 |  (50.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 30.3 years |
| Colorado median age: | 34.3 years |
Zip code: 80915
| Elsmere: | $93,192 |
| CO: | $89,302 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,180 (it was $19,382 in 2000)
Elsmere CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $456,863 (it was $141,300 in 2000)
| Elsmere: | $456,863 |
| CO: | $531,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $503,275; detached houses: $535,696; townhouses or other attached units: $381,161; in 2-unit structures: $406,006; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $554,292; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $266,423; mobile homes: $79,761; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $4,596
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elsmere, CO
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- 21,37776.3%White alone
- 2,85310.2%Hispanic
- 1,6956.1%Black alone
- 9463.4%Two or more races
- 8613.1%Asian alone
- 1430.5%American Indian alone
- 700.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 610.2%Other race alone
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Elevation: 6383 feet
Land area: 65.6 square miles.
Population density: 481 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Elsmere CCD: | 0.6% ($849) |
| Colorado: | 0.7% ($1,132) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colorado Springs, CO 
(6.1 miles , pop. 360,890).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (554.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Cimarron Hills, CO (1.5 miles ),
), Stratmoor, CO (3.0 miles ),
), Black Forest-Peyton, CO (3.5 miles ),
), Latitude: 38.88 N, Longitude: 104.68 W
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Colorado: | 3.2% |
- Construction (8.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.9%)
- Health care (7.5%)
- Public administration (6.0%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Construction (14.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.5%)
- Public administration (7.4%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.9%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (5.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.7%)
- Health care (12.3%)
- Educational services (8.6%)
- Finance & insurance (7.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.2%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.7%)
- Social assistance (4.6%)
- Computer specialists (7.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Computer specialists (9.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Computer specialists (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
Average climate in Elsmere, Colorado
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 61.0. This is about average.
| City: | 61.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2006 was 0.503. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.503 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 15.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 15.3 |
| U.S.: | 5.1 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 1.89. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.89 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 21.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 21.7 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 5.60. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.60 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2006 was 0.00479. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00479 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Elsmere-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/24/1979, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Elsmere place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/13/1977, a category F3 tornado 13.1 miles away from the place center .
Earthquake activity:
Elsmere-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 705% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 499.4 miles away from Elsmere center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 125.8 miles away from Elsmere center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 134.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 135.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 247.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/22/2011 at 23:30:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 128.2 miles away from Elsmere center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in El Paso County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Fires: 4, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 4, Snows: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Elsmere:
- PHYSICIANS HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- PARKMOOR VILLAGE HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- HOME HEALTH PARTNERS INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION-COLORADO SPRINGS (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- PRIMARY HOME HEALTH CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- SUMMIT HOME HEALTH CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE OF COLORADO SPRINGS (Hospital, about 6 miles away; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elsmere:
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (about 7 miles; Colorado Springs, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,700)
- Colorado College (about 9 miles; Colorado Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (about 9 miles; Colorado Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 2,049)
- Colorado Technical University-Online (about 9 miles; Colorado Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 22,771)
- Pikes Peak Community College (about 10 miles; Colorado Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 10,395)
- United States Air Force Academy (about 15 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 5,088)
- Colorado State University-Pueblo (about 40 miles; Pueblo, CO; FT enrollment: 5,993)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Elsmere: Pring Ranch (A), Bishop Ranch (B), Titus Ranch (C), Mitchell Ranch (D), Flying Lazy S Ranch (E), Blaney Ranch (F), Maurer Ranch (G), Fulsos Ranch (H), Neis Ranch (I), Nielsen Ranch (J), Curtis Ranch (K), Banning Lewis Ranch (L), Colorado Springs Landfill (M), Cimarron Hills Fire Department Station 1 / Falcon Fire Department Station 4 (N), Falcon Fire Department Headquarters Station (O), Colorado Springs Fire Department Station 17 (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Banning Lewis Reservoir Number 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.9 people |
| Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 76.5% |
| Whole state: | 63.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.3% |
| This place: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
5 people in other nonhousehold living situations in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Elsmere:
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 68.2%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 2.6%
- Divorced: 9.7%
For population 25 years and over in Elsmere:
- High school or higher: 93.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.3 |
| Colorado average: | 11.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Elsmere, CO (based on El Paso County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 95,284 | 265 |
| Catholic | 52,310 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 33,697 | 61 |
| Other | 22,775 | 62 |
| Black Protestant | 2,686 | 11 |
| Orthodox | 947 | 4 |
| None | 414,564 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 57
| Here: | 0.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
| El Paso County: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
| El Paso County: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 168
| El Paso County: | 2.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 389
| El Paso County: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| El Paso County: | 5.5% |
| Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| El Paso County: | 19.8% |
| Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 7.0% |
| Colorado: | 9.6% |
9.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,463 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.81% |
| Colorado average: | 11.28% |
0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,844 average AGI)
El Paso County: 0.28% Colorado average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Arapahoe County, CO |  0.30% ($64,372 average AGI) |
| from Douglas County, CO | 0.27% ($96,718) |
| from Denver County, CO | 0.27% ($60,941) |
9.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,154 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.66% |
| Colorado average: | 11.05% |
0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,409 average AGI)
El Paso County: 0.19% Colorado average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Pueblo County, CO | 0.33% ($49,775 average AGI) |
| to Denver County, CO | 0.28% ($54,415) |
| to Douglas County, CO | 0.26% ($111,796) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Elsmere:
- KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KCMN (1530 AM; 15 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- KKCS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
- KBZC (1300 AM; 5 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWYD (1580 AM; 10 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KVOR (740 AM; 3 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KRDO (1240 AM; 1 kW; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING CO.)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KXRE (1490 AM; 1 kW; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: LATINO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elsmere:
- KBIQ (102.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KKCS-FM (101.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WALTON STATIONS - COLORADO, INC.)
- KKFM (98.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRCC (91.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE COLORADO COLLEGE)
- KSKX (105.5 FM; SECURITY, CO; Owner: OPTIMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGFT (100.7 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC)
- KMOM (96.1 FM; FOUNTAIN, CO; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTLF (90.5 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC.)
- KKLI (106.3 FM; WIDEFIELD, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSPZ (92.9 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KVUU (99.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCME (88.7 FM; MANITOU SPRINGS, CO; Owner: CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCAST HOUSE, INC)
- KILO (94.3 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO BCSTERS, INC.)
- KRDO-FM (95.1 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING CO.)
- KEPC (89.7 FM; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KKMG (98.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCCY (96.9 FM; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KYZX (103.9 FM; PUEBLO WEST, CO; Owner: COLORADO SPRINGS RADIO B/CASTRS, INC)
- KTLC (89.1 FM; CANON CITY, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Elsmere:
- KKTV (Channel 11; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KTSC (Channel 8; PUEBLO, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KGHB-CA (Channel 27; PUEBLO, ETC., CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K23GJ (Channel 23; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: SYNCOM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KRDO-TV (Channel 13; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: THE PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXRM-TV (Channel 21; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- K49CJ (Channel 49; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC.)
- KJCS-LP (Channel 38; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: BETA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K63DW (Channel 63; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Owner: ROCKY MTN.PUB.B/CING.NETWORK,INC.)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- COLORADO SP, 0.75 Mi W Of (Lat: 38.864694 Lon: -104.717750), Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WLC513,
Assigned Frequencies: 10735.0 MHz, 10975.0 MHz, Grant Date: 01/30/1986, Expiration Date: 07/29/1998, Cancellation Date: 07/29/1998, Registrant: Gte Sprint Communications Corp, One Adrian Ct, Burlingame, CA 94010
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 80.2%Utility gas
- 10.5%Electricity
- 8.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 65.1%Utility gas
- 26.5%Electricity
- 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%No fuel used
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.7%Other fuel
Elsmere compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Elsmere on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: broadcasting and telecommunications (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: radio, tv, and computer stores (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: registered nurses (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: computer specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: air transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: computer specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: carpenters (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: mathematical science occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: broadcasting and telecommunications (population 5,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"