Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Canon City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.73 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Canon City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Canon City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.21% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Canon City in 2022 was $33,142, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,568 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 11.72% 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.
