Fountain is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 28,907 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Fountain is the 28th largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fountain, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Fountain, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fountain’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fountain does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $80,311.00.Unlike some cities, Fountain isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fountain are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fountain is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fountain who work in office and administrative support (13.79%), sales jobs (10.81%), and management occupations (8.24%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Fountain. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. In terms of college education, Fountain is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.07% of adults in Fountain have a college degree. The per capita income in Fountain in 2022 was $32,600, 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 $130,400 for a family of four. However, Fountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fountain is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fountain also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fountain include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Fountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
