Moving to Monument, Colorado

About Monument, Colorado
Monument

Monument is a home rule town situated at the base of the Rampart Range in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Monument is one of the three communities that make up the Tri-Lakes area, along with Palmer Lake and Woodmoor. The town is part of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 700,000 in 2019. Monument is bordered by Pike National Forest on the west, Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy to the south, Bald Mountain, True Mountain, and Spruce Mountain to the north, and Black Forest and rolling plains to the east. Monument was first settled as a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872, and the area was incorporated as a town called Henry's Station in 1879, but the name was later changed to Monument. The town population was 10,399 at the 2020 United States Census, an increase from the population of 5,530 in 2010 and 1,971 in 2000. On April 1, 2019, the town declared itself to be a Second Amendment sanctuary.

Gender
Gender Monument Colorado Country
Female 51.1% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 48.9% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Monument Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 5.9% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.4% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 2.6% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 4.3% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 12.4% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 18.5% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 13.1% 9.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Monument Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 11% 21% 27.0%
Other College 16% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 36% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 20% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Monument Colorado Country
White 89.6% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 0.1% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 1% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.4% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.9% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity