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Black Forest, Colorado.

A community in El Paso County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see El Paso County’s.

Living in Black Forest, El Paso County, Colorado

Black Forest, in El Paso County, had 15,097 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $145,460 a year and half less, against $90,363 across El Paso County; 5% of its people live below the poverty line. 96% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 4% are rented. Unemployment in El Paso County was 4.7% in August 2026, and the county had 0.5% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 15,097 in the 2020 census; median age 48.4
Household income $145,460 the median, give or take $14,041 · El Paso County: $90,363
Unemployment 4.7% El Paso County, August 2026; 3.9% a year before
Homes 96% lived in by their owners; 4% rented
  • 5,509households
  • 56%of adults have a degree
  • 5%below the poverty line
  • 30 mintypical commute
  • 29%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care20%
  • Professional and business services16%
  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Manufacturing9%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%
  • Building trades7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. El Paso County had 307,977 jobs in 2025, 0.5% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 40° and 9°; warmest in July, 81° and 49° 0° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J 81° 49° A S O N D 40° 9°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 40° and 9°; warmest in July, 81° and 49° 0° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J 81° 49° A S O N D 40° 9°

Coldest in December, with highs near 40° and lows near 9°; warmest in July, with highs near 81° and lows near 49°. About 102 inches of snow and 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Eastonville Nnw weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in El Paso County

  1. AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage3,670
  2. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of ESchool district3,578FTE
  3. Memorial Health SystemGeneral hospital3,467FTE
  4. Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso anSchool district3,410FTE
  5. El Paso County Colorado School District 49School district3,000FTE
  6. Penrose HospitalGeneral hospital2,316FTE
  7. The Broadmoor HotelResort hotels without casinos2,200
  8. CommonSpirit HealthGeneral medical and surgical hospitals2,166

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 499 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 65,459 people in all across the county; Black Forest has one of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. WildfireVery high
  2. Winter weatherVery high
  3. HailRelatively high
  4. LightningRelatively high
  5. Tornadoesrelatively high in parts of Black ForestRelatively moderate
  6. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Black Forest’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on El Paso County.