MAPS
Mill Street Neighborhood Association Boundaries
Current Land Use
Potential Future Land Use
Parks and Green Spaces
STATISTICS
We are located within US Census Block Group 2 in Tract 23 in El Paso County, Colorado. Our neighborhood boundaries are very similar to the Block Group boundaries.
We have around 1,011 residents, 595 households, and 654 housing units. We are less dense than surrounding areas due to buffers around railroads, waterways, and the interstate.
Most of our population is over 18 years old.
Our neighborhood is slightly more diverse than the rest of the county.
Our residents earn significantly less than the average for El Paso County.
89% of our residents have completed High School or a Higher Degree.
9.5% of our residents are veterans.
Most of our residents work in service industries like hospitality, administration, healthcare, and retail.
WHY Mill Street?
There are LOADS of great reasons to live in the Mill Street Neighborhood (Friendly neighbors, sense of community, close to Downtown, historic character, diversity, natural beauty, etc.)! But you may be wondering WHY it is called the Mill Street Neighborhood.
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"Mill Street got its name from the gristmill built in 1877 at the tail end of Cascade Ave off Fountain Creek. The mill was regionally famous for producing the best wheat and graham flour west of the Mississippi."
- Mill Street Neighborhood Plan, City of Colorado Springs, 2019