Clear Creek County, CO
Demographic and economic profile of Clear Creek County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Clear Creek County is a small, high-elevation Colorado county of 9,358 residents with a median household income of $94,577 and a 56.3% bachelor's degree attainment rate, both well above national norms, though its labor force of roughly 6,500 skews older at a median age of 49.1. The county's economy produces a GDP per capita of $62,225 against median worker earnings of $53,096, with an unemployment rate of 4.2% and a poverty rate of just 6.8%. Population has been essentially flat (−0.2% over five years), homeownership stands at 82.6% with a median home value of $572,800, and median gross rent of $1,230/month suggests relatively limited rental inventory in a predominantly owner-occupied community.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.2% since 2018
Clear Creek County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone8,089 (87.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race494 (5.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races253 (2.7%)
- Asian Alone170 (1.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone135 (1.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone106 (1.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish512
- 2.Other Indo-European47
- 3.German or other West Germanic29
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19
- 5.Arabic12
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,111
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance892
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services596
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)537
- 5.Public Administration (Group)451
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,695
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,054
- 3.Service Occupations825
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations416
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations268
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.56×)224
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.63×)1,103
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.61×)775
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.54×)401
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.97×)579
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.