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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

9,358

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$94,577

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

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%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish512
  2. 2.Other Indo-European47
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic29
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19
  5. 5.Arabic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

306

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$62,225

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$65,848

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,111
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance892
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services596
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)537
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)451

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,695
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,054
  3. 3.Service Occupations825
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations416
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations268

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.56×)224
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.63×)1,103
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.61×)775
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.54×)401
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.97×)579

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$572,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,230/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999983 (25.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999659 (17.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999574 (15.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999572 (15.0%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999489 (12.8%)
  • $2,000,000 or More150 (3.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,096

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,249 (62.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,264 (24.2%)
  • Carpooled425 (8.1%)
  • Walked202 (3.9%)
  • Public Transit50 (1.0%)
  • Other38 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.