Clear Creek County, Colorado

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,358
Median household income: $96,667
Median home value: $572,800

Clear Creek County is a county in Colorado with a population of 9,358. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $96,667 is above the Colorado median ($92,470).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clear Creek County's population declined 1.4% from 9,495 to 9,358, while its median household income rose 44.2% from $67,060 to $96,667.

60.4% of workers drive to work alone. 80.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,358
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $96,667
Median home value: $572,800
Median gross rent: $1,230
Housing units: 5,768
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4959,358

Median household income

$67,060$96,667

Median home value

$378,300$572,800

Median gross rent

$938$1,230

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,495	$67,060	$378,300	$938
2020	9,533	$71,919	$399,000	$1,004
2021	9,427	$76,313	$471,400	$1,106
2022	9,403	$87,169	$506,900	$1,201
2023	9,358	$96,667	$572,800	$1,230

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	2.8%
5 to 17	1,064	11.4%
18 to 24	566	6.0%
25 to 34	1,038	11.1%
35 to 44	1,254	13.4%
45 to 54	1,419	15.2%
55 to 64	1,683	18.0%
65 to 74	1,407	15.0%
75 and over	664	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,085	86.4%
Black or African American	104	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.6%
Asian	106	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	69	0.7%
Two or more races	215	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	708	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree26.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	406	5.4%
High school graduate	1,304	17.5%
Some college or associate's	1,555	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,238	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,962	26.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone60.4%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,259	60.4%
Carpooled	454	8.4%
Public transit	47	0.9%
Walked	444	8.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,152	21.3%
Other means	40	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,376	32.4%
15 to 29 min	883	20.8%
30 to 44 min	1,025	24.2%
45 to 59 min	473	11.1%
60+ min	487	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 6.8% (631 of 9,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,478	54.9%
Nonfamily households	2,034	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,512	78.2%
Vacant	1,256	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,725	82.6%
Renter-occupied	787	17.4%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,652	80.7%
1-unit, attached	156	2.7%
2 to 4 units	259	4.5%
5 to 19 units	374	6.5%
20 or more units	51	0.9%
Mobile home & other	276	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 08019
State: Colorado
Land area: 395 sq mi
Water area: 1.26 sq mi
Center point: 39.6894, -105.6708