Idaho Springs

Population: 1,968
Median household income: $85,450
Median home value: $434,900

Idaho Springs is a community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, home to 1,968 residents. The median household income of $85,450 is below the Clear Creek County median ($96,667).

From 2019 to 2023, Idaho Springs's population grew 5.9% from 1,858 to 1,968, while its median home value rose 73.6% from $250,500 to $434,900.

50.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,968
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $85,450
Median home value: $434,900
Median gross rent: $1,175
Housing units: 832
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8581,968

Median household income

$43,886$85,450

Median home value

$250,500$434,900

Median gross rent

$948$1,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,858	$43,886	$250,500	$948
2020	1,848	$54,167	$289,100	$975
2021	2,044	$63,040	$401,200	$1,135
2022	2,113	$72,101	$412,600	$1,256
2023	1,968	$85,450	$434,900	$1,175

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	3.5%
5 to 17	261	13.3%
18 to 24	251	12.8%
25 to 34	305	15.5%
35 to 44	192	9.8%
45 to 54	289	14.7%
55 to 64	256	13.0%
65 to 74	196	10.0%
75 and over	150	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,518	77.1%
Black or African American	45	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	1.5%
Two or more races	73	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	299	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree21.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	109	7.9%
High school graduate	250	18.0%
Some college or associate's	335	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	402	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	292	21.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone45.4%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked21.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	561	45.4%
Carpooled	140	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	265	21.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	269	21.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	459	47.5%
15 to 29 min	141	14.6%
30 to 44 min	280	29.0%
45 to 59 min	43	4.5%
60+ min	43	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 11.1% (218 of 1,968)

	Count	Share
Family households	455	59.9%
Nonfamily households	305	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	760	91.3%
Vacant	72	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	524	68.9%
Renter-occupied	236	31.1%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	533	64.1%
1-unit, attached	28	3.4%
2 to 4 units	44	5.3%
5 to 19 units	129	15.5%
20 or more units	29	3.5%
Mobile home & other	69	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0838370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.7493, -105.5038