Upper Bear Creek

Population: 980
Median household income: $185,574
Median home value: $1,026,900

Located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, Upper Bear Creek is a community with a population of 980. At $185,574, its median household income sits above Clear Creek County's $96,667.

Between 2019 and 2023, Upper Bear Creek's population grew 5.9% from 925 to 980, while its median home value rose 62.8% from $630,900 to $1,026,900.

Households average 1.84 people. 63.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 980
Median age: 60.3 yrs
Median household income: $185,574
Median home value: $1,026,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 534
Homeownership rate: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

925980

Median household income

$116,536$185,574

Median home value

$630,900$1,026,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	925	$116,536	$630,900
2020	799	$155,428	$1,006,300
2021	787	$163,015	$987,300
2022	921	$177,856	$1,038,500
2023	980	$185,574	$1,026,900

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 443.0%

45 to 5420.8%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over19.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	2.1%
5 to 17	71	7.2%
18 to 24	58	5.9%
25 to 34	44	4.5%
35 to 44	29	3.0%
45 to 54	204	20.8%
55 to 64	197	20.1%
65 to 74	164	16.7%
75 and over	192	19.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	916	93.5%
Black or African American	21	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	1.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree34.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	2.4%
High school graduate	152	18.3%
Some college or associate's	130	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	241	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	287	34.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone62.3%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	274	62.3%
Carpooled	20	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	125	28.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	123	39.0%
15 to 29 min	92	29.2%
30 to 44 min	33	10.5%
45 to 59 min	56	17.8%
60+ min	11	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 1.0% (10 of 980)

	Count	Share
Family households	298	55.8%
Nonfamily households	236	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	534	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	469	87.8%
Renter-occupied	65	12.2%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	534	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0879785
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.6269, -105.4097