Castle Pines

Population: 12,573
Median household income: $189,918
Median home value: $827,900

Castle Pines is a community in Douglas County, Colorado, home to 12,573 residents. The median household income of $189,918 is above the Douglas County median ($145,737).

From 2019 to 2023, Castle Pines's population grew 18.7% from 10,591 to 12,573, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $615,400 to $827,900.

69.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,573
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $189,918
Median home value: $827,900
Median gross rent: $2,128
Housing units: 4,628
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,59112,573

Median household income

$163,819$189,918

Median home value

$615,400$827,900

Median gross rent

$1,768$2,128

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,591	$163,819	$615,400	$1,768
2020	10,977	$178,036	$652,300	$1,489
2021	11,296	$186,976	$688,100	$1,737
2022	11,811	$189,280	$775,200	$1,904
2023	12,573	$189,918	$827,900	$2,128

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	604	4.8%
5 to 17	2,343	18.6%
18 to 24	795	6.3%
25 to 34	1,272	10.1%
35 to 44	1,561	12.4%
45 to 54	1,928	15.3%
55 to 64	2,063	16.4%
65 to 74	1,237	9.8%
75 and over	770	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,830	78.2%
Black or African American	512	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	397	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	83	0.7%
Some other race	32	0.3%
Two or more races	426	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,277	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate10.3%

Some college or associate's19.0%

Bachelor's degree45.2%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	0.8%
High school graduate	910	10.3%
Some college or associate's	1,678	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,989	45.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,183	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone57.6%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home33.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,052	57.6%
Carpooled	280	4.0%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	260	3.7%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	2,372	33.7%
Other means	49	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	978	21.0%
15 to 29 min	1,896	40.6%
30 to 44 min	989	21.2%
45 to 59 min	582	12.5%
60+ min	220	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 4.7% (595 of 12,553)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,811	84.3%
Nonfamily households	712	15.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,523	97.7%
Vacant	105	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,802	84.1%
Renter-occupied	721	15.9%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,759	81.2%
1-unit, attached	335	7.2%
2 to 4 units	117	2.5%
5 to 19 units	387	8.4%
20 or more units	30	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0812387
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4625, -104.8706