Aspen vs Woody Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Aspen and Woody Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Aspen and Woody Creek are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aspen has the higher population (6,862 vs 123 in Woody Creek). Aspen has the higher median home value ($1,375,000 vs $213,300 in Woody Creek). Since 2019, Aspen's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -35.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Aspen	Woody Creek
Population	6,862	123
Median age	41.7 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,636	—
Median home value	$1,375,000	$213,300
Median gross rent	$1,897	—
Housing units	6,107	80
Homeownership rate	59.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aspen	Woody Creek
Population	7,431 → 6,862 (-7.7%)	192 → 123 (-35.9%)
Median household income	$78,292 → $78,636 (+0.4%)	$34,844 → $62,639 (+79.8%)
Median home value	$636,400 → $1,375,000 (+116.1%)	$136,600 → $213,300 (+56.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,897 (+26.5%)	—

Aspen

Population

7,4316,862

Median household income

$78,292$78,636

Median home value

$636,400$1,375,000

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,897

Woody Creek

Population

192123

Median household income

$34,844$62,639

Median home value

$136,600$213,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aspen	Woody Creek
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	11.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	18.2%	45.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	0.0%
75 and over	6.7%	24.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aspen	Woody Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aspen	Woody Creek
No high school diploma	0.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	9.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree	43.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aspen	Woody Creek
Drove alone	38.9%	57.1%
Carpooled	2.2%	22.4%
Public transit	9.1%	0.0%
Walked	14.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	15.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	20.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aspen	Woody Creek
1-unit, detached	17.6%	22.5%
1-unit, attached	15.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	28.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	22.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	77.5%

Poverty & households

	Aspen	Woody Creek
Poverty rate	11.8%	26.0%
Average household size	1.65	1.54
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1986	2002