Cripple Creek vs Divide

A side-by-side comparison of Cripple Creek and Divide: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cripple Creek has the higher population (822 vs 88 in Divide). Since 2019, Divide's population has grown faster (+31.3% vs -19.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Cripple Creek	Divide
Population	822	88
Median age	62.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,198	—
Median home value	$244,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,078	—
Housing units	698	20
Homeownership rate	56.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cripple Creek	Divide
Population	1,021 → 822 (-19.5%)	67 → 88 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$35,132 → $39,198 (+11.6%)	—
Median home value	$146,800 → $244,600 (+66.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,078 (+21.5%)	—

Cripple Creek

Population

1,021822

Median household income

$35,132$39,198

Median home value

$146,800$244,600

Median gross rent

$887$1,078

Divide

Population

6788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cripple Creek	Divide
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.0%	73.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	35.5%	17.0%
75 and over	8.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cripple Creek	Divide
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	31.8%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	68.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cripple Creek	Divide
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cripple Creek	Divide
Drove alone	70.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cripple Creek	Divide
1-unit, detached	55.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cripple Creek	Divide
Poverty rate	17.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.63	4.40
Mean commute (minutes)	12	—
Median year structure built	1983	—