Cripple Creek vs Goldfield

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

Cripple Creek and Goldfield 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 160 in Goldfield). Cripple Creek has the higher median home value ($244,600 vs $156,900 in Goldfield). Since 2019, Goldfield's population has grown faster (+344.4% vs -19.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Cripple Creek	Goldfield
Population	822	160
Median age	62.5 yrs	61.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,198	—
Median home value	$244,600	$156,900
Median gross rent	$1,078	—
Housing units	698	118
Homeownership rate	56.4%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cripple Creek	Goldfield
Population	1,021 → 822 (-19.5%)	36 → 160 (+344.4%)
Median household income	$35,132 → $39,198 (+11.6%)	—
Median home value	$146,800 → $244,600 (+66.6%)	$82,800 → $156,900 (+89.5%)
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

Goldfield

Population

36160

Median home value

$82,800$156,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cripple Creek	Goldfield
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.5%	6.9%
18 to 24	1.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	75.0%
65 to 74	35.5%	11.3%
75 and over	8.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cripple Creek	Goldfield
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cripple Creek	Goldfield
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cripple Creek	Goldfield
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	Goldfield
1-unit, detached	55.9%	39.0%
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%	61.0%

Poverty & households

	Cripple Creek	Goldfield
Poverty rate	17.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.63	1.52
Mean commute (minutes)	12	—
Median year structure built	1983	1968