Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County has a population of 9,262 and has shrunk 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $608,500, about 6.4 times the county's median household income of $94,577.

Home price
$608,500
Income
$94,577
Population
9,262
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$608,500county
Median gross rent$1,467county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198057.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,146county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,089county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,734county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$94,577county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate6.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home24.2%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government15.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$70,865county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.39%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport40012895county
Miles to nearest general aviation field26 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station17 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths194.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher57.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment634county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible30.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity15.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,262county
Land area in square miles395county
People per square mile of land23.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age49.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.7%county
Share of households that are one person38.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages6.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls6.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents106county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in460county
Households that moved away435county
Average income of arriving households$96,861county
Average income of departing households$75,303county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature39°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.4 incounty
Annual snowfall117.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing222 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days96 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 9county
Average first fall frostSep 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use732 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.5%county
Homes heated by propane20.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.6%county
Households with broadband90.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk40.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk88.1county
Hail risk74.6county
Earthquake risk25.7county
Tornado risk18.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk32.6county
Strong wind risk10.3county
Wildfire risk94.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clear Creek County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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