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Clear Creek County, Colorado (CO)

County population in 2022: 9,515 (all rural); it was 9,322 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,410
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 817
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,052
Renter-occupied apartments: 981 (it was 967 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

34%

Land area: 395 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Clear Creek County: 95.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (22.1%), Educational, health and social services (15.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (13.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Clear Creek County, CO (2022)
    • 8,03285.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7668.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2332.5%Two or more races
    • 1721.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 820.9%Some other race alone
    • 780.8%Asian alone
    • 500.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 120.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

50.0 years
Colorado median age:

37.7 years
Males: 4,826  (50.7%)
Females: 4,689  (49.3%)
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Average household size:
Clear Creek County:

2.0 people
Colorado:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $88,864 ($50,997 in 1999)
This county:

$88,864
Colorado:

$89,302

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,191 (lower quartile is $946, upper quartile is $1,460)
This county:

$1191
State:

$1513


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $577,838 (it was $193,500 in 2000)
Clear Creek:

$577,838
Colorado:

$531,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $409,235 - $838,593
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,094
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $742

Institutionalized population: 78

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 8
  • Thefts: 44
  • Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 5
  • Thefts: 36
  • Auto thefts: 9
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Health of residents in Clear Creek County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
79.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
62.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 16 buildings, average cost: $497,700
  • 2021: 21 buildings, average cost: $404,600
  • 2020: 22 buildings, average cost: $283,400
  • 2019: 20 buildings, average cost: $289,100
  • 2018: 19 buildings, average cost: $254,800
  • 2017: 20 buildings, average cost: $311,900
  • 2016: 12 buildings, average cost: $328,800
  • 2015: 18 buildings, average cost: $234,300
  • 2014: 11 buildings, average cost: $337,600
  • 2013: 11 buildings, average cost: $176,400
  • 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $248,600
  • 2011: 16 buildings, average cost: $231,000
  • 2010: 13 buildings, average cost: $310,200
  • 2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $303,500
  • 2008: 15 buildings, average cost: $369,000
  • 2007: 26 buildings, average cost: $426,800
  • 2006: 37 buildings, average cost: $286,900
  • 2005: 41 buildings, average cost: $234,800
  • 2004: 41 buildings, average cost: $247,700
  • 2003: 53 buildings, average cost: $184,900
  • 2002: 69 buildings, average cost: $183,100
  • 2001: 65 buildings, average cost: $194,200
  • 2000: 58 buildings, average cost: $175,400
  • 1999: 82 buildings, average cost: $179,100
  • 1998: 96 buildings, average cost: $167,600
  • 1997: 77 buildings, average cost: $168,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Clear Creek, CO residents
Average permit cost in Clear Creek, CO

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,079 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,084 (0.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Clear Creek, CO in 2022
Distribution of house value in Clear Creek, CO in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Clear Creek, CO in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.5%
Clear Creek County:

6.5%
Colorado:

9.4%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.2% for Black residents, 12.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.9% for American Indian residents, 21.7% for other race residents, 13.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 50.0 years old
(Males: 48.6 years old, Females: 50.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.9 years old, Black residents: 34.8 years old, American Indian residents: 71.0 years old, Asian residents: 56.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 44.6 years old, Other race residents: 25.4 years old)

Area name: Denver-Aurora, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clear Creek County is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1262 a month.

Cities in this county include: Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Upper Bear Creek, Floyd Hill, Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Empire, St. Mary's, Silver Plume.

Clear Creek County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Clear Creek County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.051 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Cass County, Illinois , Butler County, Ohio , Frederick County, Maryland , Kit Carson County , Hendricks County, Indiana , Macon County, Illinois .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
Colorado:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Clear Creek, CO
County total employment by year in Clear Creek, CO
County average yearly wages by year in Clear Creek, CO

Current college students: 300
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 426 (66.4% naturalized citizens)

Clear Creek County:

4.5%
Whole state:

9.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1152010 or later
  • 912000 to 2009
  • 411990 to 1999
  • 101980 to 1989
  • 251970 to 1979
  • 95Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.1%

Clear Creek County marital status for males Clear Creek County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,708
  • One, attached: 159
  • Two: 110
  • 3 or 4: 159
  • 5 to 9: 165
  • 10 to 19: 136
  • 20 to 49: 113
  • 50 or more: 15
  • Mobile homes: 271
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Clear Creek County with a mortgage: 2,352 (268 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 208 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Here:

12.5% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Clear Creek County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic7083
Mainline Protestant3535
Other2372
Evangelical Protestant1132
None7,677-
Clear Creek County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Clear Creek County:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Clear Creek County:

11.19 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 23
This county:

25.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Clear Creek County:

5.3%
Colorado:

5.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Clear Creek County:

20.4%
State:

18.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

6.2%
State:

9.6%

Agriculture in Clear Creek County:

Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $882
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22,541
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 69 years

Earthquake activity:

Clear Creek County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 790% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 423.4 miles away from Clear Creek County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 185.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 518.0 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 190.1 miles away from the county center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 392.4 miles away from Clear Creek County center
On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 245.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3365: September 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 3365, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado Flooding, Incident Period: July 28, 1997 to August 12, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1186: August 01, 1997, FEMA Id: 1186, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Colorado SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 19, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-261: May 19, 1969, FEMA Id: 261, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Clear Creek County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Clear Creek

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,406 (52.8%)
  • Carpooled: 310 (6.8%)
  • Bus: 34 (0.7%)
  • Ferryboat: 40 (0.9%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 26 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 412 (9.0%)
  • Worked at home: 1,491 (32.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care and social assistance (9%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Educational services (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Ethiopia (16%)
  • Korea (15%)
  • Peru (14%)
  • Mexico (13%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (9%)
  • England (7%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Clear Creek County


  • English (15%)
  • German (12%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • American (11%)
  • Italian (7%)
  • European (6%)
  • Scottish (4%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Clear Creek County, Colorado in 2010:

  • 66 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 12 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 6 people in college/university student housing
42 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $101,440.

12.96% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($94,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

12.96%
Colorado average:

11.28%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.15% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($64,092 average AGI)
3.81% relocated from other states ($30,113 average AGI)
Clear Creek County:

3.81%
Colorado average:

5.04%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jefferson County, CO  3.78% ($85,066 average AGI)
from Denver County, CO  1.74% ($85,186)
from Arapahoe County, CO  0.87% ($54,257)
from Boulder County, CO  0.57% ($78,435)


13.00% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($69,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

13.00%
Colorado average:

11.05%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.33% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($40,293 average AGI)
5.67% relocated to other states ($29,245 average AGI)
Clear Creek County:

5.67%
Colorado average:

4.80%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jefferson County, CO  2.39% ($50,615 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO  0.77% ($68,742)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Clear Creek County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Clear Creek County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Clear Creek County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Clear Creek County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Clear Creek County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Clear Creek County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Clear Creek County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Clear Creek County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Clear Creek County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 873 (744 aged, 129 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 189 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,515
  • Male householders: 2,394 (1,056 living alone), Female householders: 2,409 (703 living alone)
  • 2,186 spouses (2,181 opposite-sex spouses), 267 unmarried partners, (253 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,775 children (1,650 natural, 2 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 85 parents, 0 foster children, 70 other relatives, 283 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 98

Size of family households: 1,489 2-persons, 658 3-persons, 359 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 30 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,761 1-person, 322 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 59 4-persons.

881 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (39 men, 145 women).

92.9% of residents of Clear Creek speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $48,065,000 ($5,211 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $499,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,153,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,627,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,000
Federal grants: $6,279,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,533,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,472,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,936,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,487,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 537
Here:

58 per 1000 residents
State:

76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 247
Here:

27 per 1000 residents
State:

32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -390
Here -42 per 1000 residents
State +10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Clear Creek County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.56 millions of gallons per day (22% from ground, 78% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.7
State:

4.0

Year house built in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • Year house built in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • 02020 or later
  • 1612010 to 2019
  • 4162000 to 2009
  • 9581990 to 1999
  • 7181980 to 1989
  • 1,1291970 to 1979
  • 7551960 to 1969
  • 2031950 to 1959
  • 1021940 to 1949
  • 1,1921939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Clear Creek County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • 01 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 1753 rooms
  • 4914 rooms
  • 6445 rooms
  • 8676 rooms
  • 3787 rooms
  • 4858 rooms
  • 8159+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • 111 room
  • 1292 rooms
  • 3023 rooms
  • 1934 rooms
  • 2215 rooms
  • 556 rooms
  • 127 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Clear Creek County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1651 bedroom
  • 8042 bedrooms
  • 1,8713 bedrooms
  • 9184 bedrooms
  • 865+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clear Creek County, Colorado
  • 23no bedroom
  • 3311 bedroom
  • 3732 bedrooms
  • 1633 bedrooms
  • 404 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Clear Creek County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Clear Creek County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Clear Creek County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 83no vehicle
  • 7051 vehicle
  • 1,8382 vehicles
  • 6533 vehicles
  • 3774 vehicles
  • 2025+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Clear Creek County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Clear Creek County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 113no vehicle
  • 3331 vehicle
  • 2922 vehicles
  • 1363 vehicles
  • 414 vehicles
  • 405+ vehicles

88.7% of Clear Creek County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Colorado.

Clear Creek County:

88.7%
State average:

83.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3,556
  • Other state: 5,322
  • Northeast: 1,035
  • Midwest: 2,159
  • South: 791
  • West: 1,338
Year householders moved into unit in Clear Creek County, CO
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Clear Creek County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 54.7%Utility gas
  • 25.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 11.0%Electricity
  • 6.7%Wood
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 43.6%Utility gas
  • 35.9%Electricity
  • 8.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.2%No fuel used
  • 4.4%Wood
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90
Here:

21.0%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
Here:

0.3%
Colorado:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 71
Here:

40.1%
Colorado:

14.0%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Clear Creek County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,420,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,245,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $170,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $91,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,225,000
    Other: $2,805,000
    Solid Waste Management: $310,000
    Solid Waste Management: $267,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $2,015,000
    Regular Highways: $1,508,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $590,000
    Regular Highways: $513,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $497,000
    Hospitals: $286,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,737,000
    Police Protection: $4,934,000
    Financial Administration: $3,566,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,351,000
    Regular Highways: $3,280,000
    Financial Administration: $3,160,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Regular Highways: $2,792,000
    Health - Other: $2,700,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
    Health - Other: $2,453,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,245,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    General - Other: $1,626,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,102,000
    General Public Buildings: $612,000
    General Public Buildings: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $455,000
    Solid Waste Management: $362,000
    Solid Waste Management: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $336,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $251,000
    Housing and Community Development: $248,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $229,000
    Water Utilities: $157,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Hospitals: $91,000
    Transit Utilities: $72,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Transit Utilities: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
    Hospitals: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $334,000
    General Local Government Support: $322,000
    Other: $35,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $140,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $274,000
    Other: $212,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $579,000
    Sale of Property: $454,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $240,000
    General Revenue - Other: $234,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $211,000
    Sale of Property: $208,000
    Interest Earnings: $189,000
    Rents: $135,000
    Rents: $133,000
    General Revenue - Other: $119,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $77,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $66,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $846,000
    Regular Highways: $704,000
    Police Protection: $552,000
    General Public Building: $516,000
    Police Protection: $503,000
    Financial Administration: $198,000
    Financial Administration: $190,000
    Parks and Recreation: $121,000
    Hospitals: $88,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $135,000
    Water Utilities: $111,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,172,000
    Other: $2,443,000
    Public Welfare: $2,291,000
    Public Welfare: $2,059,000
    Highways: $1,390,000
    Highways: $1,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $290,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $20,880,000
    Property: $16,001,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,340,000
    Other License: $354,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $353,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Other License: $260,000
    Other Selective Sales: $222,000
    Other Selective Sales: $165,000
    Other: $155,000
    Other: $151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $52,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $46,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,501,000
    : $11,233,000

Clear Creek County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,420,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,245,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $170,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $91,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,225,000
    Other: $2,805,000
    Solid Waste Management: $310,000
    Solid Waste Management: $267,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $2,015,000
    Regular Highways: $1,508,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $590,000
    Regular Highways: $513,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $497,000
    Hospitals: $286,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,737,000
    Police Protection: $4,934,000
    Financial Administration: $3,566,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,351,000
    Regular Highways: $3,280,000
    Financial Administration: $3,160,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Regular Highways: $2,792,000
    Health - Other: $2,700,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
    Health - Other: $2,453,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,245,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    General - Other: $1,626,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,102,000
    General Public Buildings: $612,000
    General Public Buildings: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $455,000
    Solid Waste Management: $362,000
    Solid Waste Management: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $336,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $251,000
    Housing and Community Development: $248,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $229,000
    Water Utilities: $157,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Hospitals: $91,000
    Transit Utilities: $72,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Transit Utilities: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
    Hospitals: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $334,000
    General Local Government Support: $322,000
    Other: $35,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $140,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $274,000
    Other: $212,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $579,000
    Sale of Property: $454,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $240,000
    General Revenue - Other: $234,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $211,000
    Sale of Property: $208,000
    Interest Earnings: $189,000
    Rents: $135,000
    Rents: $133,000
    General Revenue - Other: $119,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $77,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $66,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $846,000
    Regular Highways: $704,000
    Police Protection: $552,000
    General Public Building: $516,000
    Police Protection: $503,000
    Financial Administration: $198,000
    Financial Administration: $190,000
    Parks and Recreation: $121,000
    Hospitals: $88,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $135,000
    Water Utilities: $111,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,172,000
    Other: $2,443,000
    Public Welfare: $2,291,000
    Public Welfare: $2,059,000
    Highways: $1,390,000
    Highways: $1,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $290,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $20,880,000
    Property: $16,001,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,340,000
    Other License: $354,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $353,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Other License: $260,000
    Other Selective Sales: $222,000
    Other Selective Sales: $165,000
    Other: $155,000
    Other: $151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $52,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $46,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,501,000
    : $11,233,000

Clear Creek County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,420,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,245,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $170,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $91,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,225,000
    Other: $2,805,000
    Solid Waste Management: $310,000
    Solid Waste Management: $267,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $2,015,000
    Regular Highways: $1,508,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $590,000
    Regular Highways: $513,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $497,000
    Hospitals: $286,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,737,000
    Police Protection: $4,934,000
    Financial Administration: $3,566,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,351,000
    Regular Highways: $3,280,000
    Financial Administration: $3,160,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Regular Highways: $2,792,000
    Health - Other: $2,700,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
    Health - Other: $2,453,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,245,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    General - Other: $1,626,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,102,000
    General Public Buildings: $612,000
    General Public Buildings: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $455,000
    Solid Waste Management: $362,000
    Solid Waste Management: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $336,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $251,000
    Housing and Community Development: $248,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $229,000
    Water Utilities: $157,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Hospitals: $91,000
    Transit Utilities: $72,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Transit Utilities: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
    Hospitals: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $334,000
    General Local Government Support: $322,000
    Other: $35,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $140,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $274,000
    Other: $212,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $579,000
    Sale of Property: $454,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $240,000
    General Revenue - Other: $234,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $211,000
    Sale of Property: $208,000
    Interest Earnings: $189,000
    Rents: $135,000
    Rents: $133,000
    General Revenue - Other: $119,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $77,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $66,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $846,000
    Regular Highways: $704,000
    Police Protection: $552,000
    General Public Building: $516,000
    Police Protection: $503,000
    Financial Administration: $198,000
    Financial Administration: $190,000
    Parks and Recreation: $121,000
    Hospitals: $88,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $135,000
    Water Utilities: $111,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,172,000
    Other: $2,443,000
    Public Welfare: $2,291,000
    Public Welfare: $2,059,000
    Highways: $1,390,000
    Highways: $1,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $290,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $20,880,000
    Property: $16,001,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,340,000
    Other License: $354,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $353,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Other License: $260,000
    Other Selective Sales: $222,000
    Other Selective Sales: $165,000
    Other: $155,000
    Other: $151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $52,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $46,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,501,000
    : $11,233,000

Clear Creek County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,420,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,245,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $170,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $91,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,225,000
    Other: $2,805,000
    Solid Waste Management: $310,000
    Solid Waste Management: $267,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $2,015,000
    Regular Highways: $1,508,000
    Parks and Recreation: $739,000
    Parks and Recreation: $590,000
    Regular Highways: $513,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $497,000
    Hospitals: $286,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,737,000
    Police Protection: $4,934,000
    Financial Administration: $3,566,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,351,000
    Regular Highways: $3,280,000
    Financial Administration: $3,160,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Regular Highways: $2,792,000
    Health - Other: $2,700,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,529,000
    Health - Other: $2,453,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,245,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    General - Other: $1,626,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,102,000
    General Public Buildings: $612,000
    General Public Buildings: $572,000
    Parks and Recreation: $455,000
    Solid Waste Management: $362,000
    Solid Waste Management: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $336,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $300,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $251,000
    Housing and Community Development: $248,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $229,000
    Water Utilities: $157,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Hospitals: $91,000
    Transit Utilities: $72,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Transit Utilities: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
    Hospitals: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $334,000
    General Local Government Support: $322,000
    Other: $35,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $140,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $274,000
    Other: $212,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $579,000
    Sale of Property: $454,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $240,000
    General Revenue - Other: $234,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $211,000
    Sale of Property: $208,000
    Interest Earnings: $189,000
    Rents: $135,000
    Rents: $133,000
    General Revenue - Other: $119,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $77,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $66,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $846,000
    Regular Highways: $704,000
    Police Protection: $552,000
    General Public Building: $516,000
    Police Protection: $503,000
    Financial Administration: $198,000
    Financial Administration: $190,000
    Parks and Recreation: $121,000
    Hospitals: $88,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $135,000
    Water Utilities: $111,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,172,000
    Other: $2,443,000
    Public Welfare: $2,291,000
    Public Welfare: $2,059,000
    Highways: $1,390,000
    Highways: $1,105,000
    Housing and Community Development: $290,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $20,880,000
    Property: $16,001,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,340,000
    Other License: $354,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $353,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Other License: $260,000
    Other Selective Sales: $222,000
    Other Selective Sales: $165,000
    Other: $155,000
    Other: $151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $52,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $46,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,501,000
    : $11,233,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 66
  • Number of aged recipients: 8
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 58
  • Number of recipients under 18: 7
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 46
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 13
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 29
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 32
Most common first names in Clear Creek County, CO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary2174.8 years
John2172.4 years
William2073.7 years
Robert1671.5 years
James1564.2 years
Charles1477.1 years
Margaret1380.5 years
George1174.1 years
Harry1069.7 years
Helen1076.1 years
Most common last names in Clear Creek County, CO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson2074.1 years
Anderson1079.4 years
Williams965.3 years
White880.9 years
Miller868.0 years
Hancock783.1 years
Smith776.6 years
Jones657.8 years
Buckley675.8 years
Davis678.0 years
Businesses in Clear Creek County, CO
NameCountNameCount
Burger King1Super 81
Starbucks1Vans1
Subway1