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  • Largest town: Idaho Springs

Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County had 9,076 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 395.1 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 64 in Colorado by population and 59th by land area.

Population
9,076
#39 of 64 in Colorado · #2,490 in US
Area
395.1 sq mi
#59 of 64 in Colorado · #2,550 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#22 of 64 in Colorado · #2,133 in US
Median household income
$94,093
#17 of 64 in Colorado · #192 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Clear Creek County within Colorado. Pin: Denver.

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Clear Creek County population, land area and income

Clear Creek County had 9,076 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 395.1 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 64 in Colorado by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 23.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Colorado has 15,336 residents; Clear Creek County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $94,093 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,076

3144th1st

2490th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

395 sq mi

3144th1st

2550th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2133rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$94,093

3143rd1st

192nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Colorado (64)

Population

9,076

64th1st

39th of 64 (CO)

Land area

395 sq mi

64th1st

59th of 64 (CO)

Density

23.0 / sq mi

64th1st

22nd of 64 (CO)

Median household income

$94,093

64th1st

17th of 64 (CO)

How Clear Creek County's population changed since 2020

Clear Creek County lost 284 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.0%. That ranks 56th of 64 in Colorado for growth. The median Colorado county changed by +1.7%, and the state as a whole by +2.9%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Clear Creek County recorded 260 births and 289 deaths, a natural change of -29. Net international migration added +28 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -267. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 267 people.

9,36020209,42520219,32420229,12320239,0762024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
260
Deaths
289
Net international migration
+28
Net domestic migration
-267
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-47

Where Clear Creek County is

The Census internal point of Clear Creek County is at 39.689400, -105.670800. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Colorado's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Clear Creek County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Otero County: -3.6%Lake County: -0.6%Adams County: +4.3%Kit Carson County: +0.2%Phillips County: -0.9%Bent County: +5.5%Lincoln County: -1.1%Washington County: -0.9%Hinsdale County: -5.1%Alamosa County: +1.9%Kiowa County: -4.1%Arapahoe County: +1.8%Archuleta County: +5.1%Montrose County: +4.6%Jefferson County: -0.8%Gilpin County: +2.5%Larimer County: +4.1%Custer County: +17.5%Saguache County: +4.3%Mineral County: +7.1%Broomfield County: +5.1%Logan County: -2.1%Mesa County: +3.4%Eagle County: -2.4%Denver County: +1.6%Pitkin County: -4.2%Boulder County: -0.2%El Paso County: +2.6%Las Animas County: +0.1%San Miguel County: -2.9%Douglas County: +9.3%Cheyenne County: -1.9%Garfield County: +2.2%Ouray County: +6.5%San Juan County: +16.0%Yuma County: +0.8%Elbert County: +12.1%Prowers County: -0.5%Morgan County: +4.2%Delta County: +3.7%Chaffee County: +6.6%Huerfano County: +2.4%Teller County: +0.5%Costilla County: +5.3%Baca County: -3.3%Routt County: +1.6%Conejos County: +1.3%Summit County: -1.1%Clear Creek County: -3.0%Fremont County: +2.5%Rio Blanco County: +1.3%Dolores County: +5.8%Grand County: +2.6%Gunnison County: +2.1%Park County: +5.1%Sedgwick County: -5.5%Montezuma County: +3.7%La Plata County: +2.1%Moffat County: -1.0%Rio Grande County: -3.6%Weld County: +11.5%Pueblo County: +0.9%Jackson County: -7.6%Crowley County: -1.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < +0.5%
  3. < +2.4%
  4. < +5.1%
  5. ≥ +5.1%
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Orange pin: Clear Creek County internal point. Dark pin: Denver.

Internal point

Decimal
39.689400, -105.670800
DMS
39°41'21.84"N 105°40'14.88"W
UTM
13N 442481.9E 4393499.6N
Geohash
9xhcg3hze
Plus code
85FPM8QH+QM

Towns in Clear Creek County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clear Creek County, 2,956 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clear Creek County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Idaho Springs with 1,699.

  1. 01Idaho Springs1,699
  2. 02Georgetown1,257
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clear Creek County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Clear Creek County. The most populous is Jefferson County, CO, with 578,533 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Denver and the nearest big city

Denver is 36.6 miles E of Clear Creek County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Arvada, CO (population 121,873), 29.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Golden, CO (population 20,151), 24.7 miles away.

Clear Creek County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clear Creek County is 08019: state code 08 for Colorado plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $94,093.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clear Creek County, Colorado?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,076. That is down 284 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,360.

What is the FIPS code of Clear Creek County?

08019. The first two digits (08) are Colorado; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clear Creek County?

Idaho Springs, with 1,699 residents inside Clear Creek County in 2024.

Which counties border Clear Creek County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, CO; Summit County, CO; Park County, CO; Grand County, CO; Gilpin County, CO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.