Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County is a county in the United States of Colorado. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 9322 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 8908, making it the 39th most populous county in Colorado. Its area is just over 396.46 square miles (1026.83 kmē), of which, 395.45 square miles (1024.21 kmē) of it is land and 1.01 square miles (2.62 kmē) of it is water, giving it the fifth smallest by total area among Colorado's county.

Clear Creek County Colorado
Map of Clear Creek County, Colorado

As of the census of 2000, there were 9322 people in the county, organized into 4019 households, and 2608 families residing in the county. The population density was 23.6 people per square mile (9.11/kmē), it is the 19th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 5128 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5.02/kmē). The average household size was 2.31 persons, and the average family size was 2.81 persons. In the county Age distribution was 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 8908, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 8491 White, 91 Black or African American, 90 American Indian, 72 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 160 from two or more races.

Clear Creek County Colorado Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Clear Creek County Colorado School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Clear Creek County Colorado GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $50997, making it the 12th highest county by median household income in Colorado. The median income for a family in the county was $61400, making its Colorado's 11th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $28160, it is eighth wealthiest county by per capita income in Colorado.

In 2000, 2042 pupils and students, of which 51.47% are male and 48.53% are female, 21.91% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.42% nursery or pri school, 3.82% kindergarten, 46.87% elementary school, 26.2% high school and 14.69% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Downieville-lawson-dumont CdpClear Creek County0.860.860364423.71856047813
2Empire TownClear Creek County0.250.25035514062041732159
3Georgetown TownClear Creek County1.030.950.0810881146.22518042969
4Idaho Springs CityClear Creek County1.041.04018891820.12078939643
5Silver Plume TownClear Creek County0.250.250203820.21888035208
YearPopulation
April 2000 census9322
April 2000 Estimate9322
July 2000 Estimate9310
July 2001 Estimate9401
July 2002 Estimate9495
July 2003 Estimate9339
July 2004 Estimate9053
July 2005 Estimate9017
July 2006 Estimate8895
July 2007 Estimate8933
July 2008 Estimate8908
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school61111172
Kindergarten354378
Elementary school507450957
High school297238535
College or graduate school151149300
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Clear Creek County, Colorado$50997$61400$28160
Colorado, United States$47203$55883$24049
United States$41994$50046$21587