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Idaho Springs, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Idaho Springs is a Census city of 1,986 people across 2.38 square miles of land, in Clear Creek County. Median household income is $89,436, 74.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Idaho Springs
What Idaho Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.38 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land833
- County holding the largest share of its areaClear Creek County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idaho Springs
How many people live in Idaho Springs
- Population1,986
- Median age43.3
- Population under 18406 plus or minus 150
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over336 plus or minus 122
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households783
- Family households488 plus or minus 134
- Share of households that are families62.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idaho Springs
Income and work in Idaho Springs
- Median household income$89,436
- Per capita income$40,590
- Civilian labor force1,252 plus or minus 307
- Employed1,208 plus or minus 309
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 29
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,368
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.3 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idaho Springs
Housing in Idaho Springs
- Housing units842
- Occupied units783
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied581 plus or minus 152
- Renter occupied202 plus or minus 87
- Ownership rate74.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$446,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,548 plus or minus $378
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units633 plus or minus 168
- Share single family75.2 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Units in buildings of two or more145 plus or minus 94
- Share in buildings of two or more17.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Mobile homes64 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idaho Springs
How Idaho Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute917 plus or minus 232
- Commuting under 15 minutes367 plus or minus 121
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more420 plus or minus 168
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.8 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone50.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Carpooled17.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home24.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idaho Springs
SBA loans in Idaho Springs (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$28,762,900
- Average approval$1,797,681
- Median approval$1,307,750
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported251
- Jobs per approval15.7
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more62.5 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Idaho Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Idaho Springs
SBA loans in Idaho Springs (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$226,000
- Average approval$226,000
- Median approval$226,000
- Largest approval$226,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Idaho Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Idaho Springs
Flood risk in Idaho Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Idaho Springs
- NFIP community number080036
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19
The City of Idaho Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080036 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Clear Creek County, not Idaho Springs
Clear Creek County context, not Idaho Springs figures
- Establishments in Clear Creek County340
- Covered employment, Clear Creek County3,323
- Average annual pay, Clear Creek County$65,645
- Housing units permitted, Clear Creek County19
Every figure in this section is published for Clear Creek County as a whole and is not a measurement of Idaho Springs.
All Clear Creek County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Idaho Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Idaho Springs, Colorado?
1,986, in 783 households. Idaho Springs city covers 2.38 square miles of land, which is 833 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Idaho Springs in?
Clear Creek County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Idaho Springs?
$89,436. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $446,500. Median gross rent is $1,548 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Idaho Springs businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $28.8 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $1,307,750, plus 1 504 approvals worth $226,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Idaho Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Idaho Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Idaho Springs. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Idaho Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Idaho Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Idaho Springs, city of, community 080036, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Idaho Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clear Creek County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Idaho Springs.
Is zoning published for Idaho Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.