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Coal Creek, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Coal Creek is a Census CDP of 2,346 people across 9.39 square miles of land, lying across Jefferson County and Boulder County and Gilpin County. Median household income is $134,250, 90.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Coal Creek
What Coal Creek is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area9.39 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land250 plus or minus 55
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 63.2 percent
- Counties this place lies inJefferson County 63.2 percent, Boulder County 22.5 percent, Gilpin County 14.3 percent
Coal Creek crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Coal Creek
- Population2,346 plus or minus 516
- Median age53.7
- Population under 18321 plus or minus 161
- Share under 1813.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over489 plus or minus 185
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households1,138 plus or minus 244
- Family households789 plus or minus 208
- Share of households that are families69.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Coal Creek
- Median household income$134,250 plus or minus $29,093
- Per capita income$70,469
- Civilian labor force1,306 plus or minus 283
- Employed1,275 plus or minus 282
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,942 plus or minus 422
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent plus or minus 29.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher58.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Coal Creek
- Housing units1,260 plus or minus 252
- Occupied units1,138 plus or minus 244
- Vacant units122 plus or minus 80
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,034 plus or minus 227
- Renter occupied104 plus or minus 80
- Ownership rate90.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$625,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,868 plus or minus $1,053
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Single family units1,260
- Share single family100.0 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Coal Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,080 plus or minus 245
- Commuting under 15 minutes43 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more966 plus or minus 205
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more89.4 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Drove alone79.9 percent
- Carpooled1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home15.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jefferson County, not Coal Creek
Jefferson County context, not Coal Creek figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County17,999
- Covered employment, Jefferson County248,082
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$78,598
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County1,172
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Coal Creek.
All Jefferson 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
Coal Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Coal Creek, Colorado?
2,346, in 1,138 households. Coal Creek CDP covers 9.39 square miles of land, which is 250 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Coal Creek in?
Coal Creek lies in more than one. By area it is 63.2 percent in Jefferson County, 22.5 percent in Boulder County, 14.3 percent in Gilpin County. This page sits under Jefferson County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Coal Creek?
$134,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $625,800. Median gross rent is $1,868 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Coal Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 Coal Creek.
Is zoning published for Coal Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.