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Westcliffe, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Westcliffe is a Census town of 419 people across 1.23 square miles of land, in Custer County. Median household income is $53,929, 67.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Westcliffe
What Westcliffe is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land339 plus or minus 90
- County holding the largest share of its areaCuster 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.
Westcliffe
How many people live in Westcliffe
- Population419 plus or minus 111
- Median age54.4 plus or minus 15.3
- Population under 1841 plus or minus 31
- Share under 189.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over149 plus or minus 52
- Share 65 and over35.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households264 plus or minus 71
- Family households91 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families34.5 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westcliffe
Income and work in Westcliffe
- Median household income$53,929 plus or minus $26,597
- Per capita income$85,373 plus or minus $57,374
- Civilian labor force217 plus or minus 79
- Employed217 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over366 plus or minus 88
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 31.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westcliffe
Housing in Westcliffe
- Housing units386 plus or minus 92
- Occupied units264 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units122 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate31.6 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Owner occupied179 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied85 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate67.8 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$341,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$879 plus or minus $392
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Single family units243 plus or minus 72
- Share single family63.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more68 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more17.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes75 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westcliffe
How Westcliffe gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute165 plus or minus 63
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.8 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more33 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.0 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Drove alone45.1 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked26.8 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Worked from home22.5 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westcliffe
SBA loans in Westcliffe (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,539,200
- Average approval$507,840
- Median approval$450,000
- Largest approval$1,083,000
- Jobs supported37
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westcliffe, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Westcliffe
SBA loans in Westcliffe (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$348,000
- Average approval$348,000
- Median approval$348,000
- Largest approval$348,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westcliffe, 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.
Custer County, not Westcliffe
Custer County context, not Westcliffe figures
- Establishments in Custer County170
- Covered employment, Custer County1,019
- Average annual pay, Custer County$44,456
- Housing units permitted, Custer County117
Every figure in this section is published for Custer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Westcliffe.
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.
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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
Westcliffe questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Westcliffe, Colorado?
419, in 264 households. Westcliffe town covers 1.23 square miles of land, which is 339 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Westcliffe in?
Custer 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 Westcliffe?
$53,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $341,800. Median gross rent is $879 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Westcliffe businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $450,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $348,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westcliffe, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Westcliffe borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Westcliffe. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Westcliffe figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Custer 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 Westcliffe.
Is zoning published for Westcliffe?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.