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Cripple Creek, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Cripple Creek is a Census city of 955 people across 1.52 square miles of land, in Teller County. Median household income is $41,840, 55.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cripple Creek
What Cripple Creek is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land628 plus or minus 187
- County holding the largest share of its areaTeller 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.
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How many people live in Cripple Creek
- Population955 plus or minus 284
- Median age60.0
- Population under 18101 plus or minus 68
- Share under 1810.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over345 plus or minus 150
- Share 65 and over36.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Households591 plus or minus 159
- Family households221 plus or minus 117
- Share of households that are families37.4 percent plus or minus 17.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cripple Creek
- Median household income$41,840 plus or minus $9,391
- Per capita income$33,084 plus or minus $6,756
- Civilian labor force350 plus or minus 146
- Employed316 plus or minus 144
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate9.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over841 plus or minus 246
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cripple Creek
- Housing units793 plus or minus 176
- Occupied units591 plus or minus 159
- Vacant units202 plus or minus 73
- Vacancy rate25.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied329 plus or minus 123
- Renter occupied262 plus or minus 118
- Ownership rate55.7 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$285,800 plus or minus $97,736
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,048 plus or minus $629
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.1 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Single family units459 plus or minus 132
- Share single family57.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more290 plus or minus 130
- Share in buildings of two or more36.6 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cripple Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute249 plus or minus 107
- Commuting under 15 minutes191 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.7 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone73.8 percent plus or minus 45.8
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Worked from home17.3 percent plus or minus 14.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cripple Creek (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,626,500
- Average approval$525,300
- Median approval$481,500
- Largest approval$877,000
- Jobs supported76
- Jobs per approval15.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more80.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cripple Creek, 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.
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Flood risk in Cripple Creek
- NFIP communityCity of Cripple Creek
- NFIP community number080174
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09(M)
The City of Cripple Creek participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080174 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.
Teller County, not Cripple Creek
Teller County context, not Cripple Creek figures
- Establishments in Teller County824
- Covered employment, Teller County8,473
- Average annual pay, Teller County$53,957
- Housing units permitted, Teller County145
Every figure in this section is published for Teller County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cripple Creek.
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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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
Cripple Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cripple Creek, Colorado?
955, in 591 households. Cripple Creek city covers 1.52 square miles of land, which is 628 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cripple Creek in?
Teller 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 Cripple Creek?
$41,840. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $285,800. Median gross rent is $1,048 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cripple Creek businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $481,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cripple Creek, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cripple Creek borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cripple Creek. 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.
Is Cripple Creek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cripple Creek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cripple Creek, city of, community 080174, 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 Cripple Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Teller 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 Cripple Creek.
Is zoning published for Cripple Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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