People QuickFacts Clear Creek County Colorado Population, 2012 estimate 9,026 5,187,582 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 9,088 5,029,196 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.7% 3.1% Population, 2010 9,088 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.5% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 16.5% 24.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.3% 11.3% Female persons, percent, 2011 47.9% 49.8%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 95.9% 88.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.8% 4.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% 1.6% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 2.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.7% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 5.4% 20.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 91.4% 69.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.6% 80.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.5% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 3.7% 16.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 96.5% 89.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 39.9% 36.3% Veterans, 2007-2011 868 405,303 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 31.9 24.3  Housing units, 2011 5,710 2,224,603 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 80.5% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 11.8% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $279,600 $236,700 Households, 2007-2011 4,031 1,941,193 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.23 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $35,345 $30,816 Median household income, 2007-2011 $62,756 $57,685 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 6.1% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Clear Creek County Colorado Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 341 150,889 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 2,533 1,972,271 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -0.1% 0.9% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 998 426,417  Total number of firms, 2007 1,193 547,770 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 29.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 46,331,953 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,955 53,598,986 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 73,119 65,896,788 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,185 $13,609 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 25,036 11,440,395 Building permits, 2012 6 23,301     Geography QuickFacts Clear Creek County Colorado Land area in square miles, 2010 395.23 103,641.89 Persons per square mile, 2010 23.0 48.5 FIPS Code 019 08 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts