Cave Creek is home to 5,091 people in Arizona. The median age is 61.2, about 22 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $906,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,067, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 61.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cave Creek
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.8 → 61.2(+22.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$361,210 → $906,100(+151%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants79.2% → 94.6%(+15.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)3.4%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(94)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.5%(283)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 529 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cave Creek, decade by decade
Cave Creek population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,925
$87,267
$361,210
30.4%
12.5
2000
3,728
$109,186
$479,460
40.9%
20.1
2010
5,015
$131,192
$976,790
57.2%
25.5
2020
4,892
–
$449,424
62.1%
23.3
2024
5,091
$107,067
$906,100
52.4%
26.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
