CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Castle Pines

Colorado · 5,958 residents · 9.59 sq mi

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Castle Pines is home to 5,958 people in Colorado. That is roughly 192% ahead of the Colorado median. Households take in $138,035 a year at the median, 224% more than the country as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 70% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $403,100. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 35.2

More educated

70% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,958

+70%vs 2009

vs 3,507 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

39.7

−19%vs 2009

vs 49.1 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

9.59 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.5%(509)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.8%(581)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(483)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.3%(258)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 241.7%(99)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.3%(493)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4421.6%(1,285)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5421.3%(1,268)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.2%(728)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.3%(196)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 840.9%(53)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.1%(5)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$138,035

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $213,929 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$70,456

−41%vs 2009

vs $119,635 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

0.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 0.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$403,100

−44%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $901,000 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$2,001

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $2,001 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

98.5%

+4.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 94.2% in 2009

1.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic93%(3,260)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(187)

Asian1.7%(60)

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(5,589)

Black0.9%(53)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(188)

Asian1.3%(77)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(510)

South American2.9%(392)

Venezuelan1.5%(197)

Colombian1.1%(144)

Spaniard0.9%(115)

Cuban0.5%(63)

Peruvian0.4%(51)

Puerto Rican0.2%(33)

Central American0.1%(18)

Panamanian0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.8%(236)

Korean0.9%(119)

Chinese0.4%(53)

Filipino0.2%(24)

Japanese0.1%(18)

Sri Lankan0.1%(16)

Malaysian0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(47)

Ancestry

German22.4%(2,996)

Irish16.4%(2,195)

English14.5%(1,939)

Italian5.9%(792)

French3.8%(509)

Czech3.5%(466)

Scottish3.2%(434)

Swedish2.8%(378)

Dutch2.5%(341)

Subsaharan African2.5%(330)

Norwegian2.3%(313)

Iranian2.3%(306)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Polish2.3%(305)

American2.1%(276)

Finnish2%(266)

Portuguese1.1%(151)

Hungarian1%(137)

Lithuanian1%(137)

Swiss0.6%(83)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(78)

Austrian0.5%(72)

French Canadian0.5%(69)

Danish0.4%(57)

Croatian0.4%(55)

British0.4%(50)

Russian0.4%(50)

Canadian0.3%(39)

Armenian0.3%(37)

Greek0.3%(34)

Ukrainian0.1%(20)

Welsh0.1%(20)

Arab0.1%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Macedonian0.1%(13)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Slovene0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

69.6%

−4.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 74.5% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

98.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 100.0% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

26.1%

−4.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 30.4% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married11.5%(257)

Married85.9%(1,923)

Widowed0.2%(4)

Divorced2.4%(54)

Women 15+

Never married9.5%(211)

Married86.1%(1,909)

Widowed1.2%(26)

Divorced3.2%(70)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2013

from 1.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.0%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 91.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.3%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)34.7%(255)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.2%(281)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.2%(185)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 735 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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