Coal Creek is home to 2,346 people in Colorado. The median age is 53.7, about 15 years above the US median. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Getting to work takes 42 minutes on average.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $134,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Coal Creek
What changed most since 2000
Median age39.5 → 53.7(+14.2 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
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)23.7%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.4%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 76 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
Coal Creek, decade by decade
Coal 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
2000
2,323
$134,347
$382,912
45.9%
15.6
2010
2,400
$128,444
$451,711
43.8%
16.1
2020
2,494
$146,430
$530,752
58.6%
28.8
2024
2,346
$134,250
$625,800
58.1%
19.6
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.
