County profile
Clear Creek County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#2205 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 27% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$656.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-14.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,044
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
340
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,994
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$94.6k±$16.9k
Bachelor's degree+
57.5%±6.3%
Poverty rate
6.4%±2.0%
Business applications
229 · 2025
Retail establishments
54
59.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Arts & recreation32%
Food & accommodation26%
Mining & energy21%
Retail trade12%
Manufacturing5%
Construction4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,994
residents · 2025 · -3.9% since 2020
Income per capita $85.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−279
International migration+10
Natural change−80
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$533.8M2019
$488.1M2020
$532.1M2021
$592.0M2022
$770.6M2023
$656.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$608.5k±$38.4k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$159/mo
Vacancy rate
19.6%±4.7%
Affordability
9.4× wages
Residential permits
$12.3M
21 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Avalanche 98Wildfire 94Landslide 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3332016
3702017
3992018
4282019
4462020
5122021
6012022
6172023
6482024
6192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -78% since 2021972021
202022
252023
192024
212025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.1 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
5.4 km
GLRX
Nearest port
831.4 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
51.2 km
ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.9k
avg. annual pay · +36% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clear Creek?
Clear Creek's economy produced $656.4M in 2024, contracting 14.8% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is arts & recreation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.