Cherry Creek, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,721
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.1
3.04% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
4.97%
4.06% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$153,776
4.17% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$888,900
3.75% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,866
2.41% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cherry Creek, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93% of the residents in Cherry Creek, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cherry Creek, CO was $888,900, and the homeownership rate was 79.8%.

Most people in Cherry Creek, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cherry Creek, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cherry Creek, CO is home to a population of 10.7k people, from which 93% are citizens. As of 2024, 16% of Cherry Creek, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.71k people).

In 2024, there were 5.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.19k people) in Cherry Creek, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 771 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93%
2024 Citizenship
91.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93% of Cherry Creek, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cherry Creek, CO was 91.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cherry Creek, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.19k ± 719
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.38k ± 401
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    771 ± 418
11.3%
Hispanic Population
1.21k people

In 2024, there were 5.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.19k people) in Cherry Creek, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 771 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.3% of the people in Cherry Creek, CO are hispanic (1.21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cherry Creek, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

16%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.71k people
16.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.81k people

As of 2024, 16% of Cherry Creek, CO residents (1.71k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cherry Creek, CO was 16.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    130 ± 70
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    95 ± 75
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    35 ± 36

Cherry Creek, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cherry Creek, CO.

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Economy

The economy of Cherry Creek, CO employs 5.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cherry Creek, CO were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (987 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (826 people), and Educational Services (679 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($150,859), Construction ($145,536), and Finance & Insurance ($143,462).

Employment

Occupations

5.87k
2024 Value
± 510
−2.41%
1 Year decline
± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cherry Creek, CO declined at a rate of −2.41%, from 6.01k employees to 5.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cherry Creek, CO, are Management Occupations (938 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (692 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (621 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cherry Creek, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.87k
2024 Value
± 510
−2.41%
1 Year decline
± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cherry Creek, CO declined at a rate of −2.41%, from 6.01k employees to 5.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cherry Creek, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (987 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (826 people), and Educational Services (679 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cherry Creek, CO, though some of these residents may live in Cherry Creek, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$114,705
Median earning men ± $12,551
$57,969
Median earning women ± $7,789

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($167,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($157,667), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($154,120).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($171,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,404), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cherry Creek, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cherry Creek, CO was $888,900 in 2024, which is 2.67 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $856,800 to $888,900, a 3.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Cherry Creek, CO is 79.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cherry Creek, CO have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cherry Creek, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$888,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$47,778
$3,293
Median Property Taxes
±$387

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cherry Creek, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cherry Creek, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

79.8%
Homeownership
2024
66.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.8% of the housing units in Cherry Creek, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$153,776
Median Household Income
± $18,341
4.13k
Number of Households
± 416

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.13k households in Cherry Creek, CO grew to $153,776 from the previous year's value of $147,618.

The following chart displays the households in Cherry Creek, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cherry Creek, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (59.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (33.2%)
  3. Carpooled (4.36%)

In 2024, 59.8% of workers in Cherry Creek, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.2%) and those who carpooled to work (4.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cherry Creek, CO have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Cherry Creek, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cherry Creek, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cherry Creek, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cherry Creek, CO (530 out of 10.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cherry Creek, CO is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Cherry Creek, CO has health coverage, with 62.8% on employee plans, 4.64% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 0.178% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.1% were men and 46.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.1% were men and 46.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.9%
Uninsured
62.8%
Employer Coverage
4.64%
Medicaid
12.5%
Medicare
15.9%
Non-Group
0.178%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cherry Creek, CO declined by 0.526% from 3.92% to 3.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cherry Creek, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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