Copper Mountain, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

353

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

25.3

55.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.08%

66.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$123,940

5.1% 1-year growth

2018 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Copper Mountain, CO is home to a population of 353 people, from which 91.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.22% of Copper Mountain, CO residents were born outside of the country (29 people).

In 2024, there were 2.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (252 people) in Copper Mountain, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 87 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 14 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.8% of Copper Mountain, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Copper Mountain, CO was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Copper Mountain, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Copper Mountain, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
252 ± 124
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
87 ± 143
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
14 ± 104

24.6%

Hispanic Population

87 people

24.6% of the people in Copper Mountain, CO are hispanic (87 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

8.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

29 people

As of 2024, 8.22% of Copper Mountain, CO residents (29 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 Copper Mountain, CO was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Copper Mountain, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

36 ± 171

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Copper Mountain, CO.

Economy

The economy of Copper Mountain, CO employs 318 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Copper Mountain, CO were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (235 people), Finance & Insurance (37 people), and Educational Services (36 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($31,208) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($31,208).

Employment

Occupations

318

2024 Value

± 289

40.7%

1 Year growth

± 85.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Copper Mountain, CO grew at a rate of 40.7%, from 226 employees to 318 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Copper Mountain, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (89 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (59 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (58 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Copper Mountain, CO.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

318

2024 Value

± 289

40.7%

1 Year growth

± 85.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Copper Mountain, CO grew at a rate of 40.7%, from 226 employees to 318 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Copper Mountain, CO, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (235 people), Finance & Insurance (37 people), and Educational Services (36 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Copper Mountain, CO, though some of these residents may live in Copper Mountain, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,500

Median earning men ± $257,076

$20,256

Median earning women ± $3,446

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($32,479).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($17,458).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Copper Mountain, CO was $662,500 in 2018, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $695,300 to $662,500, a 4.72% decrease. The homeownership rate in Copper Mountain, CO is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Copper Mountain, CO have an average commute time of 7.31 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Copper Mountain, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$662,500

Median Property Value 2018

±$400,277

$37

Median Property Taxes

±$70

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 Copper Mountain, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$123,940

Median Household Income

± $69,644

Number of Households

± 76

In 2023, the median household income of the 37 households in Copper Mountain, CO grew to $123,940 from the previous year's value of $117,926.

The following chart displays the households in Copper Mountain, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Copper Mountain, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Walked (79.2%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Public Transit (9.12%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Copper Mountain, CO walked to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.12%).

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.

Commute Time

7.31 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Copper Mountain, CO have a shorter commute time (7.31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Copper Mountain, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Copper Mountain, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Copper Mountain, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Copper Mountain, CO have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Copper Mountain, CO (25 out of 353 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Copper Mountain, CO is Native American, followed by White and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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