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Population: 849. Estimated population in July 2024: 797 (-6.1% change)
Males: 429 (50.5%), Females: 420 (49.5%)

Routt County

Zip code: 80467

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $36,500
Median house value: $109,600

Population by Race

Races in Oak Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (14.7%), United States (10.5%), English (9.0%), French (5.7%), Italian (3.5%).

Elevation: 7414 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Oak Creek, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oak Creek

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak Creek town

  • Never married: 26.6%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +179 (+26.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Creek:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oak Creek:

  • YAMPA VALLEY (about 23 miles; HAYDEN, CO; Abbreviation: HDN)
  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 45 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 73 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oak Creek:

  • STEAMBOAT SPRINGS/BOB ADAMS FIELD (about 18 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: SBS)
  • CRAIG-MOFFAT (about 42 miles; CRAIG, CO; Abbreviation: CAG)
  • MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 44 miles; KREMMLING, CO; Abbreviation: 20V)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Creek:

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 59 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 109 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 111 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 128 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 128 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 132 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)

Schools

Public high schools in Oak Creek:

  • SOROCO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 127; Location: 305 SOUTH GRANT STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ROUTT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location: 305 SOUTH GRANT; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Oak Creek:

  • SOROCO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 305 SOUTH GRANT STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Oak Creek:

  • SOUTH ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $88,096; Location: 227 DODGE AVENUE; 17,196 books; 617 audio materials; 932 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)

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