Moving to Coal Creek, Colorado

Population: 303. Estimated population in July 2024: 362 (+19.5% change)
Males: 145 (47.9%), Females: 158 (52.1%)

Zip code: 81221

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $26,563
Median house value: $96,500

Population by Race

Races in Coal Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (25.7%), Irish (19.8%), English (13.5%), French (7.6%), United States (5.3%), Italian (5.0%).

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Coal Creek, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Coal Creek

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coal Creek town

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 16.5%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+94.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Coal Creek:

  • CENTURA HLTH-ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CANON CITY, CO)
  • CMHIP – FORENSIC HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; PUEBLO, CO)
  • CMHIP – GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; PUEBLO, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coal Creek:

  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 44 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: COS)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Abbreviation: PUB)
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 81 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Abbreviation: ALS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Coal Creek:

Colleges and Universities

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

  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 41 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 41 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 50 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 84 miles; LONE TREE, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,098)