Moving to Red Cliff, Colorado

Population: 289. Estimated population in July 2024: 306 (+5.9% change)
Males: 160 (55.4%), Females: 129 (44.6%)

Eagle County

Zip code: 81649

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $50,104
Median house value: $180,400

Population by Race

Races in Red Cliff:

  • Hispanic (61.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (36.0%)
  • Other race (32.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (10.0%), Irish (8.0%), English (7.3%), Norwegian (4.2%), Italian (2.1%), United States (2.1%).

Elevation: 8674 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Map of Red Cliff, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Red Cliff

  • High school or higher: 70.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Red Cliff town

  • Never married: 38.9%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 5.2%

2.1% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-6.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Red Cliff:

  • VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; VAIL, CO)
  • ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 20 miles; LEADVILLE, CO)
  • ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; ASPEN, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red Cliff:

  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 40 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Abbreviation: GUC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Red Cliff:

  • LAKE COUNTY (about 21 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; Abbreviation: LXV)
  • MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 38 miles; KREMMLING, CO; Abbreviation: 20V)
  • GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 51 miles; GRANBY, CO; Abbreviation: GNB)

Amtrak stations near Red Cliff:

  • 10 miles: VAIL (241 S. FRONTAGE RD.) – Bus Station
  • 20 miles: FRISCO (1010 MEADOW DR.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Red Cliff:

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 66 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 68 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 80 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 84 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 95 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,083)