Empire, CO Demographic Data
Empire, CO Summary
Empire is located in Clear Creek County in Colorado
- Population: 273
- Area: 0.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.26 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,058.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 8,589.57 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Empire, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
148
49%
50.8
Male
153
51%
49.2
Total Population
301
323,128,000
Empire, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
21
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
9
3.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7
2.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
25
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
27
9.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
38
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
42
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
31
10.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
42
14.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
29
9.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
27
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3
1.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
239
79.4%
77.2
Female
112
46.9%
51.3
Male
127
53.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
237
78.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
51
16.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
30
10.0%
15.2
Female
9
30.0%
55.8
Male
21
70.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Empire, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
295
98.0%
96.8
White
289
96.0%
72.6
Black or African American
4
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
6
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22
7.3%
17.8
Mexican
18
6.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
279
92.7%
82.2
Empire, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9
4.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
72
34.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
60
28.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
17
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
33
15.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14
6.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
16
7.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
196
92.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
47
22.2%
31.2
Empire, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
85
32.2%
33.7%
Now Married
112
42.4%
47.5
Divorced
51
19.3%
11.0%
Separated
6
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
10
3.8
5.8%
Empire, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
267
95.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
13
4.6%
21.6%
Spanish
11
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Empire, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
11.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
12
7.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
28
18.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
17
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
15
9.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
19
12.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
17
11.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
16
10.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
7.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
38,750
57,617
Per capita income
27,756
31,128
Empire, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
22
11.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
75
39.9%
9.8
Construction
12
6.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4
2.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4
2.1%
6.6
Information
2
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2
1.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
8
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
20
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
26
13.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
27
14.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12
6.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
41
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
82
43.6%
18.1%
Empire, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
171
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
129
75.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
17
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
11
6.4%
2.7
Other means
5
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
9
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.7
26.6
Empire, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11
7.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
65
42.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
30
19.7%
37.1
3 or more
46
30.3%
21.0
Empire, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
152
86.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
82
53.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
70
46.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
23
13.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Empire, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
175
1 room
15
8.6%
2.4
2 rooms
20
11.4%
2.7
3 rooms
23
13.1%
9.1
4 rooms
32
18.3%
16.5
5 rooms
22
12.6%
19.8
6 rooms
40
22.9%
17.8
7 rooms
9
5.1%
12.0
8 rooms
8
4.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6
3.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Empire, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
175
1-unit, detached
132
75.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
5.1%
5.9
2-units
6
3.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
23
13.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Empire, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
80
45.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4
2.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
20
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
55
31.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5
2.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
7
4.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4
2.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Empire, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
99
65.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
28
18.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
17
11.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
4
2.6%
1.1
Empire, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
45
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
11.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
6
13.3%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
20.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
25
55.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
17
37.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
22.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
15.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6
13.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Empire, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
67
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
8
11.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
19
28.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
40
59.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
688
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
12
17.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
3.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
4.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
23.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
4.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
31
46.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Empire, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
82
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
19
23.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
23
28.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
34
41.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6
7.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
197,200
205,000