Estes Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 5,824 people and four associated neighborhoods, Estes Park is the 82nd largest community in Colorado.
Housing costs in Estes Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Estes Park is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.95 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Estes Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Estes Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.24% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Estes Park in 2022 was $58,563, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,252 for a family of four. However, Estes Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Estes Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Estes Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Estes Park include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Estes Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.