Empire, Colorado

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–0.3% to the 399 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Down 6.5% since 2020.

317

people, the 215th-largest of Colorado's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Colorado's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

100.0%

of 43 jobs located in Empire are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 173% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,614

a month. Colorado's median is $1,761.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $158.

A $158 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Clear Creek County.
- $1,390 Tract 147.02
- $1,548 Tract 148
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$688–$1,031

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,614 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 94% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–0.3% to the 399 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 34% less than Colorado's.

$356,500

median home value in Empire.
- $356,500 Empire
- $539,400 Colorado
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Empire, Colorado

Empire,
Colorado.

Down 6.5% since 2020.

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 173% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $158.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–0.3% to the 399 homes here.

A median home costs 34% less than Colorado's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Down 6.5% since 2020.

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 173% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $158.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–0.3% to the 399 homes here.

A median home costs 34% less than Colorado's.

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