Castle Rock

Population & Demographics

Castle Rock, CO

Castle Rock is home to 79,123 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 41,808 resident workers commute each day.

ColoradoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
79,123
people
Population

79,123 residents

Median age 36.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Castle Rock population & demographics

Who lives in Castle Rock — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
79,123
Median age
36.5yrs
Median household income
$145,197
Median home value
$652,900
Median gross rent
$2,000/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
55.9%
Poverty rate
3.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Castle Rock

How Castle Rock breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.8%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Two or more races6.3%
Asian2.5%
Black0.8%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Castle Rock

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Castle Rock.

Castle Rock at a glance
Employed Residents
41,808
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
21.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
28.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Denver
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Castle Rock proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Castle Rock commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

47
Commute Score

47 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Castle Rock

41,808 commutes, one dot at a time

Castle Rock

Where 41,808 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Castle Rock, by worker count.

1Denver24.4 mi7,920
2Castle Rock0.0 mi6,741
3Centennial14.6 mi2,677
4Aurora21.1 mi2,618
5Greenwood Village16.1 mi2,256
6Lone Tree10.8 mi1,354
7Parker10.0 mi1,319
8Colorado Springs35.5 mi1,266

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Castle Rock.

1Castle Rock0.0 mi6,741
2Highlands Ranch12.4 mi2,199
3Parker10.0 mi1,623
4Denver24.4 mi1,495
5Aurora21.1 mi1,286
6Colorado Springs35.5 mi1,090
7Centennial14.6 mi871
8The Pinery7.0 mi444

Top industries

The sectors that employ Castle Rock’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services27.1%
RTRetail Trade12.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.2%
PAPublic Administration8.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.9%
COConstruction4.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Castle Rock

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps4%
8 Gbps4%
See all internet providers in Castle Rock

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