2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Cripple Creek, CO vs Erie, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Erie, is 311% more than it is in Cripple Creek and is 51% above the National Average.
- Cripple Creek unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Erie unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Cripple Creek, COErie, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,581  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$140,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,456  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cripple Creek, COErie, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K22.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock22.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cripple Creek, COErie, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock15.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.9%13.1%
Reviews for Cripple Creek    1 Reviews

I'm a CA native who retired, first, to Iowa. I like Iowa, but in a search to down-size I discovered a lovely log cabin in Florissant, CO, to where I moved. I love  More

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Reviews for Erie    2 Reviews

Almost impossible to open a brick and mortar business here unless you're a lawyer, financial consultant, a restaurant or a dentist. Start jumping through hoops. Get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Erie has an aggressive expansion plan in place. The initial phase of this plan was to build a well-appointed library and community center, which were completed and  More

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