Red Cliff, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Red Cliff town is a very small community in Colorado, with 283 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #346 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 28% of them. The median age here is 42 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Red Cliff town earn a median of $68,056 a year, 13.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Red Cliff town is valued at $742,600, 144.8% above the national figure and 64% above the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,450 a month, 3.1% above the national figure, or roughly $17,400 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 10.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is out of reach on local earnings alone and the ownership market leans on outside income, equity or dual high earners. 73.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Home values sit at 10.9× median household income, far past the 3.9× national mark, so ownership costs here are set by something other than local wages — second homes, retirees with equity, or commuters earning elsewhere. With 283 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Red Cliff town against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.