Cities / Colorado / Castle Rock

Castle Rock, CO

79,123 people

Right Now

Weather

82.4°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 90°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Colorado Springs)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 36.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Heat Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

DEN

35 mi — Denver International Airport

Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Extreme Heat Warning — Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; Northwest Deserts; Death Valley National Park; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Las Vegas Valley; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV side

Population & People

Population

79,123

Median age

36.5

Median household income

$145,197

Poverty rate

3.8%

Unemployment rate

4.3%

Bachelor's degree+

55.9%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

11.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$652,900

Median gross rent

$2,000/mo

Homeownership rate

78.77%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,089

HUD Fair Market Rent (Douglas County, 5 mi from Castle Rock), 2026. Efficiency $1643, 1BR $1754, 2BR $2089, 3BR $2734, 4BR $3049. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Colorado gasoline midgrade

$4.68

Colorado commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Colorado industrial electricity

9.07¢/kWh

Colorado residential electricity

15.85¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

584323.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

458147.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Colorado

854.97

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Colorado-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DEN

Denver International Airport

35 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

40 mi away

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

314 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Colorado energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Colorado economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).