Housing data for Black Hawk, CO

Black Hawk, CO has an estimated 106 residents and 87 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Gilpin County.

29.5% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
106 (±73)
Housing units
87 (±41)
Households that rent
29.5%
Residents since 2015–2019
−3.6%

What stands out in Black Hawk

Median real estate taxes: $582 (±$168) in Black Hawk, lower than in Gilpin County ($1,310).

Housing in Black Hawk at a glance

  • Rent burden: 11.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 29.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $116,806 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $496,200 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $2,214 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $582 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 49.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 93.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 96.7% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 26.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crime reported to police: 9,167 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −3.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 8.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Black Hawk against Gilpin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Black HawkGilpin CountyColoradoUnited States
Residents106 (±73)5,901 (exact)5,862,189 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units87 (±41)3,746 (±247)2,589,053 (±653)143,775,355
Households that rent29.5% (±26.7 points)12.5% (±5.0 points)33.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$1,658 (±$244)$1,761 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$116,806 (±$58,473)$95,361 (±$18,874)$95,470 (±$578)$80,734
Median home value$496,200 (±$180,728)$573,900 (±$53,130)$539,400 (±$2,069)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$582 (±$168)$1,310 (±$283)$2,602 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198093.1% (±66.9 points)44.8% (±8.9 points)39.7% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute26.2 minutes (±12.7)32.1 minutes (±4.3)25.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±43.4 points)93.4% (±5.0 points)93.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents61.1 years (±11.1)47.2 years (±4.4)37.7 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Black Hawk covers 3.1 square miles of land, about 34 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Black Hawk has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents110 (±60)106 (±73)−3.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units62 (±28)87 (±41)+40.3%Not a measurable change
Median home value$242,300 (±$144,121)$496,200 (±$180,728)+104.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$289 (±$234)$582 (±$168)+101.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent58.5% (±27.4 points)29.5% (±26.7 points)−29.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±53.3 points)0.0% (±79.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Black Hawk

In 2025, the Black Hawk Police Department reported 9,167 violent and 154,167 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Across Gilpin County, the departments that report recorded 616 violent and 4,142 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.

Places near Black Hawk

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Central0.9 mi$1,451$366,30038.4%
Idaho Springs3.7 mi$1,548$446,50025.8%
Coal Creek (community)9.6 mi$1,868$625,8009.1%
Empire10 mi$1,614$356,50052.6%
Nederland11 mi$1,453$707,10027.3%
Georgetown12 mi$1,434$521,70028.5%
Evergreen14 mi$1,959$829,40011.2%
Genesee14 mi$2,819$1,032,7007.3%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Black Hawk, fiscal year 2027

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,751$1,831$2,169$2,846$3,183

HUD income limits for Black Hawk, fiscal year 2026

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$30,250$50,400$74,800
2 people$34,600$57,600$85,450
3 people$38,900$64,800$96,150
4 people$43,200$72,000$106,800
5 people$46,700$77,800$115,350
6 people$50,150$83,550$123,900
7 people$53,600$89,300$132,450
8 people$57,050$95,050$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $144,000.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Black Hawk

Is Black Hawk growing?

In Black Hawk, the number of residents went from 110 in 2015–2019 to 106 in 2020–2024 (−3.6%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Black Hawk city, Colorado (place:07025, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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