Cave Creek is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 23,731 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Cave Creek is the 25th largest community in Arizona.

Much of the housing in Cave Creek has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Cave Creek economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Cave Creek, where the median household income is $78,245.

Cave Creek is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.90% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cave Creek is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cave Creek who work in management occupations (18.75%), sales jobs (17.41%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.55%).

Also of interest is that Cave Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Cave Creek, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

For most residents of Cave Creek, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.2% of people in Cave Creek drive alone to work on most days, making Cave Creek a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Cave Creek's landscape.

Cave Creek Information and Demographics

The population of Cave Creek is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 42.25% of adults in Cave Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cave Creek in 2000 was $35,895, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,580 for a family of four. However, Cave Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cave Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cave Creek is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cave Creek include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Cave Creek is English. Some people also speak Spanish.