Castle Rock is a medium-sized town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 20,253 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Castle Rock is the 29th largest community in Colorado.

Castle Rock is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Castle Rock is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Castle Rock who work in sales jobs (17.21%), office and administrative support jobs (14.98%), and management occupations (12.49%).

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

Castle Rock is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Castle Rock's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Residents of Castle Rock by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 96.8% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Castle Rock may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

As is often the case in a small town, Castle Rock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Castle Rock Information and Demographics

The citizens of Castle Rock are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.57% of adults in Castle Rock have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Castle Rock in 2000 was $26,760, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,040 for a family of four. However, Castle Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Castle Rock home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Castle Rock is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Castle Rock include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, French, Swedish, Norwegian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Castle Rock is English. Some people also speak Spanish.