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.

Cave Creek has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. 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.

A relatively large number of people in Cave Creek telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Cave Creek is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cave Creek, the average commute to work is 32.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Cave Creek is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Cave Creek.

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.