Boulder County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for Boulder County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

Boulder County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median household income (132nd of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (10th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	328,961	5,862,189	334,922,499	223rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$103,994	$95,470	$80,734	132nd of 3,221
Median Age	37.7	37.7	38.9	2630th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	64.2%	45.7%	35.7%	10th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$756,300	$539,400	$332,700	37th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,966	$1,761	$1,413	54th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	9.4%	12.5%	2146th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.6%	5.2%	1336th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	452.9	56.6	n/a	357th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.1%	9.8%	14.1%	379th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.2	n/a	n/a	56th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.0%	66.2%	65.2%	2904th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	25.2	26.4	2055th of 3,221
Worked from Home	31.2%	21.0%	15.1%	12th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.1%	n/a	n/a	2477th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.2%	48.3%	46.9%	2478th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.1%	n/a	n/a	50th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.7%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.8	52.5	61.4

Age in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	37.7	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.4%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	137,008	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.1%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	39.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$62,436	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.5%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.7%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.7%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.5%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.9%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	144,729	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.2%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.0%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.3%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.0%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.0%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,998	$2,602	n/a

Education in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	4.2%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	11.3%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.4%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	34.2%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	30.0%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.8%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.6%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.1%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Boulder County, Colorado

Statistic	Boulder County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	33.0%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.3%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.9%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.2%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.9%	12.7%	16.7%

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