Boulder

Population: 106,274
Median household income: $85,364
Median home value: $982,600

Boulder, a community in Boulder County, Colorado, has 106,274 residents. Its median household income of $85,364 runs below the Boulder County figure of $102,772.

Between 2019 and 2023, Boulder's population held roughly steady from 106,392 to 106,274, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $700,000 to $982,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.7% of the population. 41.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 106,274
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: $85,364
Median home value: $982,600
Median gross rent: $1,924
Housing units: 46,765
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

106,392106,274

Median household income

$69,520$85,364

Median home value

$700,000$982,600

Median gross rent

$1,554$1,924

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	106,392	$69,520	$700,000	$1,554
2020	108,777	$72,279	$736,000	$1,588
2021	104,930	$74,902	$790,100	$1,711
2022	106,598	$80,243	$919,700	$1,853
2023	106,274	$85,364	$982,600	$1,924

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2431.1%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,107	2.0%
5 to 17	10,362	9.8%
18 to 24	33,020	31.1%
25 to 34	17,216	16.2%
35 to 44	10,922	10.3%
45 to 54	10,593	10.0%
55 to 64	8,855	8.3%
65 to 74	7,902	7.4%
75 and over	5,297	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82,539	77.7%
Black or African American	1,089	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	224	0.2%
Asian	6,050	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.1%
Some other race	348	0.3%
Two or more races	4,051	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,909	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate6.4%

Some college or associate's13.7%

Bachelor's degree36.9%

Graduate or professional degree39.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,885	3.1%
High school graduate	3,866	6.4%
Some college or associate's	8,321	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	22,455	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24,258	39.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone41.9%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit5.9%

Walked8.6%

Bicycle7.6%

Worked from home31.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,605	41.9%
Carpooled	2,046	3.6%
Public transit	3,329	5.9%
Walked	4,836	8.6%
Bicycle	4,262	7.6%
Worked from home	17,822	31.6%
Other means	478	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,392	42.5%
15 to 29 min	14,961	38.8%
30 to 44 min	3,638	9.4%
45 to 59 min	1,941	5.0%
60+ min	1,624	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 21.8% (20,730 of 95,070)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,261	39.4%
Nonfamily households	26,564	60.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,825	93.7%
Vacant	2,940	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,981	47.9%
Renter-occupied	22,844	52.1%

1-unit, detached39.2%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units17.2%

20 or more units24.2%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,342	39.2%
1-unit, attached	3,621	7.7%
2 to 4 units	4,387	9.4%
5 to 19 units	8,042	17.2%
20 or more units	11,320	24.2%
Mobile home & other	1,053	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0807850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 1.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.0244, -105.2513