Niwot

Population: 3,773
Median household income: $141,621
Median home value: $868,400

Niwot is a community in Boulder County, Colorado, home to 3,773 residents. The median household income of $141,621 is above the Boulder County median ($102,772).

From 2019 to 2023, Niwot's population declined 2.5% from 3,870 to 3,773, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $677,600 to $868,400.

78.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,773
Median age: 55.6 yrs
Median household income: $141,621
Median home value: $868,400
Median gross rent: $1,395
Housing units: 1,577
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8703,773

Median household income

$118,914$141,621

Median home value

$677,600$868,400

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,395

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,870	$118,914	$677,600	$1,122
2020	4,085	$121,592	$663,500	$1,091
2021	4,216	$126,336	$712,000	$1,171
2022	4,091	$135,758	$818,900	$1,203
2023	3,773	$141,621	$868,400	$1,395

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 343.3%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6424.5%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	2.1%
5 to 17	524	13.9%
18 to 24	308	8.2%
25 to 34	123	3.3%
35 to 44	486	12.9%
45 to 54	320	8.5%
55 to 64	923	24.5%
65 to 74	596	15.8%
75 and over	415	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,478	92.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.4%
Asian	46	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.5%
Two or more races	14	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	200	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate8.4%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree32.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	1.8%
High school graduate	240	8.4%
Some college or associate's	721	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	917	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	933	32.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	973	64.2%
Carpooled	59	3.9%
Public transit	24	1.6%
Walked	16	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	424	28.0%
Other means	20	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	375	34.3%
15 to 29 min	405	37.1%
30 to 44 min	231	21.2%
45 to 59 min	23	2.1%
60+ min	58	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 6.3% (230 of 3,644)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,177	74.6%
Nonfamily households	400	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,577	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,280	81.2%
Renter-occupied	297	18.8%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,233	78.2%
1-unit, attached	59	3.7%
2 to 4 units	11	0.7%
5 to 19 units	215	13.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0853780
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.0976, -105.1583