2024 population: 330,262 ( 508 from 2020)
Land area: 726.4 square miles
Population density: 454.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	248,938	75.38%	2.1%
Black:	3,684	1.12%	14.2%
Indian:	1,310	0.40%	1.0%
Asian:	18,494	5.60%	15.4%
2+ races:	8,339	2.52%	7.2%
Hispanic:	49,497	14.99%	3.0%

Total non-White:	81,324	24.62%	6.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,393	7.9
Deaths:	9,132	6.9
Net Migration:	-7,972	-6.0
Net Immigration:	6,437	4.9

Change in White population:	-5,436	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,928	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
330,770
254,374	76.90%
3,225	0.97%
1,297	0.39%
16,024	4.84%
7,778	2.35%
48,072	14.53%
76,396	23.10%

2010
294,567
233,741	79.35%
2,265	0.77%
1,061	0.36%
12,149	4.12%
5,597	1.90%
39,276	13.33%
60,826	20.65%

2000
291,288
243,512	83.60%
2,393	0.82%
1,206	0.41%
8,981	3.08%
4,301	1.48%
30,456	10.46%
47,776	16.40%

1990
225,339
201,860	89.58%
1,512	0.67%
1,217	0.54%
5,653	2.51%
n/a
15,097	6.70%
23,479	10.42%

1980
189,625
174,385	91.96%
1,729	0.91%
716	0.38%
2,451	1.29%
n/a
10,139	5.35%
15,240	8.04%

1970
131,889
121,629	92.22%
623	0.47%
217	0.16%
694	0.53%
n/a
8,292	6.29%
10,260	7.78%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,198	8.9
16,026	5.4
12,971	4.4
8,470	2.9

20,633	7.0
15,570	5.3

Number	Rate
2000's
32,395	11.1
13,271	4.6
-1,839	-0.6
11,188	3.8

-9,771	-3.4
13,050	4.5

Number	Rate
1990's
33,167	14.7
12,678	5.6
25,481	11.3
8,011	3.6

41,652	18.5
24,297	10.8

Number	Rate
1980's
31,551	16.6
10,217	5.4
15,498	8.2
n/a

27,475	14.5
8,239	4.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
42,565	32.3
n/a

52,756	40.0
4,980	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.0
59,565	18.0%
270,697	82.0%
50,239	15.2%

133,390
2.37

74,894	56.1%
60,454	80.7%
5,369	7.2%
58,496	43.9%

2010
Number	Percent
35.8
62,754	21.3%
231,813	78.7%
29,521	10.0%

119,300
2.39

68,891	57.7%
55,358	80.4%
5,592	8.1%
50,409	42.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.5
66,563	22.9%
224,725	77.1%
22,739	7.8%

114,793
2.46

69,546	60.6%
57,160	82.2%
5,933	8.5%
45,247	39.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
51,611	22.9%
173,728	77.1%
17,048	7.6%

88,570
2.45

54,932	62.0%
45,773	83.3%
4,491	8.2%
33,638	38.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
47,242	24.9%
142,383	75.1%
12,867	6.8%

69,229
2.62

44,907	64.9%
38,956	86.7%
2,943	6.6%
24,322	35.1%

2022 Housing Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,285	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,004	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,447	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,413	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,810	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,549	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,124	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,621	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,981	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,996	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,498	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,085	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,303	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,056	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,852	11.1%
$200,000 or more	27,366	20.5%

Median Household Income	99,770
Per Capita Income	57,339

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	123

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,038	2.3%
Public Assistance	3,457	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,501	7.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	144,471	73.8%
Unemployed	6,383	3.3%
In Armed Forces	203	0.1%

Total Labor Force	151,057	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	44,609	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	64,600	48,436	57.1%
Non-Profit	5,053	10,053	33.5%
Self-Employed	13,292	11,467	53.7%

Local Government	4,625	7,279	38.9%
State Government	5,041	5,029	50.1%
Federal Government	1,813	1,137	61.5%

Total Private + Self	77,892	59,903	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,532	23,498	41.3%
Total	94,424	83,401	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,727	20.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	31,560	17.7%
Professional, Technical	64,009	35.9%
Service Occupations	24,449	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	444	0.2%
All others	22,312	12.5%

White Collar		73.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	29,284	16.4%
Educational services	24,443	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	18,576	10.4%
Manufacturing	17,834	10.0%
Retail trade	17,032	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	12,548	7.0%
Construction	9,043	5.1%
Other services	7,749	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,232	3.5%
Information	5,588	3.1%
Finance and insurance	5,509	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,109	2.9%
Public administration	5,006	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	4,290	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,561	2.0%
Wholesale trade	2,995	1.7%
Utilities	1,229	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,170	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	662	0.4%
Management	197	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31,786	9.67%
Puerto Rican	1,503	0.46%
Cuban	829	0.25%
Dominican	100	0.03%

Total Central American	2,637	0.80%
Costa Rican	87	0.03%
Guatemalan	518	0.16%
Honduran	684	0.21%
Nicaraguan	25	0.01%
Panamanian	152	0.05%
Salvadoran	1,171	0.36%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,172	0.97%
Argentinean	532	0.16%
Bolivian	129	0.04%
Chilean	558	0.17%
Colombian	775	0.24%
Ecuadorian	128	0.04%
Paraguayan	55	0.02%
Peruvian	670	0.20%
Uruguayan	154	0.05%
Venezuelan	171	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,630	1.71%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	5,069	1.54%
Indian	3,236	0.98%
Korean	1,418	0.43%
Japanese	1,027	0.31%
Filipino	768	0.23%
Vietnamese	638	0.19%
Cambodian	291	0.09%
Hmong	248	0.08%
Thai	236	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	269,996	85.6%
Spanish	24,218	7.7%
Other Indo-European	4,500	1.4%
Chinese	3,858	1.2%
Other Asian	2,946	0.9%
German, other Germanic	2,682	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,288	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,802	0.6%
Other	843	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	59,820	18.2%
English	45,534	13.9%
Irish	38,615	11.7%
Italian	16,963	5.2%
European	11,573	3.5%
Polish	10,858	3.3%
Scottish	9,937	3.0%
American	9,866	3.0%
French	8,888	2.7%
Swedish	7,465	2.3%
Norwegian	7,384	2.2%
Dutch	5,217	1.6%
Russian	5,183	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	4,085	1.2%
British	3,885	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	312,330	95.0%
Not a citizen	16,328	5.0%

Native	296,668	90.3%
Foreign-born	31,990	9.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,191	1.9%	5,111	2.3%	24,500	11.2%	46,290	21.3%	75,431	34.6%	62,298	28.6%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,191	1.9%
9-12 Years	5,111	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,500	11.2%
Some College	46,290	21.3%
Bach. Degree	75,431	34.6%
Grad Degree	62,298	28.6%
Average years of education: 15.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	249,716	237,664	12,052	4.8%
1991	257,230	245,270	11,960	4.6%
1992	265,376	251,872	13,504	5.1%
1993	279,664	266,660	13,004	4.6%
1994	296,756	285,648	11,108	3.7%
1995	306,122	293,894	12,228	4.0%
1996	307,242	295,558	11,684	3.8%
1997	316,798	307,480	9,318	2.9%
1998	329,050	318,548	10,502	3.2%
1999	339,136	329,674	9,462	2.8%

2000	319,886	312,254	7,632	2.4%
2001	325,402	313,392	12,010	3.7%
2002	328,046	309,102	18,944	5.8%
2003	329,486	310,612	18,874	5.7%
2004	334,100	317,680	16,420	4.9%
2005	337,166	322,238	14,928	4.4%
2006	343,594	330,990	12,604	3.7%
2007	350,316	338,934	11,382	3.2%
2008	357,258	342,386	14,872	4.2%
2009	351,666	328,360	23,306	6.6%

2010	339,356	314,144	25,212	7.4%
2011	343,170	320,040	23,130	6.7%
2012	347,616	325,636	21,980	6.3%
2013	349,532	330,628	18,904	5.4%
2014	352,246	337,894	14,352	4.1%
2015	353,636	342,830	10,806	3.1%
2016	361,802	352,572	9,230	2.6%
2017	372,438	364,088	8,350	2.2%
2018	384,516	374,390	10,126	2.6%
2019	390,942	382,130	8,812	2.3%

2020	385,758	361,984	23,774	6.2%
2021	395,628	378,186	17,442	4.4%
2022	403,696	393,518	10,178	2.5%
2023	405,356	393,816	11,540	2.8%
2024	387,554	371,264	16,290	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	141,007
Median Value	$671,100

Occupied	133,390	94.6%
Vacant	7,617	5.4%

Owned	83,066	62.3%
Rented	50,324	37.7%
Median Rent	$1,828

Single-Family Units	94,307	66.9%
Detached	82,312	58.4%
Attached	11,995	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35,436	25.1%
Mobile Homes	3,372	2.4%

Boulder, CO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area