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):

2024
Number	Percent
37.7
57,715	17.5%
272,547	82.5%
53,942	16.3%

137,008
2.30

75,286	55.0%
60,534	80.4%
5,133	6.8%
61,722	45.0%

2010
Number	Percent
71.4
-169,059	-57.4%
463,626	157.4%
59,042	20.0%

238,600
2.39

137,782	57.7%
110,716	80.4%
11,184	8.1%
100,818	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%

2024 Housing Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,851	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,085	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,512	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,745	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,446	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,452	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,152	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,149	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,442	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,008	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,359	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,906	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,073	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,170	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,138	11.0%
$200,000 or more	32,520	23.7%

Median Household Income	103,994
Per Capita Income	62,436

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,018	2.2%
Public Assistance	3,298	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,185	7.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	142,082	73.8%
Unemployed	6,932	3.6%
In Armed Forces	178	0.1%

Total Labor Force	149,192	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	43,312	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	64,665	48,363	57.2%
Non-Profit	5,441	9,532	36.3%
Self-Employed	12,938	10,979	54.1%

Local Government	4,186	7,435	36.0%
State Government	5,211	5,441	48.9%
Federal Government	1,744	1,332	56.7%

Total Private + Self	77,603	59,342	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,582	23,740	41.1%
Total	94,185	83,082	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%
Pct. Private + Self	77.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	38,440	21.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,665	16.7%
Professional, Technical	64,807	36.5%
Service Occupations	23,262	13.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	529	0.3%
All others	21,301	12.0%

White Collar		74.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	31,285	17.6%
Educational services	23,949	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	18,303	10.3%
Retail trade	17,512	9.9%
Manufacturing	17,315	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	12,579	7.1%
Construction	8,731	4.9%
Other services	7,503	4.2%
Finance and insurance	6,208	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,154	3.5%
Information	5,518	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,226	2.9%
Public administration	4,672	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,099	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,062	1.7%
Wholesale trade	2,452	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,302	0.7%
Utilities	1,143	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	325	0.2%
Management	137	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32,550	9.89%
Puerto Rican	1,664	0.51%
Cuban	697	0.21%
Dominican	104	0.03%

Total Central American	2,799	0.85%
Costa Rican	87	0.03%
Guatemalan	769	0.23%
Honduran	684	0.21%
Nicaraguan	41	0.01%
Panamanian	191	0.06%
Salvadoran	1,007	0.31%
Other Central American	20	0.01%

Total South American	3,234	0.98%
Argentinean	415	0.13%
Bolivian	150	0.05%
Chilean	511	0.16%
Colombian	734	0.22%
Ecuadorian	139	0.04%
Paraguayan	7	0.00%
Peruvian	572	0.17%
Uruguayan	83	0.03%
Venezuelan	612	0.19%
Other South American	11	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,418	2.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	4,734	1.44%
Indian	3,750	1.14%
Korean	1,313	0.40%
Japanese	1,142	0.35%
Filipino	699	0.21%
Vietnamese	571	0.17%
Taiwanese	359	0.11%
Thai	331	0.10%
Cambodian	242	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	268,501	84.9%
Spanish	25,914	8.2%
Other Indo-European	5,226	1.7%
Chinese	3,459	1.1%
Other Asian	3,231	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,479	0.8%
German, other Germanic	2,300	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,993	0.6%
Other	1,077	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	59,472	18.1%
English	49,832	15.1%
Irish	41,601	12.6%
Italian	17,330	5.3%
European	10,908	3.3%
Polish	10,164	3.1%
American	9,717	3.0%
Scottish	9,613	2.9%
French	9,445	2.9%
Swedish	7,642	2.3%
Norwegian	6,361	1.9%
Dutch	5,709	1.7%
Russian	4,839	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,610	1.1%
Welsh	3,332	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	313,042	95.2%
Not a citizen	15,919	4.8%

Native	295,702	89.9%
Foreign-born	33,259	10.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,422	2.0%	4,795	2.2%	24,883	11.3%	44,983	20.4%	75,396	34.2%	66,150	30.0%
Average years of education: 15.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,422	2.0%
9-12 Years	4,795	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,883	11.3%
Some College	44,983	20.4%
Bach. Degree	75,396	34.2%
Grad Degree	66,150	30.0%
Average years of education: 15.4

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	144,729
Median Value	$756,300

Occupied	137,008	94.7%
Vacant	7,721	5.3%

Owned	84,900	62.0%
Rented	52,108	38.0%
Median Rent	$1,966

Single-Family Units	95,543	66.0%
Detached	82,809	57.2%
Attached	12,734	8.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	37,586	26.0%
Mobile Homes	3,360	2.3%

Boulder, CO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Boulder, CO Metro Area