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Colorado·Boulder County
28 tracts·88K people·$1.0M median·3,277/mi²
White 78 · Hispanic 11 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Black 1 · Other 1
Living alone 35 · Other 34 · Married couple 32
Professional 38 · Health 15 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 16 · Service 16 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 39 · Work from home 33 · Walk 12 · Bike 9 · Carpool 6 · Transit 6
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Boulder is $1,039,500 (Census ACS) — 2.3× the US median of $458,812.
Boulder has 106,433 residents across 23 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 28.8; the population is 78.0% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian, 4.3% Multiracial, 1.0% Black and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 76.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.4% (Census ACS).
High Peaks Elementary School (88%), Bear Creek Elementary School (87%) and Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies (78%) lead the elementary schools; Summit Middle Charter School (84%), Southern Hills Middle School (79%) and Centennial Middle School (51%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,018/month, 28% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Boulder is $87,493 a year, 2% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Boulder, median rent is $2,018/month and the median home value is $1,039,500 (Census ACS).
Boulder reported 3.6 violent crimes and 30.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 21 inches; snowfall averages 93 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Boulder are wildfire (94), lightning (92) and hail (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Boulder scores 14.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 11.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).