Moving to Boulder, Colorado

About Boulder, Colorado
Boulder

Boulder is a home rule city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 108,250 at the 2020 census, it is the most populous city in the county and the 12th-most populous city in Colorado. It is the principal city of the Boulder metropolitan statistical area, which had 330,758 residents in 2020 and is part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above sea level. The city is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the Colorado state capital of Denver. Boulder is a college town, hosting the University of Colorado Boulder, the flagship and largest campus of the University of Colorado system as well as numerous research institutes. Starting in 2027, Boulder will become the new home of the Sundance Film Festival.

Gender
Gender Boulder Colorado Country
Female 48.4% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 51.6% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.048%52%Male51.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.010%4%7%7%9%13%10%14%9%16%$200K or more16.2%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Boulder Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 10.4% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13.4% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.9% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.7% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 9.2% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 16.2% 9.6% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%1%6%11%4%37%25%6%9%Bachelor Degree37%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Boulder Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 1% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 6% 21% 27.0%
Other College 11% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 4% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 37% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 25% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 6% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 9% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Boulder Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K10.44.55.83.53.14.17.16.68.57.27.28.69.4111213.417.417.29.913.612.813.718.215.69.28.77.116.29.68.3
Education
 Boulder Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade1351576212711212049937262025119622921
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.079%1%0%6%10%0%3%0%White79.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Boulder Colorado Country
White 79.3% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 1% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 5.9% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.2% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 10.3% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Boulder Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0020406080Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite79.367.560.113.912.20.20.50.65.93.15.600.10.20.20.20.33.22.92.810.321.718.2