Boulder

Population & Demographics

Boulder, CO

Boulder is home to 106,433 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 37,835 resident workers commute each day.

ColoradoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
106,433
people
Population

106,433 residents

Median age 28.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Boulder population & demographics

Who lives in Boulder — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
106,433
Median age
28.8yrs
Median household income
$87,493
Median home value
$1,039,500
Median gross rent
$2,018/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
76.8%
Poverty rate
21.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Boulder

How Boulder breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White78.0%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races4.4%
Black1.0%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Boulder

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Boulder.

Boulder at a glance
Employed Residents
37,835
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
44.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
34.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Denver
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Boulder proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Boulder commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

80 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Boulder

37,835 commutes, one dot at a time

Boulder

Where 37,835 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Boulder, by worker count.

1Boulder0.0 mi16,643
2Denver25.7 mi4,481
3Longmont13.1 mi1,109
4Louisville6.7 mi1,087
5Broomfield12.0 mi991
6Westminster14.7 mi874
7Colorado Springs83.0 mi763
8Lafayette8.6 mi741

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Boulder.

1Boulder0.0 mi16,643
2Longmont13.1 mi8,430
3Denver25.7 mi8,079
4Broomfield12.0 mi4,527
5Westminster14.7 mi3,496
6Lafayette8.6 mi3,263
7Erie11.2 mi2,768
8Arvada15.5 mi2,705

Top industries

The sectors that employ Boulder’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services23.6%
MFManufacturing12.1%
EDEducational Services11.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.6%
RTRetail Trade8.2%
INInformation7.3%
WSWholesale Trade3.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Boulder

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps1%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Boulder

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).