Boulder is a relatively large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 105,898 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Boulder is the 12th largest community in Colorado.

Boulder home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Boulder real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Boulder has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Boulder has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, Boulder is also a city of artists. Boulder has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Boulder’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 28.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Boulder really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Boulder is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Boulder more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Boulder’s character and quality of life.

Not only is Boulder a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Boulder is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Boulder area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Boulder, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Boulder is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 76.55% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Boulder in 2022 was $56,026, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $224,104 for a family of four. However, Boulder contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Boulder is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Boulder home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boulder residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boulder also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.74% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boulder include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Boulder is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.