Boulder is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 94,510 people and 28 constituent neighborhoods, Boulder is the 9th largest community in Colorado.

Boulder is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.59% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Boulder is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boulder who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.44%), sales jobs (11.18%), and management occupations (10.91%).

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.

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.

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.

Boulder is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Boulder has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Boulder enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Boulder!

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 very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That's because Boulder is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Boulder a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Boulder is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One of the benefits of Boulder is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.83 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Boulder Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Boulder is a pretty powerful place. 66.86% of the adults in Boulder have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Boulder in 2000 was $27,262, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,048 for a family of four.

The people who call Boulder home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Boulder is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Boulder include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scottish, Norwegian, European, Polish, Scotch-Irish, Russian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Boulder is English. Some people also speak Spanish.