Boulder Creek is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,429 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boulder Creek is the 509th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Boulder Creek are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

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

A relatively large number of people in Boulder Creek telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Boulder Creek is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Boulder Creek, the average commute to work is 37.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Boulder Creek citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.39% of adults in Boulder Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Boulder Creek in 2022 was $55,778, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $223,112 for a family of four.

Boulder Creek is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boulder Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boulder Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boulder Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.96% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boulder Creek include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.

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