Population

105,689

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$1,039,500

Owner-occupied units

Boulder, CO

Colorado · 40.024° N, 105.251° W · 27 sq mi

Boulder is a city in Colorado, with a population of 105,689 and about 3,925 residents per square mile. The median household earns $87,493 a year, and the median home is worth $1,039,500.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

27 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,925

People per square mile

Rank by population

#324

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#508

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$87,493

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,018

Per month

Homeownership

47.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

18.1 min

One way

People

Median age

28.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

76.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

10.8%

Households

44,432

2.12 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 26.8^%

Professional & business services 21.2^%

Arts, food & hospitality 14.4^%

Retail trade 9.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Colorado

Name

Philip Anschutz

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$16.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Denver

Source of wealth

Energy, sports, entertainment

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Colorado · private sector

Employer

UCHealth

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Colorado

Company

Arrow Electronics

Revenue

$27.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Centennial

Ticker

ARW

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital

Denver

Nickname

The Centennial State

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Cities near Boulder

Broomfield, CO12 mi · 79,174
Longmont, CO13 mi · 100,109
Arvada, CO14 mi · 122,901
Westminster, CO14 mi · 116,182
Thornton, CO18 mi · 147,766
Lakewood, CO24 mi · 156,927
Commerce City, CO26 mi · 72,345
Denver, CO27 mi · 740,613