Population

79,174

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$664,500

Owner-occupied units

Broomfield, CO

Colorado · 39.954° N, 105.051° W · 33 sq mi

Broomfield is a city in Colorado, with a population of 79,174 and about 2,402 residents per square mile. The median household earns $123,874 a year, and the median home is worth $664,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

33 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,402

People per square mile

Rank by population

#497

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#424

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$123,874

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,126

Per month

Homeownership

62.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.5 min

One way

People

Median age

38.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

60.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

10.5%

Households

31,760

2.39 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 35^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 123^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 54^/yr

Days above 90° 31^/yr

Below freezing 146^/yr

Annual rainfall 19.9ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 88°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 15°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.9^%

Professional & business services 19.4^%

Manufacturing 12.1^%

Arts, food & hospitality 8.3^%

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