Boulder: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)

1980: 189,625

1990: 225,339

2000: 291,288

Percent change, 1990–2000: 29.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 21st (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 22nd (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 19th (CMSA)

City Residents

1980: 76,685

1990: 85,127

2000: 94,673

2003 estimate: 93,051

Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.2%

U.S. rank in 1980: 250th

U.S. rank in 1990: 257th (State rank: 8th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 283th (State rank: 9th)

Density: 3,884.1 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 83,627

Black or African American: 1,154

American Indian and Alaska Native: 450

Asian: 3,806

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 48

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 7,801

Other: 3,318

Percent of residents born in state: 24.2% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 3,888

Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,831

Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,947

Population 15 to 19 years old: 9,487

Population 20 to 24 years old: 17,413

Population 25 to 34 years old: 18,437

Population 35 to 44 years old: 12,840

Population 45 to 54 years old: 11,774

Population 55 to 59 years old: 3,331

Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,334

Population 65 to 74 years old: 3,474

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,641

Population 85 years and older: 1,276 Median age: 29 years

Births (Boulder County, 2003)

Total number: 3,620

Deaths (Boulder County, 2003)

Total number: 1,472 (of which, 17 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $27,262

Median household income: $44,748

Total households: 39,610

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 4,052

$10,000 to $14,999: 2,565

$15,000 to $24,999: 4,462

$25,000 to $34,999: 4,779

$35,000 to $49,999: 5,594

$50,000 to $74,999: 6,754

$75,000 to $99,999: 4,314

$100,000 to $149,999: 4,269

$150,000 to $199,999: 1,489

$200,000 or more: 1,332

Percent of families below poverty level: 6.4% (of which, 51.9% were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 3,743