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People QuickFacts |
Boulder County |
Colorado |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
282,304 | 4,753,377 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.6% | 10.5%2 |
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Population, 2000 |
291,288 | 4,301,261 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.2% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.7% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
8.5% | 10.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.3% | 49.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
92.6% | 90.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.1% | 4.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.7% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.9% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.5% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
13.1% | 19.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
80.3% | 71.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
40.8% | 44.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
9.4% | 8.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
13.6% | 15.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
92.8% | 86.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
52.4% | 32.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
32,214 | 638,654 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.4 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
122,769 | 2,094,898 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
64.7% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
28.6% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$241,900 | $166,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
114,680 | 1,658,238 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.47 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$57,908 | $50,105 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$28,976 | $24,049 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
9.8% | 10.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Boulder County |
Colorado |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
11,154 | 151,0701 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
133,737 | 1,936,2641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-15.3% | 1.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
32,828 | 401,092 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
38,238 | 464,982 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.6% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.6% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 5.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.6% | 29.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,400,112 | 34,661,144 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,434,114 | 92,092,155 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,463,955 | 52,226,983 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,448 | $11,611 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
539,362 | 8,808,846 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
746 | 38,343 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,940,242 | 30,060,3291 |