Boulder County Information
Boulder in
Colorado occupies
751 square miles and has a 2006 population of
282,304, a change from a 2000 population of
269,787 and
225,339 in 1990.
16.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15.4% percent is 25-35, and
15.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
364 acts of violent crime reported in
Boulder in 2004, a change from
780 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
6,436 people:
3.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.4%.
Read more about
Boulder, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Boulder | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 751 sq. miles | Ranked 1,277 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 282,304 | Ranked 214 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 279,508 | |
| Population 2000 | 269,787 | Ranked 205 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 225,339 | Ranked 221 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.9% | |
| African American | 1.1% | |
| Asian American | 3.7% | |
| Native American | .7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 4.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 364 | 780 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 49 | |
| Robberies | 53 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 258 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 6,331 | 8,366 |
| Burglaries | 1,095 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 4,920 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 316 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 173,079 | 160,426 |
| Unemployed Population | 6,436 | 3,900 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 2.4% |
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