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Boulder Creek, California: commercial real estate data.
Boulder Creek is a Census CDP of 4,632 people across 7.51 square miles of land, in Santa Cruz County. Median household income is $84,156, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $767,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Boulder Creek
What Boulder Creek is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land617
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Cruz County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Boulder Creek
- Population4,632
- Median age47.9
- Population under 18497 plus or minus 173
- Share under 1810.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over1,385 plus or minus 346
- Share 65 and over29.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households2,016
- Family households1,221
- Share of households that are families60.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Boulder Creek
- Median household income$84,156 plus or minus $20,287
- Per capita income$54,333
- Civilian labor force2,272 plus or minus 487
- Employed1,998 plus or minus 448
- Unemployed274 plus or minus 276
- Unemployment rate12.1 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Adults 25 and over3,744
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Boulder Creek
- Housing units2,201
- Occupied units2,016
- Vacant units185 plus or minus 104
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied1,542
- Renter occupied474 plus or minus 184
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$849,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,907
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units2,084
- Share single family94.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more1.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Boulder Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,723 plus or minus 393
- Commuting under 15 minutes365 plus or minus 225
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.2 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,085 plus or minus 282
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.0 percent
- Drove alone75.6 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Boulder Creek (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$767,300
- Average approval$191,825
- Median approval$177,150
- Largest approval$263,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boulder Creek, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Boulder Creek (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$932,000
- Average approval$310,667
- Median approval$313,000
- Largest approval$383,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boulder Creek, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Santa Cruz County, not Boulder Creek
Santa Cruz County context, not Boulder Creek figures
- Establishments in Santa Cruz County7,136
- Covered employment, Santa Cruz County104,514
- Average annual pay, Santa Cruz County$67,622
- Housing units permitted, Santa Cruz County259
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and is not a measurement of Boulder Creek.
All Santa Cruz County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Boulder Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Boulder Creek, California?
4,632, in 2,016 households. Boulder Creek CDP covers 7.51 square miles of land, which is 617 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Boulder Creek in?
Santa Cruz County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Boulder Creek?
$84,156. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $849,900. Median gross rent is $1,907 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Boulder Creek businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $767,300 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $177,150, plus 3 504 approvals worth $932,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boulder Creek, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Boulder Creek borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Boulder Creek. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Boulder Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Boulder Creek.
Is zoning published for Boulder Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.