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Boulder, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Boulder is a Census city of 106,433 people across 26.88 square miles of land, in Boulder County. Median household income is $87,493, 47.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 269 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $149.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Boulder
What Boulder is
- Census place typecity
- Land area26.88 sq mi
- Water area1.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,960
- County holding the largest share of its areaBoulder 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.
Boulder
How many people live in Boulder
- Population106,433
- Median age28.8
- Population under 1812,506
- Share under 1811.8 percent
- Population 65 and over13,474
- Share 65 and over12.7 percent
- Households44,432
- Family households17,820
- Share of households that are families40.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boulder
Income and work in Boulder
- Median household income$87,493
- Per capita income$63,074
- Civilian labor force60,932
- Employed57,272
- Unemployed3,660
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over60,624
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher76.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree40.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boulder
Housing in Boulder
- Housing units47,465
- Occupied units44,432
- Vacant units3,033
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent
- Owner occupied20,977
- Renter occupied23,455
- Ownership rate47.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,039,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,018
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent
- Single family units22,032
- Share single family46.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24,463
- Share in buildings of two or more51.5 percent
- Mobile homes970 plus or minus 229
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boulder
How Boulder gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute36,884
- Commuting under 15 minutes16,027
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,434
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent
- Drove alone39.1 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Public transport5.1 percent
- Walked9.5 percent
- Worked from home34.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boulder
SBA loans in Boulder (7(a))
- Approvals269
- Gross approval$149,164,100
- Average approval$554,513
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,408,000
- Largest approval$4,345,000
- Jobs supported2,647
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome43
- Paid in full38
- Charged off5
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans11.6 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.8 percent
- Share to franchises13.8 percent
- Distinct lenders63
- Distinct industries by NAICS113
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boulder, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Boulder
SBA loans in Boulder (504)
- Approvals85
- Gross approval$64,108,000
- Average approval$754,212
- Median approval$497,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported701
- Loans with a final outcome45
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.2 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boulder, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Boulder
Flood risk in Boulder
- NFIP communityCity of Boulder
- NFIP community number080024
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date10/24/24
The City of Boulder participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080024 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Boulder County, not Boulder
Boulder County context, not Boulder figures
- Establishments in Boulder County12,990
- Covered employment, Boulder County193,920
- Average annual pay, Boulder County$96,397
- Housing units permitted, Boulder County1,680
Every figure in this section is published for Boulder County as a whole and is not a measurement of Boulder.
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.
Coverage
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Boulder, Colorado?
106,433, in 44,432 households. Boulder city covers 26.88 square miles of land, which is 3,960 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Boulder in?
Boulder 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?
$87,493. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,039,500. Median gross rent is $2,018 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 businesses?
269 7(a) approvals totaling $149.2 m since FY2020, across 63 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 85 504 approvals worth $64.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boulder, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Boulder borrowers get paid back?
Of the 43 loans that have reached a final outcome, 38 were paid in full and 5 charged off, a charge off rate of 11.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Boulder in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Boulder appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Boulder, city of, community 080024, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Boulder figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Boulder 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.
Is zoning published for Boulder?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.