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Language Spoken At Home in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 280,805 | 100% |
English only | 235,502 | 83.9% |
Language other than English | 45,303 | 16.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,952 | 6.0% |
Spanish | 27,177 | 9.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,381 | 4.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,954 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,845 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,946 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,560 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 1,226 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 166 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,218 | 100% |
American | 12,628 | 4.2% |
Arab | 1,098 | 0.4% |
Czech | 3,268 | 1.1% |
Danish | 3,279 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 6,960 | 2.3% |
English | 40,911 | 13.8% |
French (except Basque) | 11,844 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 2,063 | 0.7% |
German | 68,023 | 22.9% |
Greek | 1,715 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 2,119 | 0.7% |
Irish | 41,542 | 14.0% |
Italian | 17,793 | 6.0% |
Lithuanian | 1,276 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 8,167 | 2.7% |
Polish | 11,680 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 687 | 0.2% |
Russian | 6,102 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,789 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 11,251 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 893 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 810 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 9,318 | 3.1% |
Swiss | 1,943 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 1,060 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 3,324 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 346 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 120,061 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 70,680 | 58.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,184 | 27.6% |
Married-couple family | 56,965 | 47.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,300 | 21.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,303 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,330 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,412 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,554 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 49,381 | 41.1% |
Householder living alone | 34,089 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 8,243 | 6.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,003 | 29.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,170 | 17.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 287,496 | 100% |
Householder | 120,061 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 56,930 | 19.8% |
Child | 72,590 | 25.2% |
Other relatives | 9,915 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 28,000 | 9.7% |
Unmarried partner | 7,727 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 122,700 | 100% |
Never married | 48,764 | 39.7% |
Now married, except separated | 60,816 | 49.6% |
Separated | 1,114 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 1,776 | 1.4% |
Divorced | 10,230 | 8.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 122,534 | 100% |
Never married | 40,120 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 59,056 | 48.2% |
Separated | 1,463 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 6,597 | 5.4% |
Divorced | 15,298 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,635 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 794 | 21.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Grandparents in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,393 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,266 | 37.3% |
Less than 1 year | 183 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 285 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 159 | 4.7% |
5 or more years | 639 | 18.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,266 | 100% |
Who are female | 755 | 59.6% |
Who are married | 767 | 60.6% |
School Enrollment in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 92,978 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,607 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 3,521 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 28,553 | 30.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,049 | 15.1% |
College or graduate school | 41,248 | 44.4% |
Educational Attainment in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 190,415 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,606 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,758 | 3.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,160 | 12.7% |
Some college, no degree | 33,725 | 17.7% |
Associate's degree | 10,704 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 61,698 | 32.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 48,764 | 25.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 58.0% |
Veteran Status in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 234,511 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,617 | 6.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 294,929 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,081 | 7.1% |
Under 18 years | 62,492 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,382 | 2.2% |
18 to 64 years | 203,410 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,106 | 6.0% |
65 years and over | 29,027 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,593 | 26.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 294,069 | 100% |
Same house | 224,465 | 76.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 66,645 | 22.7% |
Same county | 37,651 | 12.8% |
Different county | 28,994 | 9.9% |
Same state | 14,102 | 4.8% |
Different state | 14,892 | 5.1% |
Abroad | 2,959 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,218 | 100% |
Native | 264,892 | 89.1% |
Born in United States | 260,922 | 87.8% |
State of residence | 95,072 | 32.0% |
Different state | 165,850 | 55.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,970 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 32,326 | 10.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 32,326 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,659 | 36.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 20,667 | 63.9% |
Year of Entry in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 36,296 | 100% |
Native | 3,970 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 225 | 5.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,745 | 94.3% |
Foreign born | 32,326 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,229 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 31,097 | 96.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Boulder
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 32,326 | 100% |
Europe | 6,827 | 21.1% |
Asia | 9,295 | 28.8% |
Africa | 560 | 1.7% |
Oceania | 285 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 14,058 | 43.5% |
Northern America | 1,301 | 4.0% |