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Boulder Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Boulder Area is $38,524, which is higher than the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Boulder Area median household income is $69,407. On average Boulder Area residents spend 22.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #9

Boulder Area	38,524 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boulder Area	31,147 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boulder Area	38,486 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boulder Area	24,495 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #22

Boulder Area	69,407 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Boulder Area	94,871 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Boulder Area	6.71%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Boulder Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Colorado and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Boulder Area		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	34.16%	$22,053, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.07%	$18,443, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.56%	$4,123, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.49%	$31,424, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Boulder Area	94,938 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Boulder Area	119,501 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Boulder Area	Colorado	U.S.
White	$71,727, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$44,448, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,776, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$68,156, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$42,821, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$106,250, see rank	$55,405	$53,370
One Race, Other	$32,952, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$54,111, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Boulder Area	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$19,462, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$74,479, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$91,248, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$53,529, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Boulder Area	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	249,506, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	124,611, 49.94%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	93,733, 75.22%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	78, 0.06%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	93,655, 75.16%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	86,943, 92.83%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,712, 7.17%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	30,878, 24.78%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	124,895, 50.06%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	81,137, 64.96%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.02%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	81,117, 64.95%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	75,703, 93.33%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,414, 6.67%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	43,758, 35.04%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Boulder Area	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	158,990, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	103,115, 64.86%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13,381, 8.42%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8,604, 5.41%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	7,836, 4.93%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	8,874, 5.58%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17,180, 10.81%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Boulder Area	22.1 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Boulder Area	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	162,646	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	86,943, 53.46%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	46,381, 53.35%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10,758, 12.37%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,812, 15.89%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	278, 0.32%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,471, 6.29%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,824, 9.00%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	75,703, 46.54%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	39,135, 51.70%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	14,891, 19.67%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,660, 24.65%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66, 0.09%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	134, 0.18%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,649, 3.50%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Boulder Area	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	162,646, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,787, 1.10%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	7,443, 4.58%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	17,038, 10.48%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,805, 2.34%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15,361, 9.44%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,803, 2.34%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	5,454, 3.35%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,094, 4.98%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	31,490, 19.36%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	37,338, 22.96%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17,667, 10.86%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,692, 2.88%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,674, 5.33%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Boulder Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	43,057	14.58%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,052	7.03%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.