Emily Sanchez

DISCOVER. CONNECT. ENGAGE.

Welcome to TRENDS, the foundation’s flagship resource. Since 1996, the biennial TRENDS Report on Key Indicators has informed and engaged Boulder County residents and civic leaders on our community’s most pressing needs. This comprehensive resource now also includes a podcast, a community diary and a reporting fellowship. We invite you to explore everything we offer, below.

Report & Fact Sheets

Letter from CEO
Executive Summary
Download Report
Boulder County At-a-Glance
Listening Tour Report

Programs

TRENDS Diary
Podcast
Reporting Fellowship

Presentations

2019-2021 Webinar
Executive Summary Video
TRENDS Presentation
White woman and man playing with dog

Who Are We?

Housing prices drive demographics

Stories | Data
Student looking through craft-made binoculars

Our Education

Student outcomes improving amidst equity efforts

Stories | Data
Two young people sitting in a hammock in the park

Our Health & Human Services

Insurance coverage tapers down as mental health issues, vaping loom large

Stories | Data
Family walking through covered bridge

Our Economy & Housing

County’s rising economic tide not lifting all boats

Stories | Data
Two farm animals

Our Environment

Substantial problems, but hope and action on environment

Stories | Data
Mexican woman performs traditional dance

Our Arts & Culture

Boulder County arts work toward a more inclusive future

Stories | Data
Zayd Atkinson speaks before Boulder City Council

Our Civic Participation & Giving

Much work yet to do in achieving connected, inclusive communities

Stories | Data
Baby with TRENDS 2017 report

About this Report

The back story on TRENDS’ history, definitions, contributors and sponsors

Stories | Data
What's Happening
Evicted
03.31.21
New book series: TRENDS Dialogues
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Shay Castle
03.30.21
Underhoused project seeks to define local "housing health"
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Marta Loachamin
01.26.21
Marta Loachamin: first Latina to serve on the Board of County Commissioners
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