Who lives in Boulder County depends somewhat on who can afford to live here. The county is aging rapidly, in part because families struggle to find adequate housing. More and more wealthy people are moving in.
Boulder County’s senior population is expected to increase steadily over the next 20 years, from 15% to 22% of the population, as local Baby Boomers and their children reach 65 and older.
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Since 2000, all Boulder County towns--except Boulder and Jamestown--have experienced double-digit growth.
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There were only 21 births per 1,000 women in the city of Boulder compared to 54 births per 1,000 women in Longmont and Lafayette in 2017.
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While non-Hispanic white residents significantly outnumber their Latino neighbors now, the future may look much different. More than half of the Latino population is currently younger than 24.
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Although Boulder County remains predominantly non-Hispanic white, the Latino population has doubled as a percentage of total population since 1990.
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Less than a third of Boulder County’s population was born in Colorado. Fifty-five percent of our county’s population was born in another state.
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More family households exist outside of Boulder than in it, indicating that families are unable to afford to live in the city.
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