Cities / Colorado / Boulder

Boulder, CO

106,433 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Clear

Today: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 93°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Denver-Boulder)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 14.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Heat Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

DEN

33 mi — Denver International Airport

Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Extreme Heat Warning — Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; Northwest Deserts; Death Valley National Park; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Las Vegas Valley; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV side

Population & People

Population

106,433

Median age

28.8

Median household income

$87,493

Poverty rate

21.5%

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Bachelor's degree+

76.8%

Avg. commute

12 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$1,039,500

Median gross rent

$2,018/mo

Homeownership rate

47.21%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,124

HUD Fair Market Rent (Boulder County, 7 mi from Boulder), 2026. Efficiency $1553, 1BR $1795, 2BR $2124, 3BR $2820, 4BR $3239. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Colorado gasoline midgrade

$4.68

Colorado commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Colorado industrial electricity

9.07¢/kWh

Colorado residential electricity

15.85¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

584323.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

458147.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Colorado

854.97

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Colorado-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DEN

Denver International Airport

33 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

89 mi away

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

351 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Colorado energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Colorado economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).