Boulder County, CO

Population 2000: 291,288
Metro area: Boulder-Longmont

BOULDER COUNTY

CO

USA

POPULATION

Number

Number

Number

Total population

291,288

Square miles (land)

742.46

Population per square mile

392.33

41.47

79.56

GENDER

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

147,264

50.6

50.4

49.1

Female

144,024

49.4

49.6

50.9

AGE

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

55,776

19.1

21.3

21.4

16-24

50,081

17.2

14.3

13.9

25-44

97,929

33.6

32.6

30.2

45-64

64,832

22.3

22.2

22.0

65+

22,670

7.8

9.7

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

34.39

34.97

36.22

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

257,909

88.5

82.8

75.1

Black or African American

2,559

0.9

3.8

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

1,787

0.6

1.0

0.9

Asian

8,915

3.1

2.2

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

171

0.1

0.1

0.1

Some other race

13,596

4.7

7.2

5.5

Two or more races

6,351

2.2

2.8

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

30,456

10.5

17.1

12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census

Note: Hispanic ethnicity is a separate data category from race. This number should not be added to race totals.