About Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 4,131 people and just one neighborhood, Boulder Creek is the 550th largest community in California.

Unlike some towns , Boulder Creek isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Boulder Creek are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boulder Creek is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boulder Creek who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.56%), sales jobs (10.45%), and management occupations (8.05%).

Also of interest is that Boulder Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Boulder Creek is also a town of artists. Boulder Creek has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Boulder Creek's character.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Boulder Creek. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Boulder Creek.

Because of many things, Boulder Creek is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Boulder Creek a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Boulder Creek has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Boulder Creek's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Boulder Creek, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Boulder Creek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Boulder Creek Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Boulder Creek is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.24% of adults in Boulder Creek have a college degree.

The per capita income in Boulder Creek in 2000 was $32,012, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,048 for a family of four.

The people who call Boulder Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Boulder Creek is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Boulder Creek include English, German, Irish, Italian, Swedish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, French, Portuguese, and European.

The most common language spoken in Boulder Creek is English. Some people also speak Spanish.