About Nederland

Nederland is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,410 people and just one neighborhood, Nederland is the 138th largest community in Colorado.

Nederland is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Nederland is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nederland who work in sales jobs (12.46%), management occupations (8.52%), and computer science and math (8.20%).

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

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

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

Because of many things, Nederland is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Nederland really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Nederland perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Nederland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.63 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Nederland Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Nederland is a pretty powerful place. 59.43% of the adults in Nederland have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Nederland in 2000 was $29,111, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,444 for a family of four.

The people who call Nederland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Nederland is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Nederland include Irish, English, German, European, Italian, French, Polish, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Finnish.

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