Boulder Creek is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,429 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boulder Creek is the 509th largest community in California. Housing costs in Boulder Creek are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Boulder Creek is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Boulder Creek is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boulder Creek who work in computer science and math (14.95%), management occupations (12.26%), and office and administrative support (11.43%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Boulder Creek, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.40 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Boulder Creek citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.85% of adults in Boulder Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Boulder Creek in 2022 was $56,934, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $227,736 for a family of four. Boulder Creek is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boulder Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boulder Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boulder Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boulder Creek include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Boulder Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
