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Denver, CO vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder is 0% more densely populated than Denver.
- People are 22.6% less likely to be married in Boulder.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years younger in Boulder.
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 Denver, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Population706,799104,930329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%48.5%50.5%
 Male Population50.3%51.5%49.5%
 Median Age34.828.938.4
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 Population - 2010603,01297,724309,327,143
 Population - 2000554,63694,673285,036,114
 Population - 1990467,61083,312251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now32.6%13.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.3%29.2%30.8%
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 Population Density4,610.83,991.493.4
 Land Area153.326.33,531,905.4
 Water Area1.61.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Denver, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%2.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.2%3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%3.6%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.9%2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%16.2%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.1%13.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.1%16.3%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4416.4%10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%10.3%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.1%4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%4.2%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.3%7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%3.1%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.4%1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Denver, COBoulder, COUnited States
 White54.0%78.3%59.4%
 Black8.6%1.0%12.2%
 Asian3.5%5.9%5.6%
 Native American0.4%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%3.5%3.2%
 Hispanic29.4%10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Denver, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Married Population41.2%31.9%49.8%
     Currently Married39.6%31.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%0.7%1.8%
 Single Population58.8%68.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.4%56.1%33.8%
 Divorced11.8%9.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%2.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.212.212.60
 Households313,92642,610124,010,992
 Family Households148,59917,34180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.7%33.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children39.7%47.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households165,32725,26943,255,233
     Single householder, w/children16.5%10.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%8.5%10.8%

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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