Boulder City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 14,890 people and four associated neighborhoods, Boulder City is the 14th largest community in Nevada.
Boulder City home prices are not only among the most expensive in Nevada, but Boulder City real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Boulder City is also a city of artists. Boulder City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Boulder City’s character.
Also of interest is that Boulder City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Boulder City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Boulder City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Boulder City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Boulder City may be for you.
In terms of college education, Boulder City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.90% of adults in Boulder City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Boulder City in 2022 was $44,595, which is wealthy relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,380 for a family of four. However, Boulder City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Boulder City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Boulder City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boulder City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boulder City include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Boulder City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.