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Social
Capital Community Benchmark Survey
Community Highlights For Boulder County, Colorado
Sponsored by:
Boulder
County Civic Forum
(a program of the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County)
Media
Contact:
Bruce Swinehart,
Coordinator, Boulder County Civic Forum
The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County
1123 Spruce Street
Boulder CO 80302
Phone: (303) 415-1388
Email: info@bococivicforum.org
Web address: www.bococivicforum.org;
www.commfound.org
Sample
size:
500
Survey
Area:
Boulder
County
Community
Type:
Boulder
County includes urban, suburban, and rural areas
Population:
286,857
Colorado
State Demographer’s Office
Ethnicity
White
95.1%
Black 1.0%
Asian 3.2%
Hispanic 8.3%
Other: Native American 0.6%
(note: percentages total
more than 100% because Hispanics can be of any race)
US
Census estimates for 1999
Age:
0-1
2%
2-12 14%
13-17 7%
18-44 45%
45-64 24%
65+ 8%
Colorado
State Demographer’s Office
Additional Information:
Boulder
County’s high-tech-based economy is strong, driven in part by the presence
of the University of Colorado. The area has experienced 27% population
growth over the past decade.
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