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. Boulder Creek has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns. 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, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boulder Creek who work in management occupations (16.22%), office and administrative support (11.86%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.01%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.63% 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. One downside of living in Boulder Creek, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.91 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Boulder Creek are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.20% of adults in Boulder Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Boulder Creek in 2022 was $54,333, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $217,332 for a family of four. However, Boulder Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boulder Creek is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Boulder Creek include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Boulder Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
