Broomfield County, Colorado

Broomfield County has a population of 76,304 and has grown 6.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $664,500, about 5.4 times the county's median household income of $123,874.

Home price
$664,500
Income
$123,874
Population
76,304
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$664,500county
Median gross rent$2,126county
Median year homes here were built2002county
Share of homes built before 198020.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,035county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,089county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,734county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$123,874county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate6.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home29.9%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force70.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government14.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$144,735county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.60%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport40012895county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station13 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths13.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher60.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.4%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment11513county
Students per full-time teacher18.5county
Free lunch eligible24.4%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians117county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity12.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes7.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population76,304county
Land area in square miles33county
People per square mile of land2315.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store36.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.7%county
Population change since 2020+6.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.6%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.5%county
Second languages14.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents41county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in5,561county
Households that moved away5,374county
Average income of arriving households$87,976county
Average income of departing households$92,112county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes29county
Housing units authorised in the latest year970county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings92.2%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F48 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing126 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6a(statewide)
Frost-free days143 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use811 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband96.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk33.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.1county
Landslide risk6.2county
Hail risk91.4county
Earthquake risk48.0county
Tornado risk61.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk30.5county
Winter weather risk74.7county
Strong wind risk56.3county
Wildfire risk72.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Broomfield County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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