Boulder City is home to 14,919 people in Nevada. At a median age of 53.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 72 people per square mile. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,757, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Boulder City
What changed most since 1990
White share94.1% → 84.6%(−9.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share3.7% → 7.1%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age43.7 → 53.5(+9.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.9%(174)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14%(189)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.2%(530)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(73)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,353 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Boulder City, decade by decade
Boulder City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,567
$82,214
$295,208
22.1%
14.2
2000
14,966
$92,035
$289,643
22.0%
19.2
2010
15,023
$89,437
$451,711
25.4%
27.6
2020
14,885
$76,106
$369,187
29.7%
37.1
2024
14,919
$74,757
$435,600
31.1%
34.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
