CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Boulder City

Nevada · 12,567 residents · 208 sq mi

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Boulder City is home to 12,567 people in Nevada. At a median age of 43.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 6.5%, under the national 13.2%. Median home value sits at $123,000. There are 2,399 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,567

−16%vs 2000

vs 14,966 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 47.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

208 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(566)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(724)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(926)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(862)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(426)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.8%(1,359)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,644)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.6%(1,705)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(1,559)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(1,730)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(877)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(189)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,255

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,523 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,231

−42%vs 2000

vs $29,770 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$123,000

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $159,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$581

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $693 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(13,747)

Black0.7%(102)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(650)

Asian0.7%(103)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(12,195)

Black0.4%(46)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(462)

Asian1.2%(145)

Other1.4%(181)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(609)

Cuban0.8%(117)

South American0.4%(63)

Argentine0.3%(41)

Dominican0.3%(39)

Central American0.2%(37)

Guatemalan0.2%(37)

Spaniard0.2%(32)

Puerto Rican0.2%(31)

Colombian0.1%(22)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(54)

Japanese0.2%(26)

Korean0.1%(16)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Filipino0%(5)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(60)

Chamorro0.2%(23)

Ancestry

English17.8%(2,652)

German17.6%(2,621)

Irish14.5%(2,157)

Italian7.9%(1,175)

Scottish2.9%(433)

French2.1%(313)

Polish2.1%(309)

Norwegian2%(305)

Swedish1.3%(193)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(178)

American1.2%(172)

Danish0.9%(137)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.9%(136)

Welsh0.9%(133)

Dutch0.8%(118)

British0.8%(114)

Subsaharan African0.6%(94)

Swiss0.6%(91)

Czech0.5%(81)

Lithuanian0.5%(76)

Russian0.5%(72)

French Canadian0.5%(71)

West Indian0.5%(69)

Hungarian0.4%(53)

Finnish0.3%(49)

Slovak0.3%(48)

Greek0.3%(47)

Armenian0.2%(26)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Belgian0.1%(15)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Latvian0.1%(8)

Slovene0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(2,162)

Married53.3%(3,484)

Widowed2.2%(144)

Divorced11.4%(743)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(1,368)

Married53.7%(3,381)

Widowed11.5%(727)

Divorced13.1%(823)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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