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Boulder Creek, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Boulder Creek is $43,381, which is higher than the state average of $29,906 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Boulder Creek median household income is $79,392, which has grown by 31.32% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Boulder Creek residents spend 40.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #234

Boulder Creek, CA	43,381 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boulder Creek, CA	39,665 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boulder Creek, CA	47,932 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boulder Creek, CA	35,000 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #302

Boulder Creek, CA	79,392 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Boulder Creek, CA	97,830 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #411

Boulder Creek, CA	31.32%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Boulder Creek, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.33%	$27,524, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.70%	$16,979, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.38%	$6,654, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.29%	$29,101, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Boulder Creek, CA	103,583 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Boulder Creek, CA	118,114 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Boulder Creek, CA	California	U.S.
White	$85,603, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Hispanic	$104,083, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Two or More Races	$36,324, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Boulder Creek, CA	California	U.S.
25 to 44	$87,198, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,942, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$42,115, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Boulder Creek, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,076, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	2,114, 51.86%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,560, 73.79%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,560, 73.79%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,372, 87.95%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	188, 12.05%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	554, 26.21%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,962, 48.14%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,318, 67.18%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,318, 67.18%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,125, 85.36%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	193, 14.64%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	644, 32.82%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Boulder Creek, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,475, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,998, 80.73%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	168, 6.79%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	61, 2.46%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	102, 4.12%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	146, 5.90%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Boulder Creek, CA	40.0 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Boulder Creek, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,497	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	1,372, 54.95%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	500, 36.44%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	169, 12.32%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	299, 21.79%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	69, 5.03%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	133, 9.69%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70, 5.10%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	1,125, 45.05%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	506, 44.98%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	145, 12.89%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	402, 35.73%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.80%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	39, 3.47%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Boulder Creek, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,497, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	69, 2.76%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	131, 5.25%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	300, 12.01%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	70, 2.80%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	353, 14.14%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	70, 2.80%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	68, 2.72%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	47, 1.88%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	472, 18.90%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	510, 20.42%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	179, 7.17%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	41, 1.64%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	187, 7.49%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Boulder Creek, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	508	10.76%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	103	8.12%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.