Boulder, MT

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Boulder, Montana

Boulder, Montana, in Jefferson county, is 95 miles SW of Great Falls, Montana (center to center) and 491 miles E of Seattle, Washington. About 1,300 people people live in Boulder.

The People and Families of Boulder

In Boulder, about 51% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Boulder, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.

The town is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Boulder had a median family income of $37,411.

Boulder Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Boulder, about 69% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Boulder.

Commuting

In Boulder, 83% of commuters drive to work. In the town, people like to walk or ride bicycles. Commuters in Boulder enjoy easier drives to work than most people.

High Points

Boulder strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Montana):

Category	Trophy
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 13%
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Boulder, MT

Comparing Boulder to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Montana (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	95 miles SW of Great Falls, Montana (center to center)
Nearest Large City	491 miles E of Seattle, Washington
County	Jefferson
Standard Zip Codes	59632
Phone Area Codes	406
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	46.237
Longitude	-112.119

Station	BOULDER
Distance	0.3 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 34 F
Apr Temp	26 to 56 F
Jul Temp	47 to 82 F
Oct Temp	28 to 60 F
Annual Precip	11.5 inches

Station	HELENA AP
Distance	26.2 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 31 F
Apr Temp	31 to 57 F
Jul Temp	52 to 83 F
Oct Temp	31 to 58 F
Annual Precip	11.3 inches

Station	BUTTE MOONEY AP
Distance	26.9 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 30 F
Apr Temp	26 to 52 F
Jul Temp	46 to 80 F
Oct Temp	26 to 56 F
Annual Precip	12.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,300	100%
Male	660	50.8%
Female	640	49.2%
Under 18	334	25.7%
18+	966	74.3%
65+	137	10.5%
Median Age	38.4
Average Family Size	3.04
White	1,225	94.2%
African-American	3	0.2%
Asian	9	0.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	30	2.3%
Other	4	0.3%
Mixed Race	28	2.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	15	1.2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,436
Growth	136
Growth %	10.5%

Ancestry	Percent
German	22.4%
Irish	10.8%
English	10.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.1%
Norwegian	7.2%
Italian	7%
US/American	4.7%
French (except Basque)	3.9%
Scotch-Irish	3.2%
Swedish	2.7%
Scottish	2.5%
Finnish	2.2%
Polish	2.1%
French Canadian	1.6%
Austrian	1.4%
Greek	1.3%
Dutch	1%
Danish	1%
Slovak	0.8%
Swiss	0.7%
European	0.6%
Welsh	0.6%
Australian	0.5%
Slavic	0.5%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Yugoslavian	0.4%
Hungarian	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
Pennsylvania German	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Boulder	1,300	$37,411
Helena	25,780	$50,018
Walkerville	714	$29,861

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Boulder Community Library 202 S Main Boulder, Montana (406) 225-3241 Library Web Site

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