Official Federal Data
Broomfield County, Colorado
FIPS 08014 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Population 76,304
9 Sources
Updated June 22, 2026
$123,874 ▲
Median Income
$80,734 national
3.8% ▼
Unemployment
4% national
$11B ▲
GDP
60.3% ▲
Bachelor's+
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$123,874 ▲
Per Capita
$64,288 ▲
Mean Household
$153,131 ▲
Poverty Rate
6.2% ▲
Median Income Comparison
Broomfield County$123,874
Colorado$95,470
National$80,734
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B02001, B03003
Cohorts
Under 18 · 20.5%
18-34 · 24%
35-54 · 28.5%
55-64 · 11.4%
65+ · 15.6%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
96.4%
High School+
National: 89.6%
▲ +6.8 pts
60.3%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
▲ +24.6 pts
24.7%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
▲ +10.6 pts
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
76,304
Population
44,547
Labor Force
Employed
42,728
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.8% ▼ 0.1 pts YoY
Mean Commute 1 min below national avg
25.5 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
29.9%
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Talent advantage: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment exceeds the national average by 24.6 pts, supports knowledge-economy and tech attraction.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
Key Takeaways
- Largest sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employs 6,407 workers (19.1% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $221,899.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $11B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $221,899 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $32,333, a 6.9x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
Seeing a change here?
Get Deeper Trends
EP customers get year-over-year deltas, WARN notices, and SEC filings for every sector tracked above, surfaced as proactive alerts, not after-the-fact news.
Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Dominant Cluster
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Cluster
Coherent grouping of concentrated sub-sectors, signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
6,407
Cluster Employment
2.28x
Peak LQ
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
Telecommunications
11.62x 1,805
Publishing Industries and Telecommunications
4.69x 1,100
Management of Companies and Enterprises
4.65x 3,170
Computing Infrastructure Providers and Data Processing
3.95x 500
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
3.32x 868
Couriers and Messengers
2.77x 814
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2.28x 6,407
Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
2.27x 679
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
1.65x 512
Furniture, Home Furnishings, and Other Retailers
1.61x 324
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, realistic diversification targets. Source: BLS QCEW
0.25x
Truck Transportation
97 employed
0.28x
Support Activities for Transportation
61 employed
0.39x
Machinery Manufacturing
110 employed
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Telecommunications concentrates at 11.62x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
- Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$664,500 ▲
Median Home Value vs 2019
$2,126 ▲
Rent/Mo
62.7% ▼
Owner-Occ
4.3% ▲
Vacancy
5.4x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Stretched
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026
Studio
$1,643/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,754/mo
2 Bedroom
$2,089/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,734/mo
4 Bedroom
$3,049/mo
30% of monthly median household income (~$3,097/mo) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Key Takeaways
- Stretched market: Home value to income ratio of 5.4x is well above the ~4.1x national average; attainable workforce housing may be a recruitment friction.
- Broadly affordable rents: All 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$3,097/mo), a clear cost-of-living advantage for workforce attraction.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
48,788 ▲
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 1 min below national avg
25.5 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
29.9%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
86.4%
of prime-age population
▼ vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
60.3% ▲
HS Diploma+
96.4% ▼
Regional / Statewide Institutions
Total credentials awarded
40,234/yr
9,646/yr
7,956/yr
7,631/yr
5,700/yr
5,675/yr
3,626/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
17.9%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
62%
Service
11.5%
Sales & Office
16.7%
Construction / Maint.
3.9%
Production / Transport
5.9%
Bars scaled 2× for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 42,728 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 25,233 annual credentials.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Sample AI Insight
Broomfield County shows strong potential for telecommunications attraction, with a 11.62x concentration and 1,805 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The interconnected base across telecommunications, publishing industries and telecommunications, and management of companies and enterprises creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
Illustrative example
Take it further
AI Insights: Built into ExecutivePulse. Continuous analysis tied to your own pipeline: industry-shift signals, prospect matches, retention prompts.
Managed Services: Prefer to hand it off? Our team delivers the analysis and consulting for you.
Schedule a DemoAvailable as premium offerings.
Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS (via FRED)2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Broomfield County, Colorado, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Broomfield County, Colorado?
76,304 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Broomfield County, Colorado?
$123,874 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Broomfield County, Colorado?
3.8% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Broomfield County, Colorado?
$11B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).
Broomfield County, CO: Public data. Imagine the full platform.
Get a Demo →