Population 40 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Boulder Park
Household size in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.21 | 2.87 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.24 | 2.98 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.86 | 2.99 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.15 | 2.86 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Boulder Park is a place of small households, averaging 2.15 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 49.1 | 36.1 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 55.7 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 57.9 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 58.3 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.2 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 58.3, Boulder Park is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 49.1, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.7% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.1% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −9.6 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.1% of households in Boulder Park, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Boulder Park
Renters in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 44.1% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.0% | 46.6% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.5% | 46.7% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 46.3% | 45.4% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +34.5 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in Boulder Park than nationally: 46.3% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. That is in line with the rest of the San Diego area. Among homeowners, 61.5% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.6% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 53.6% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 47.8% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 36.3% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −12.3 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 36.3% of the housing in Boulder Park, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1977 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1978 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1974 | 1979 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1981 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Boulder Park was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $732 | $1,408 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $663 | $1,481 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $808 | $1,868 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,006 | $2,468 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$274 | +$1,061 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Boulder Park runs $1,006 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.6% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Boulder Park
Bachelor's degrees in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.9% | 33.5% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 34.7% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.2% | 38.2% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 42.8% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | +9.3 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Boulder Park have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.3%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.3% | 84.9% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.8% | 85.5% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.2% | 87.3% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 80.5% | 89.0% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in Boulder Park never finished high school, well above the national share: only 80.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Boulder Park
| Period | Boulder Park | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 43.8% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 27.3% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | +9.1 pts | −1.8 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Boulder Park runs well above the national rate: 15.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Boulder Park compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Park | 2.15 | 58.3 | 8.1% | 46.3% | 36.3% | 1981 | $1,006 | 9.3% | 80.5% | 15.4% |
| Jacumba | 3.21 | 44.4 | 27.3% | 70.1% | 3.7% | 1951 | $2,203 | 14.8% | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| Bankhead Springs | 3.20 | 44.5 | 26.7% | 68.8% | 3.7% | 1952 | $2,176 | 14.8% | 99.8% | 16.9% |
| Ocotillo | 2.47 | 35.7 | 1.2% | 26.6% | 48.8% | 2000 | $1,337 | 3.1% | 60.5% | 27.8% |
| Boulevard | 2.92 | 47.2 | 5.4% | 13.3% | 5.7% | 1983 | $1,189 | 15.4% | 90.9% | 0.7% |
| Live Oak Springs | 2.89 | 47.1 | 5.0% | 13.5% | 5.9% | 1985 | $1,227 | 15.5% | 89.7% | 1.1% |
| Tierra del Sol | 2.87 | 46.8 | 5.0% | 15.9% | 6.2% | 1986 | $1,259 | 15.6% | 88.2% | 2.4% |
| Barrett | 2.61 | 45.0 | 5.0% | 30.6% | 8.7% | 1993 | $2,006 | 18.3% | 74.4% | 14.0% |
| Boulder Oaks | 3.00 | 44.6 | 15.6% | 13.2% | 8.4% | 1971 | $1,858 | 24.4% | 75.3% | 3.6% |
| Campo | 2.60 | 52.1 | 3.5% | 14.8% | 7.3% | 1969 | $2,004 | 27.8% | 85.6% | 8.5% |
| Cameron Corners | 2.58 | 52.9 | 3.3% | 13.9% | 7.2% | 1967 | $2,045 | 29.1% | 86.1% | 8.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Boulder Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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