Boulder Creek is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,429 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boulder Creek is the 509th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Boulder Creek are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Boulder Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Boulder Creek, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.56 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Boulder Creek is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.39% of adults in Boulder Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Boulder Creek in 2022 was $55,778, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $223,112 for a family of four.

Boulder Creek is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boulder Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boulder Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boulder Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.96% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boulder Creek include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Boulder Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.