City safety & data profile
Boulder CityNV
Boulder City, NV is a 16K-resident city in Clark County with a median household income of $74,757.
Clark County, Nevada. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Boulder City, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Boulder City has a population larger than 30% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $435,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
- 16K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 31%
- By size
- $74,757
- Median income (place)
- $435,600
- Median home (place)
- 11.4%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Boulder City
Boulder City posts a median household income higher than 43% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Boulder City area.
- Bottom 44%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Boulder City
Composite score · Boulder City, NV
43/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Compare against every tracked city: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Boulder City income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$74,757 Bottom 43% higher than 43% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Population ranking: NV
Population among 22 NV places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
641,903 residents
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
285,667 residents
- Reno
Reno, NV
264,165 residents
- North Las Vegas 234,807
North Las Vegas, NV
234,807 residents
- Paradise 223,167
Paradise, NV
223,167 residents
- Sunrise Manor 189,372
Sunrise Manor, NV
189,372 residents
- Spring Valley 178,395
Spring Valley, NV
178,395 residents
- Enterprise 108,481
Enterprise, NV
108,481 residents
- Sparks 96,094
Sparks, NV
96,094 residents
- Carson City 58,639
Carson City, NV
58,639 residents
What this shows By headcount, Las Vegas ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Spanish Springs.
Income ranking: NV
The same 22-city NV pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.
- Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs, NV
$127,658 median
- Summerlin South
Summerlin South, NV
$117,035 median
- Spring Creek
Spring Creek, NV
$105,154 median
- Enterprise
Enterprise, NV
$98,462 median
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
$90,138 median
- Fernley
Fernley, NV
$89,517 median
- Sparks
Sparks, NV
$89,056 median
- Gardnerville Ranchos
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV
$87,785 median
- Reno
Reno, NV
$80,760 median
- North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas, NV
$79,542 median
What this shows Spanish Springs posts the highest place-level median income in NV; Las Vegas is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading Boulder City, NV beyond the headline numbers
Boulder City sits inside Clark County, Nevada, at roughly 35.98°N, -114.83°W. Population 15,551, $74,757 median household income. Median home value $435,600, median rent $1,427. Poverty rate 11.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Boulder City, 0 with an ER. Climate: 71.7°F annual average, 6.6" precipitation.
At 53.5 years, Boulder City's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.
Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 8.4% in Boulder City, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.
7.6% unemployment puts Boulder City in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.
The median home in Boulder City costs around 5.8 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.
Public transit carries 0.1% of Boulder City workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
31.1% of Boulder City adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
Poverty in Boulder City, NV stands at 11.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
Remote work covers 12.2% of Boulder City workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Median rent in Boulder City, NV runs $1,427/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Boulder City from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Clark County): Boulder City's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Money & Work
Boulder City's median household income of $74,757 runs 16% below the tracked-city average, the most notable of the economic figures Areazine tracks here. A second figure worth noting: poverty rate at 11.4%, 8% below the tracked-city average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4% -8% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 7.6% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 31.1% |
| Work From Home | 12.2% |
| Public Transit | 0.1% |
By the Numbers
Health at a Glance 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20240.2% above national average
Metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-level25 flood insurance claims have been filed in Clark County since 2016, with $931K paid out by the NFIP.
The largest single contributor was Las Vegas Flash Flooding, accounting for 2 claims.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Boulder City?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Boulder City right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet NV-BOULDER-CITY · Boulder City
Boulder City: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.
- FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
- LEAD-NONE Feed idle
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Boulder City; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Nevada state hubs · Methodology
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Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Boulder City, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NV (11.4% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($74,757 here).
Compare Boulder City with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Nearby Places 8
Using Boulder City's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
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- Compare Boulder City against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada
U.S. Census ACS supplies the place-level population and economics figures (income, home value, poverty, education); CDC PLACES supplies health; hospital counts reflect nearby facilities. County-level trends carry their own label.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Clark County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.