Broomfield's Livability
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D
Affordability -
C+
Housing -
B-
Job Market -
B+
Diversity -
B+
Crime -
B-
Commute -
C+
Education -
B-
Weather -
A+
Amenities
About Broomfield, CO
Broomfield, CO is located in Broomfield County in the state of Colorado.
The total City Population for Broomfield is about 72,697 with about 813 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $480,913, which is roughly 32% higher than the Average Home Value of $325,204 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 55% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $107,570, which is roughly 35% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,131 for the state of Colorado, and roughly 40% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.29Male Population Estimate: 50.2%
Female Population Estimate: 49.8%
Median Age: 38.4
Male Median Age: 31.8
Female Median Age: 33.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:12.9%
Asian:6.9%
Other:2%
Black:1.4%
Indian:0.3%
Hawaiian:0.2%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 34.94%
Libertarian: 1.66%
Other: 0.82%
Green: 0.22%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Broomfield specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Broomfield County: About 2.81827 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Broomfield County: About 50.9221 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Broomfield County is about 29% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 82% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Broomfield is about 3.3%.
Colorado is ranked #9 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 71.88 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 73.46The average living wage for the state of Colorado is $34.94/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.32/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Colorado a minimum wage score of 69.67 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.30/hr, which gives Colorado a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 68.4 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Colorado is $295.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 80.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Colorado does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Colorado does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Colorado does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Colorado does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Colorado does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Colorado does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Colorado does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Colorado does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Colorado does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Colorado does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Colorado does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Colorado does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Colorado does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Colorado does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Colorado does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Colorado does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 80020, 80021, 80023, 80038, 80516 (5 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 39.954200
Longitude: -105.052600
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 5405.9 ft.
Area Code(s): 303, 720