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Population & Workforce
The current estimated population for the City and County of Broomfield is 53,000. The projected population at full build-out will be between 70 and 80,000 residents. The city population, and that of the entire Denver/Boulder corridor, have been growing steadily since 1990 and is projected to see continued steady growth through 2020. The City of Broomfield estimates that they will reach full build-out by 2020.
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Population
Growth
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Area
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1990***
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2000**
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2005*
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2015***
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2030**
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| Broomfield |
24,634
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38,272
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47,506*
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73,124*
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83,000*
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| Adams County |
265,038
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363,857
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409,220
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504,407
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674,860
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| Boulder County |
225,339
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291,288
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294,045
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316,074
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377,280
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| Jefferson County |
438,430
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527,056
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535,837
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598,593
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706,808
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| Metro Denver |
1,848,319
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2,400,570
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2,641,753
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3,073,802
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3,875,200
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| State of Colorado |
3,294,394
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4,301,261
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4,506,542
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5,400,000
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6,600,000
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- * Broomfield Planning Department Estimates **2000 Household and Population Estimate by DRCOG ** U.S. Census
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Broomfield’s work force is drawn from the entire Denver metropolitan area, which had a 2006 population of 2.6 million persons and a labor force of over 1.5 million. Within a 20-mile commuting distance of Broomfield, there is a population of 1.7 million persons and a workforce of over 700,000.
Workforce and
Employment
(Colo. Dept. of Labor & Employment June 2008)
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City and County of Broomfield
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Adams, Boulder
& Jefferson Counties |
Denver-Boulder
Metropolitan Area |
| Total Labor Force |
26,896 |
730,150 |
1,715,792 |
| Total Employed |
25,423 |
691,656 |
1,623,260 |
| Unemployment Rate |
5.5% |
5.3% |
5.4% |
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