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Ada County (Central)--Meridian (Northeast) & Boise (Far West) Cities PUMA, ID

141,148 Population
40.7 square miles 3,470.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Idaho: 37.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,162 ±$3,002 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $37,426 ±$585
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,642 ±$6,460 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $74,942 ±$1,126
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.4% ±2% (10,322  ±2,871) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Idaho: 10.1% 193,635 (±0.7% / ±12,891)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22 minutes ±0.9 (1,277,535  ±76,358) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Idaho: 21.6 16,746,260 (±0.2 / ±183,291)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

54,750 ±2,280 Number of households
  • Idaho: 733,244 ±4,856
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (140,191  ±6,460) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Idaho: 2.6 1,914,470
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.4% ±1.7% (1,423  ±572) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 5.1% 23,424 (±0.5% / ±2,266)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

56,361 ±2,358 Number of housing units
  • Idaho: 815,304 ±151
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$478,600 ±$11,093 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $428,600 ±$5,445
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.6% ±2.5% (18,986  ±3,663.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Idaho: 14.2% 275,652 (±0.7% / ±13,484.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

95.5% ±2.5% (92,499  ±4,744.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Idaho: 92.2% 1,203,333 (±1.2% / ±16,236.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42% ±2.3% (40,732  ±2,873) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Idaho: 32.1% 419,687 (±0.7% / ±9,115.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

10.4% ±3.7% (13,448  ±4,795.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in Idaho: 10.7% 190,775 (±0.2% / ±3,851.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

7.3% ±1.6% (10,293  ±2,368) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Idaho: 5.7% 112,009
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.7% ±1.3% (8,352  ±1,493) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 7.6% 113,210 (±0.4% / ±5,705)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
8,352 Total veterans ±1,493 7,460 Male ±1,303 892 Female ±459

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