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

135,283 Population
40.7 square miles 3,326.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±1.4 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

$43,603 ±$2,671 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $39,870 ±$633
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$95,802 ±$7,402 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $81,166 ±$1,340
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7% ±1.7% (9,395  ±2,302) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Idaho: 10.5% 204,268 (±0.7% / ±13,558)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.8 minutes ±0.9 (1,202,865  ±121,582) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Idaho: 22.2 18,443,220 (±0.4 / ±405,208)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

50,609 ±2,631 Number of households
  • Idaho: 751,181 ±5,831
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (134,288  ±7,574) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Idaho: 2.6 1,951,380
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3% ±1.2% (988  ±392) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Idaho: 5.5% † 25,828 (±0.7% / ±3,038)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,766 ±2,487 Number of housing units
  • Idaho: 832,052 ±1,315
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$506,200 ±$21,809 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $446,400 ±$5,301
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.6% ±2.8% (19,687  ±3,904.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 13.6% 269,828 (±0.7% / ±13,062.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.1% ±0.9% (87,569  ±4,425.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Idaho: 92.5% 1,235,112 (±1.2% / ±16,539)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.2% ±2.4% (37,908  ±2,902.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 33% 441,039 (±0.7% / ±9,997.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

10.9% ±3.4% (14,237  ±4,456) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 11% 199,717 (±0.2% / ±3,874.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.2% ±1.7% (11,032  ±2,421) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Idaho: 6.3% 126,009
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±1.1% (7,801  ±1,210) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 7.4% 113,576 (±0.3% / ±4,370)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,801 Total veterans ±1,210 7,279 Male ±1,125 522 Female ±318

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