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Boise City, ID

235,416 Population
84.6 square miles 2,784.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 38 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Idaho: 37.8 ±0.2

Population by age category

18 to 6466%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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80%White2%†Black0%†Native3%†Asian0%†Islander1%†Other4%†Two+9%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$48,560 ±$1,981 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $41,911 ±$1,077
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Idaho: $37,426 ±$585
$79,977 ±$3,304 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $82,526 ±$2,481
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $74,942 ±$1,126

9.9% ±1.4% (22,566  ±3,227) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 8.8% † 71,036 (±0.9% / ±7,112)
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 10.1% 193,635 (±0.7% / ±12,891)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty10%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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18.7 minutes ±0.7 (1,967,680  ±113,434) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 23.1 7,884,900 (±0.5 / ±240,938)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Idaho: 22 17,539,656 (±0.4 / ±407,935)

Families

104,336 ±2,099 Number of households
  • the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 314,846 ±2,463
  • Idaho: 733,244 ±4,856
2.2 ±0 (227,882  ±323) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 2.6 808,705 (±0 / ±3,674)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Idaho: 2.6 1,914,470

Population by household type

Married couples58%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married49%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale38%Female30%
Now marriedMale49%Female49%
DivorcedMale10%†Female14%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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3.8% ±1.5% (2,246  ±891) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 4.4% † 8,575 (±0.8% / ±1,601)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Idaho: 5.1% 23,424 (±0.5% / ±2,266)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-247%†25-2911%†30-355%†35-392%†40-440%45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

109,138 ±2,199 Number of housing units
  • the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 330,536 ±1,217
  • Idaho: 815,304 ±151

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied62%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$491,800 ±$11,169 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $471,700 ±$6,361
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $428,600 ±$5,445

17.4% ±1.9% (40,748  ±4,405.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 14.7% 120,652 (±1% / ±8,423.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 14.2% 275,652 (±0.7% / ±13,484.1)

Social

95.2% ±3.3% (160,900  ±6,260.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 92.9% 521,942 (±1.8% / ±10,539.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Idaho: 92.2% 1,203,333 (±1.2% / ±16,236.6)
48% ±2.1% (81,044  ±3,812) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 37.4% 209,948 (±1.1% / ±6,320.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Idaho: 32.1% 419,687 (±0.7% / ±9,115.4)

Population by highest level of education

5%†No degree20%High school27%Some college30%Bachelor's18%Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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8.4% ±1.3% (19,766  ±3,019) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 6.7% 55,371 (±0.6% / ±5,042)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Idaho: 5.7% 112,009

Place of birth for foreign-born population

18%†Europe41%Asia8%†Africa2%†Oceania25%†Latin America6%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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6.8% ±0.9% (13,112  ±1,822) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 7.7% 48,901 (±0.5% / ±3,471)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Idaho: 7.6% 113,210 (±0.4% / ±5,705)

Veterans by wartime service

12†WWII460†Korea3,265†Vietnam3,238†Gulf (1990s)4,784†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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13,112 Total veterans ±1,822 11,859 Male ±1,671 1,253 Female ±650

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Boise City, ID <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1608830-boise-city-id/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Boise City, ID <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1608830-boise-city-id/>