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Boise City, ID

236,632 Population
84.3 square miles 2,806.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Idaho: 37.5 ±0.2

Economics

$46,979 ±$2,120 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $40,220 ±$1,198
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Idaho: $35,980 ±$694
$81,425 ±$3,390 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $80,928 ±$1,454
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $72,785 ±$1,134

11.1% ±1.8% (25,659  ±4,105) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 9.2% 73,534 (±0.9% / ±7,191)
  • a little higher than the rate in Idaho: 10.7% 202,517 (±0.7% / ±13,176)

19.4 minutes ±1.2 (2,092,820  ±152,352) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 23.1 7,681,185 (±0.7 / ±287,801)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Idaho: 22.1 17,496,770 (±0.4 / ±391,117)

Families

98,992 ±2,289 Number of households
  • the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 302,858 ±2,929
  • Idaho: 717,151 ±4,796
2.3 ±0.1 (229,859  ±165) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 2.6 796,923 (±0 / ±3,956)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Idaho: 2.6 1,889,199

4.7% ±1.3% (2,766  ±790) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 5.2% † 9,959 (±0.7% / ±1,408)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 5.7% 25,329 (±0.6% / ±2,499)

Housing

104,665 ±2,365 Number of housing units
  • the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 319,494 ±1,522
  • Idaho: 796,968 ±231

$499,000 ±$15,746 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $486,500 ±$5,229
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $432,500 ±$4,757

17.4% ±1.8% (40,839  ±4,318.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 15.5% 125,172 (±1.2% / ±9,434.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 14.9% 286,237 (±0.7% / ±13,949.8)

Social

94.2% ±3.3% (157,386  ±6,195.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 92.7% 508,025 (±1.8% / ±10,153.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 92% 1,177,894 (±1.2% / ±16,076.7)
50.3% ±2.5% (84,116  ±4,420.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 37.9% 207,734 (±1.1% / ±6,188.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Idaho: 32.3% 413,168 (±0.8% / ±9,754.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.1% ±1.1% (16,722  ±2,643) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 7.2% † 58,682 (±0.8% / ±6,425)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 6% 115,978

7.3% ±1.2% (13,932  ±2,402) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 8% 49,803 (±0.6% / ±3,609)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Idaho: 7.9% 116,279 (±0.3% / ±4,261)
13,932 Total veterans ±2,402 12,484 Male ±2,262 1,448 Female ±540

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