Boise City

Population: 235,701
Median household income: $81,308
Median home value: $456,000

Boise City, a community in Ada County, Idaho, has 235,701 residents. At $81,308, its median household income sits below Ada County's $88,907.

Between 2019 and 2023, Boise City's population grew 4.2% from 226,115 to 235,701, while its median home value rose 80.0% from $253,400 to $456,000.

68.6% of workers drive to work alone. 64.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 235,701
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,308
Median home value: $456,000
Median gross rent: $1,359
Housing units: 104,833
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

226,115235,701

Median household income

$60,035$81,308

Median home value

$253,400$456,000

Median gross rent

$957$1,359

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	226,115	$60,035	$253,400	$957
2020	228,057	$63,778	$282,900	$1,009
2021	231,537	$68,373	$322,300	$1,103
2022	234,192	$76,402	$401,800	$1,223
2023	235,701	$81,308	$456,000	$1,359

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,363	4.4%
5 to 17	33,486	14.2%
18 to 24	26,059	11.1%
25 to 34	37,136	15.8%
35 to 44	33,356	14.2%
45 to 54	29,674	12.6%
55 to 64	29,517	12.5%
65 to 74	21,625	9.2%
75 and over	14,485	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	189,589	80.4%
Black or African American	3,072	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	730	0.3%
Asian	7,867	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	600	0.3%
Some other race	1,114	0.5%
Two or more races	10,257	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,472	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,578	5.2%
High school graduate	32,042	19.3%
Some college or associate's	47,870	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	48,463	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28,840	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle2.3%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	87,934	68.6%
Carpooled	9,774	7.6%
Public transit	792	0.6%
Walked	4,342	3.4%
Bicycle	2,964	2.3%
Worked from home	20,307	15.8%
Other means	2,007	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37,922	35.2%
15 to 29 min	52,623	48.8%
30 to 44 min	12,349	11.5%
45 to 59 min	1,830	1.7%
60+ min	3,089	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 10.6% (24,352 of 229,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	57,844	58.1%
Nonfamily households	41,772	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	99,616	95.0%
Vacant	5,217	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	62,805	63.0%
Renter-occupied	36,811	37.0%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	68,052	64.9%
1-unit, attached	7,019	6.7%
2 to 4 units	8,802	8.4%
5 to 19 units	8,722	8.3%
20 or more units	8,647	8.2%
Mobile home & other	3,591	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1608830
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 85 sq mi
Water area: 0.99 sq mi
Center point: 43.5993, -116.2298