Population: 237,242
Households: 101,178
Average household size: 2.28
Median age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $83,904
Housing units: 106,279

Population comparison

2020 Census236,286

2024 estimate237,242

Change+0.4%

Population: 237,242
Median age: 38.6 years
Male: 118,453
Female: 118,789

Median age by sex

Male median age: 37.6 years
Female median age: 39.7 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

5,414Under 54,676

17,6375–1716,139

12,61118–2412,969

18,82625–3417,593

16,92435–4416,906

15,25045–5414,194

14,20855–6415,390

17,58365+20,922

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5–17

Male

5–9: 6,166
10–14: 6,745
15–17: 4,726

Female

5–9: 5,695
10–14: 6,184
15–17: 4,260

18–24

Male

18–19: 3,914
20: 1,805
21: 1,828
22–24: 5,064

Female

18–19: 4,278
20: 1,843
21: 1,742
22–24: 5,106

25–34

Male

25–29: 9,879
30–34: 8,947

Female

25–29: 8,300
30–34: 9,293

35–44

Male

35–39: 8,707
40–44: 8,217

Female

35–39: 8,505
40–44: 8,401

45–54

Male

45–49: 7,840
50–54: 7,410

Female

45–49: 7,187
50–54: 7,007

55–64

Male

55–59: 7,147
60–61: 3,126
62–64: 3,935

Female

55–59: 7,852
60–61: 2,949
62–64: 4,589

65+

Male

65–66: 2,662
67–69: 3,208
70–74: 4,919
75–79: 3,530
80–84: 1,839
85+: 1,425

Female

65–66: 2,636
67–69: 4,148
70–74: 5,172
75–79: 4,026
80–84: 2,290
85+: 2,650

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 193,99081.8%
Two or more races: 20,8818.8%
Asian alone: 8,6853.7%
Some other race: 7,3763.1%
Black alone: 3,9351.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,7510.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 6240.3%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 22,671
White, not Hispanic: 188,701

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 57,993
Married-couple share: 76%
With children: 43.4%

Household sizeShare of households

31,60631.2%

1 person

38,33237.9%

2 people

14,68514.5%

3 people

10,19110.1%

4 people

6,3646.3%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 4,015
6 People: 1,518
7 Plus People: 831

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households57,993

Married-couple families44,07776% of family households

With children: 16,35137.1%
Without children: 27,72662.9%

Other families13,91624% of family households

Male householder: 4,72934%
Female householder: 9,18766%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	57,993	Not applicable
Married-couple families	44,077	76%
With children	16,351	37.1%
Without children	27,726	62.9%
Other families	13,916	24%
Male householder	4,729	34%
Female householder	9,187	66%

Median household: $83,904
Median family: $104,832
Per capita: $49,861

Household incomeShare of households

12,26012.1%

Under $25k

16,51516.3%

$25–49k

16,28816.1%

$50–74k

15,18615.0%

$75–99k

17,90617.7%

$100–149k

10,61110.5%

$150–199k

12,41212.3%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 3,585
$10,000–$14,999: 3,221
$15,000–$19,999: 2,202
$20,000–$24,999: 3,252

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 2,620
$30,000–$34,999: 3,226
$35,000–$39,999: 3,046
$40,000–$44,999: 3,930
$45,000–$49,999: 3,693

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 6,452
$60,000–$74,999: 9,836

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 10,612
$125,000–$149,999: 7,294

Education universe: 167,796
High school or higher: 94.9%
Bachelor’s or higher: 47.5%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

3,3762.0%

Less than 9th grade

5,1213.1%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

32,70919.5%

High school or equivalent

34,64220.6%

Some college, no degree

12,3017.3%

Associate degree

49,97129.8%

Bachelor’s degree

29,67617.7%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 2,125
Nursery School: 5
Kindergarten: 0
First Grade: 44
Second Grade: 13
Third Grade: 25
Fourth Grade: 8
Fifth Grade: 101
Sixth Grade: 505
Seventh Grade: 79
Eighth Grade: 471

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 605
Tenth Grade: 929
Eleventh Grade: 1,100
Twelfth No Diploma: 2,487

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 25,930
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 6,779

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 10,383
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 24,259

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 20,538
Professional School Degree: 5,077
Doctorate Degree: 4,061

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	3,376
Grades 9–12, no diploma	5,121
High school or equivalent	32,709
Some college, no degree	34,642
Associate degree	12,301
Bachelor’s degree	49,971
Graduate or professional	29,676

Marital status by sexMale and Female

1,7496,816

Widowed

11,18515,061

Divorced

8621,397

Separated

47,91147,430

Now Married

39,28332,927

Never Married

2,4783,361

Married Spouse Absent

45,43344,069

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	1,749	6,816
Divorced	11,185	15,061
Separated	862	1,397
Now Married	47,911	47,430
Never Married	39,283	32,927
Married Spouse Absent	2,478	3,361
Married Spouse Present	45,433	44,069

Median home value: $484,800
Median gross rent: $1,446

Housing tenure

Owner: 63,91063.2%
Renter: 37,26836.8%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 101,17895.2%
Vacant: 5,1014.8%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 41,839
Owners without mortgage: 22,071

Vacancy reason

For rent1,385

27.2%

For sale216

4.2%

Rented, not occupied397

7.8%

Sold, not occupied246

4.8%

Seasonal1,166

22.9%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other1,691

33.2%

Structure type

Detached68,401

64.4%

Attached7,260

6.8%

2–4 units9,236

8.7%

5–19 units9,088

8.6%

20+ units9,039

8.5%

Mobile or other3,255

3.1%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 2,586
Structure 3–4 Units: 6,650

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 4,964
Structure 10–19 Units: 4,124

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 4,011
Structure 50 Plus Units: 5,028

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 3,178
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 77

Year builtHousing units by period

18,26817.2%

Before 1960

26,41424.9%

1960–79

35,35533.3%

1980–99

24,09122.7%

2000–19

2,1512.0%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 6,661
1940–1949: 3,908
1950–1959: 7,699

1960–79

1960–1969: 7,919
1970–1979: 18,495

1980–99

1980–1989: 15,274
1990–1999: 20,081

2000–19

2000–2009: 12,369
2010–2019: 11,722

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

5,797

111

1990s

8,857

505

2000s

12,193

1,424

2010s

27,502

16,266

2020–22

8,359

13,633

2023+

1,202

5,329

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

2,4163.8%

Under $100k

3,7365.8%

$100–249k

28,12644.0%

$250–499k

18,14728.4%

$500–749k

6,62710.4%

$750–999k

3,5125.5%

$1–1.49m

1,3462.1%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 514
10000–14999: 58
15000–19999: 92
20000–24999: 123
25000–29999: 153
30000–34999: 129
35000–39999: 44
40000–49999: 409
50000–59999: 270
60000–69999: 109
70000–79999: 91
80000–89999: 333
90000–99999: 91

$100–249k

100000–124999: 382
125000–149999: 236
150000–174999: 887
175000–199999: 405
200000–249999: 1,826

$250–499k

250000–299999: 2,291
300000–399999: 10,509
400000–499999: 15,326

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 678
2000000+: 668

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5001,646

4.6%

$500–9994,303

11.9%

$1,000–1,49913,633

37.8%

$1,500–1,99910,581

29.4%

$2,000–2,4994,157

11.5%

$2,500–2,9991,017

2.8%

$3,000+706

2.0%

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Under $500

Under 100: 34
100–149: 10
150–199: 26
200–249: 43
250–299: 271
300–349: 229
350–399: 377
400–449: 293
450–499: 363

$500–999

500–549: 137
550–599: 150
600–649: 246
650–699: 348
700–749: 408
750–799: 472
800–899: 1,090
900–999: 1,452

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 6,345
1250–1499: 7,288

$3,000+

3000–3499: 356
3500+: 350

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,370

3,700

1 vehicle

15,612

16,759

2 vehicles

28,853

12,682

3 vehicles

12,714

2,701

4 vehicles

4,010

1,084

5+ vehicles

1,351

342

Workers age 16+: 127,151
Average commute: 18.9 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 85,94667.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 9,5777.5%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 6540.5%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 6,5335.1%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 22,37517.6%Derived from published counts
Other: 2,0661.6%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 3,708
Bicycle: 2,825

Other

Other Transportation: 1,255
Motorcycle: 408
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 403

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

37,07635.4%

Under 15 min

50,90048.6%

15–29 min

11,85311.3%

30–44 min

2,0291.9%

45–59 min

2,9182.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 3,379
5–9: 11,330
10–14: 22,367

15–29 min

15–19: 25,052
20–24: 19,142
25–29: 6,706

30–44 min

30–34: 9,222
35–39: 1,621
40–44: 1,010

60+ min

60–89: 1,624
90+: 1,294

Population age 16+: 199,330
Civilian labor force: 133,989
Employed: 129,126
Unemployed: 4,863
Unemployment rate: 3.6%
Poverty universe: 230,903
Persons below poverty: 24,415
Gini index: 0.46
White-collar workers: 88,773
Blue-collar workers: 20,597

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

8,996

10,760

Sales Office Occupations

10,250

14,416

Management Business Science Arts

32,358

31,749

Production Transportation Material Moving

8,001

3,198

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

8,560

838

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	8,996	10,760
Sales Office Occupations	10,250	14,416
Management Business Science Arts	32,358	31,749
Production Transportation Material Moving	8,001	3,198
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	8,560	838

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 109,643
Workplace jobs: 176,500
Internal commuters: 68,097
Inbound commuters: 108,403
Outbound commuters: 41,546
Net worker inflow: 66,857

Coverage status

Insured: 218,02592.9%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 16,5537.1%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

2,33914.1%

Under 19

6,32338.2%

Age 19–34

7,73846.7%

Age 35–64

1530.9%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 218,52292.1%
Foreign born: 18,7207.9%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 9,606
Not a citizen: 9,114

Residential mobility

Same house: 192,809
Within same county: 24,037
From another county: 6,520
From another state: 10,719
From abroad: 1,197

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 102,524

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Boise City city, Idaho	237,242	$83,904	38.6 years	63.2%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Idaho	1,934,262	$77,800	37.3 years	72.1%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	5,414	4,676
5–17	17,637	16,139
18–24	12,611	12,969
25–34	18,826	17,593
35–44	16,924	16,906
45–54	15,250	14,194
55–64	14,208	15,390
65+	17,583	20,922

Category	Value
White alone	193,990
Two or more races	20,881
Asian alone	8,685
Some other race	7,376
Black alone	3,935
American Indian / Alaska Native	1,751
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	624

Category	Value
1 person	31,606
2 people	38,332
3 people	14,685
4 people	10,191
5+ people	6,364

Category	Value
Under $25k	12,260
$25–49k	16,515
$50–74k	16,288
$75–99k	15,186
$100–149k	17,906
$150–199k	10,611
$200k+	12,412

Category	Value
For rent	1,385
For sale	216
Rented, not occupied	397
Sold, not occupied	246
Seasonal	1,166
Migrant workers	0
Other	1,691

Category	Value
Detached	68,401
Attached	7,260
2–4 units	9,236
5–19 units	9,088
20+ units	9,039
Mobile or other	3,255

Category	Value
Before 1960	18,268
1960–79	26,414
1980–99	35,355
2000–19	24,091
2020+	2,151

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	5,797	111
1990s	8,857	505
2000s	12,193	1,424
2010s	27,502	16,266
2020–22	8,359	13,633
2023+	1,202	5,329

Category	Value
Under $100k	2,416
$100–249k	3,736
$250–499k	28,126
$500–749k	18,147
$750–999k	6,627
$1–1.49m	3,512
$1.5m+	1,346

Category	Value
Under $500	1,646
$500–999	4,303
$1,000–1,499	13,633
$1,500–1,999	10,581
$2,000–2,499	4,157
$2,500–2,999	1,017
$3,000+	706

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	101,178
Vacant	5,101

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,370	3,700
1 vehicle	15,612	16,759
2 vehicles	28,853	12,682
3 vehicles	12,714	2,701
4 vehicles	4,010	1,084
5+ vehicles	1,351	342

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	85,946
Carpool	9,577
Public transit	654
Walk or bicycle	6,533
Work from home	22,375
Other	2,066

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	218,025
Uninsured	16,553

Category	Value
Under 15 min	37,076
15–29 min	50,900
30–44 min	11,853
45–59 min	2,029
60+ min	2,918

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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