2024 population: 845,877 ( 81,134 from 2020)
Land area: 11766.5 square miles
Population density: 71.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	653,448	77.25%	7.5%
Black:	10,447	1.24%	37.8%
Indian:	4,600	0.54%	5.6%
Asian:	22,790	2.69%	31.0%
2+ races:	21,904	2.59%	20.5%
Hispanic:	132,688	15.69%	21.4%

Total non-White:	192,429	22.75%	22.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	37,191	12.2
Deaths:	27,340	8.9
Net Migration:	61,029	20.0
Net Immigration:	11,237	3.7

Change in White population:	45,487	5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	35,647	4.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
764,743
607,961	79.50%
7,583	0.99%
4,358	0.57%
17,393	2.27%
18,185	2.38%
109,263	14.29%
156,782	20.50%

2010
616,561
505,202	81.94%
5,108	0.83%
3,841	0.62%
12,001	1.95%
12,127	1.97%
77,538	12.58%
111,359	18.06%

2000
464,840
402,616	86.61%
2,191	0.47%
3,160	0.68%
6,874	1.48%
7,815	1.68%
41,659	8.96%
62,224	13.39%

1990
319,596
293,134	91.72%
1,255	0.39%
2,421	0.76%
3,374	1.06%
n/a
19,412	6.07%
26,462	8.28%

1980
280,035
261,036	93.22%
830	0.30%
1,631	0.58%
2,776	0.99%
n/a
13,504	4.82%
18,999	6.78%

1970
191,090
182,261	95.38%
501	0.26%
685	0.36%
972	0.51%
n/a
6,228	3.26%
8,829	4.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
78,969	12.8
42,129	6.8
89,176	14.5
6,060	1.0

102,759	16.7
45,423	7.4

Number	Rate
2000's
82,980	17.9
31,976	6.9
82,853	17.8
9,767	2.1

102,586	22.1
49,135	10.6

Number	Rate
1990's
63,254	19.8
26,573	8.3
88,323	27.6
7,275	2.3

109,482	34.3
35,762	11.2

Number	Rate
1980's
50,675	18.1
21,471	7.7
10,867	3.9
n/a

32,098	11.5
7,463	2.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
61,720	32.3
n/a

78,775	41.2
10,170	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
37.6
190,084	22.5%
655,793	77.5%
130,245	15.4%

304,187
2.61

207,929	68.4%
166,106	79.9%
14,235	6.8%
96,258	31.6%

2010
Number	Percent
68.6
-272,213	-44.2%
888,774	144.2%
134,562	21.8%

451,188
2.67

312,758	69.3%
243,374	77.8%
29,714	9.5%
138,430	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
131,812	28.4%
333,028	71.6%
46,183	9.9%

170,516
2.67

121,252	71.1%
99,166	81.8%
10,354	8.5%
49,264	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
93,022	29.1%
226,574	70.9%
37,282	11.7%

117,396
2.66

84,745	72.2%
71,341	84.2%
6,730	7.9%
32,651	27.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
87,196	31.1%
192,839	68.9%
27,563	9.8%

99,908
2.74

74,976	75.0%
64,742	86.4%
5,982	8.0%
24,932	25.0%

2024 Housing Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,478	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,196	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,236	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,586	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,516	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,448	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,874	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	10,851	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,929	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	21,276	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	32,371	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	45,911	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	36,876	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	25,294	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	29,998	9.9%
$200,000 or more	35,347	11.6%

Median Household Income	86,041
Per Capita Income	44,084

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11,485	3.8%
Public Assistance	9,047	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23,503	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	325,168	74.6%
Unemployed	11,046	2.5%
In Armed Forces	1,020	0.2%

Total Labor Force	337,234	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	98,672	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	153,076	113,101	57.5%
Non-Profit	11,457	20,545	35.8%
Self-Employed	28,875	20,092	59.0%

Local Government	10,045	15,589	39.2%
State Government	8,907	11,727	43.2%
Federal Government	5,225	4,212	55.4%

Total Private + Self	181,951	133,193	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35,634	52,073	40.6%
Total	217,585	185,266	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%
Pct. Private + Self	78.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	74,022	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	79,987	19.8%
Professional, Technical	100,742	25.0%
Service Occupations	62,841	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,873	1.0%
All others	86,041	21.3%

White Collar		63.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	55,123	13.7%
Retail trade	45,903	11.4%
Construction	38,645	9.6%
Manufacturing	36,681	9.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	33,062	8.2%
Educational services	33,036	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	24,644	6.1%
Public administration	19,668	4.9%
Other services	18,776	4.7%
Finance and insurance	17,518	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16,080	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	15,496	3.8%
Wholesale trade	10,401	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,368	2.6%
Information	8,004	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,969	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,924	1.7%
Utilities	4,428	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	631	0.2%
Management	276	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	96,127	11.85%
Puerto Rican	3,232	0.40%
Cuban	751	0.09%
Dominican	256	0.03%

Total Central American	5,199	0.64%
Costa Rican	104	0.01%
Guatemalan	2,176	0.27%
Honduran	388	0.05%
Nicaraguan	298	0.04%
Panamanian	245	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,970	0.24%
Other Central American	18	0.00%

Total South American	5,730	0.71%
Argentinean	275	0.03%
Bolivian	34	0.00%
Chilean	83	0.01%
Colombian	2,354	0.29%
Ecuadorian	397	0.05%
Paraguayan	64	0.01%
Peruvian	1,844	0.23%
Uruguayan	52	0.01%
Venezuelan	627	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10,367	1.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,871	0.35%
Chinese	2,520	0.31%
Filipino	2,340	0.29%
Korean	1,759	0.22%
Vietnamese	1,755	0.22%
Japanese	1,583	0.20%
Laotian	549	0.07%
Thai	385	0.05%
Taiwanese	138	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	670,132	87.5%
Spanish	64,509	8.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,288	0.8%
Other Indo-European	5,084	0.7%
Other Asian	4,271	0.6%
Other	3,883	0.5%
German, other Germanic	2,650	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,091	0.3%
Chinese	2,016	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	149,171	18.4%
German	138,426	17.1%
Irish	83,660	10.3%
American	37,155	4.6%
Italian	28,758	3.5%
Scottish	24,907	3.1%
European	24,822	3.1%
Norwegian	22,074	2.7%
French	19,038	2.3%
Swedish	18,086	2.2%
Dutch	13,115	1.6%
Polish	12,247	1.5%
Danish	10,630	1.3%
Welsh	8,396	1.0%
Scandinavian	6,961	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	782,102	96.4%
Not a citizen	29,013	3.6%

Native	754,330	93.0%
Foreign-born	56,785	7.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,480	3.0%	24,192	4.4%	131,051	23.9%	173,689	31.6%	135,013	24.6%	68,421	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,480	3.0%
9-12 Years	24,192	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	131,051	23.9%
Some College	173,689	31.6%
Bach. Degree	135,013	24.6%
Grad Degree	68,421	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	328,764	313,550	15,214	4.6%
1991	341,918	323,970	17,948	5.2%
1992	359,338	340,988	18,350	5.1%
1993	377,898	359,938	17,960	4.8%
1994	407,676	390,776	16,900	4.1%
1995	423,088	405,038	18,050	4.3%
1996	442,640	424,472	18,168	4.1%
1997	458,716	441,198	17,518	3.8%
1998	479,144	460,460	18,684	3.9%
1999	487,284	469,256	18,028	3.7%

2000	502,826	484,066	18,760	3.7%
2001	521,054	498,656	22,398	4.3%
2002	524,458	496,866	27,592	5.3%
2003	532,488	504,474	28,014	5.3%
2004	536,928	512,794	24,134	4.5%
2005	562,120	541,732	20,388	3.6%
2006	582,096	564,400	17,696	3.0%
2007	591,026	573,440	17,586	3.0%
2008	594,340	563,078	31,262	5.3%
2009	597,640	540,582	57,058	9.5%

2010	595,994	542,208	53,786	9.0%
2011	602,402	552,950	49,452	8.2%
2012	616,372	571,514	44,858	7.3%
2013	625,084	583,748	41,336	6.6%
2014	629,814	602,964	26,850	4.3%
2015	648,506	623,844	24,662	3.8%
2016	669,562	645,794	23,768	3.5%
2017	694,738	673,460	21,278	3.1%
2018	722,918	703,592	19,326	2.7%
2019	750,732	731,074	19,658	2.6%

2020	762,364	719,916	42,448	5.6%
2021	794,190	766,934	27,256	3.4%
2022	818,348	797,760	20,588	2.5%
2023	842,702	817,618	25,084	3.0%
2024	894,974	863,720	31,254	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	319,087
Median Value	$473,080

Occupied	304,187	95.3%
Vacant	14,900	4.7%

Owned	220,621	72.5%
Rented	83,566	27.5%
Median Rent	$1,475

Single-Family Units	255,352	80.0%
Detached	241,693	75.7%
Attached	13,659	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	29,524	9.3%
Mobile Homes	14,524	4.6%

Boise City, ID Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Boise City, ID Metro Area