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Boise, ID (Idaho) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $499,000 (it was $118,100 in 2000)
Boise:

$499,000
Idaho:

$432,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $398,900 - $700,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $602,149
Here:

$602,149
State:

$527,539

Townhouses or other attached units: $452,989
Here:

$452,989
State:

$416,749

In 2-unit structures: $640,491
Here:

$640,491
State:

$523,641

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $365,611
Here:

$365,611
State:

$384,926

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $785,294
Here:

$785,294
State:

$590,418

Mobile homes: $114,767
Here:

$114,767
State:

$150,232

Total population: 216,282 (Urban population: 185,251, Rural population: 686 (15 farm, 671 nonfarm))

Houses: 104,665 (98,992 occupied: 65,167 owner occupied, 33,825 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

34%
State:

28%

Housing density: 1,641 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $823,668.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,255 (lower quartile is $937, upper quartile is $1,679)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,067


Median gross rent in Boise, ID in 2022: $1,360

Housing units in Boise with a mortgage: 43,544 (5,160 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4,300 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,313

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $107,280

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $75,261

Median monthly housing costs: $1,312

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Boise, Idaho Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1985

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 236,632
  • Male householders: 49,570 (13,639 living alone), Female householders: 49,422 (15,997 living alone)
  • 43,584 spouses (42,701 opposite-sex spouses), 8,961 unmarried partners, (8,384 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53,778 children (50,295 natural, 1,242 adopted, 2,241 stepchildren), 2,436 grandchildren, 2,484 brothers or sisters, 1,969 parents, 0 foster children, 2,215 other relatives, 15,440 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,773

Size of family households: 26,331 2-persons, 13,757 3-persons, 10,673 4-persons, 3,918 5-persons, 1,189 6-persons, 562 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29,636 1-person, 10,157 2-persons, 1,531 3-persons, 698 4-persons, 355 5-persons, 185 6-persons.

29,399 married couples with children.
11,183 single-parent households (3,745 men, 7,438 women).

89.9% of residents of Boise speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 16,722 (7.1%)
(59.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boise, Idaho
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boise, Idaho
  • 148no bedroom
  • 1,0691 bedroom
  • 8,8442 bedrooms
  • 34,0873 bedrooms
  • 15,9874 bedrooms
  • 5,0325+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boise, Idaho
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boise, Idaho
  • 1,946no bedroom
  • 7,9051 bedroom
  • 13,8092 bedrooms
  • 8,2483 bedrooms
  • 1,4744 bedrooms
  • 4435+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Boise in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boise in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 919no vehicle
  • 16,1331 vehicle
  • 30,6392 vehicles
  • 12,4183 vehicles
  • 3,2864 vehicles
  • 1,7725+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Boise in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boise in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,050no vehicle
  • 13,3131 vehicle
  • 12,4932 vehicles
  • 2,8213 vehicles
  • 1,4614 vehicles
  • 6875+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boise, Idaho
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boise, Idaho
  • 1481 room
  • 3292 rooms
  • 1,7323 rooms
  • 6,5904 rooms
  • 11,4925 rooms
  • 12,1836 rooms
  • 10,8377 rooms
  • 8,5308 rooms
  • 13,3269+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boise, Idaho
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boise, Idaho
  • 1,7311 room
  • 2,8502 rooms
  • 5,5303 rooms
  • 9,9864 rooms
  • 6,3265 rooms
  • 4,1406 rooms
  • 1,7277 rooms
  • 8078 rooms
  • 7289+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Boise, ID
  • Boise, ID household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Boise, ID in 2022
  • 3,398Less than $10,000
  • 6,103$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,173$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,943$30,000 to $39,999
  • 7,894$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,462$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,926$60,000 to $74,999
  • 14,488$75,000 to $99,999
  • 10,692$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,262$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,612$150,000 to $199,999
  • 11,039$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Boise, ID

  • Distribution of house value in Boise, ID in 2022
  • 422Less than $10,000
  • 93$10,000 to $14,999
  • 99$15,000 to $19,999
  • 100$20,000 to $24,999
  • 418$25,000 to $29,999
  • 130$30,000 to $34,999
  • 74$35,000 to $39,999
  • 217$40,000 to $49,999
  • 265$50,000 to $59,999
  • 46$60,000 to $69,999
  • 219$70,000 to $79,999
  • 169$80,000 to $89,999
  • 111$90,000 to $99,999
  • 854$100,000 to $124,999
  • 389$125,000 to $149,999
  • 750$150,000 to $174,999
  • 593$175,000 to $199,999
  • 932$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,461$250,000 to $299,999
  • 9,046$300,000 to $399,999
  • 16,356$400,000 to $499,999
  • 20,119$500,000 to $749,999
  • 6,746$750,000 to $999,999
  • 3,520$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,287$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 751$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Boise, ID

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Boise, ID in 2022
  • 85Less than $100
  • 63$100 to $149
  • 94$150 to $199
  • 225$200 to $249
  • 646$250 to $299
  • 95$300 to $349
  • 125$350 to $399
  • 300$400 to $449
  • 107$450 to $499
  • 438$500 to $549
  • 413$550 to $599
  • 622$600 to $649
  • 506$650 to $699
  • 510$700 to $749
  • 780$750 to $799
  • 2,230$800 to $899
  • 2,559$900 to $999
  • 6,451$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,545$1,250 to $1,499
  • 7,674$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,558$2,000 to $2,499
  • 361$2,500 to $2,999
  • 91$3,000 to $3,499
  • 239$3,500 or more
  • 1,108No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.3%
Number of people working at home: 22,357 (17.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,367
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 10,943
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 26,978
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 27,619
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 15,217
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 6,731
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 10,536
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,317
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 631
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,554
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,993
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,976
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Boise

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 122,328 (72.7%)
  • Carpooled: 14,471 (8.6%)
  • Bus: 988 (0.6%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 180 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 207 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 2,380 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 2,727 (1.6%)
  • Walked: 2,541 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 22,357 (13.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 1.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 6.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 10.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.0%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 1.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 1.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Boise, Idaho
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Boise, Idaho
  • 7,2312010 or later
  • 3,7452000 to 2009
  • 3,2441990 to 1999
  • 1,6911980 to 1989
  • 8531970 to 1979
  • 1,589Before 1970
Ancestries in Boise, ID

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 19,802 (19.4%)
  • German: 12,012 (11.8%)
  • American: 7,710 (7.6%)
  • Irish: 7,565 (7.4%)
  • European: 6,653 (6.5%)
  • Italian: 2,527 (2.5%)
  • Scottish: 2,062 (2.0%)
  • Norwegian: 1,816 (1.8%)
  • Basque: 1,488 (1.5%)
  • Swedish: 1,318 (1.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 1,065 (1.0%)
  • Northern European: 995 (1.0%)
  • Dutch: 747 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 722 (0.7%)
  • Iraqi: 711 (0.7%)
  • French: 668 (0.7%)
  • British: 644 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 605 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 572 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 523 (0.5%)
  • Sudanese: 486 (0.5%)
  • Danish: 420 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 417 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 384 (0.4%)
  • Somali: 340 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 301 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 297 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 264 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 254 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 237 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 224 (0.2%)
  • African: 220 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 212 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 210 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 167 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 162 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 161 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 160 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 152 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 149 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 146 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 143 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 121 (0.1%)
  • Syrian: 112 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 107 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 106 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 97 (0.10%)
  • Lebanese: 90 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 90 (0.09%)
  • Bulgarian: 87 (0.09%)
  • Slavic: 84 (0.08%)
  • Jamaican: 67 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 61 (0.06%)
  • Icelander: 60 (0.06%)
  • Finnish: 59 (0.06%)
  • Australian: 52 (0.05%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 50 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 49 (0.05%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 46 (0.05%)
  • Jordanian: 46 (0.05%)
  • South African: 40 (0.04%)
  • Cajun: 34 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 29 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 26 (0.03%)
  • Luxembourger: 20 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 14 (0.01%)
  • Albanian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 11 (0.01%)
  • German Russian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 7 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 6 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Boise:

16.8% (2,682)
Idaho:

49.9% (53,107)

India
Boise:

6.9% (1,107)
Idaho:

2.0% (2,143)

Canada
Boise:

6.7% (1,075)
Idaho:

5.2% (5,503)

Iraq
Boise:

6.1% (976)
Idaho:

1.5% (1,626)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Boise:

5.6% (901)
Idaho:

2.1% (2,219)

Korea
Boise:

3.1% (503)
Idaho:

1.7% (1,802)

Germany
Boise:

3.0% (479)
Idaho:

2.4% (2,535)

Laos
Boise:

2.8% (441)
Idaho:

0.9% (956)

Philippines
Boise:

2.7% (430)
Idaho:

2.1% (2,230)

Vietnam
Boise:

2.3% (365)
Idaho:

1.2% (1,257)

Japan
Boise:

2.2% (356)
Idaho:

0.8% (867)

Colombia
Boise:

2.2% (352)
Idaho:

1.2% (1,289)

Nepal
Boise:

2.0% (323)
Idaho:

1.0% (1,091)

England
Boise:

1.5% (244)
Idaho:

1.5% (1,595)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 96,259
  • Other state: 120,997
  • Northeast: 8,798
  • Midwest: 20,352
  • South: 16,088
  • West: 75,759

82.6% of Boise residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39.2% lived in Idaho.


Boise:

82.6%
State average:

85.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,627
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 632
  • 7th and 8th grade: 358
  • 9th grade: 165
  • 10th grade: 654
  • 11th grade: 1,179
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 967
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,136
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,724
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,635
  • Associate degree: 5,353
  • Bachelor's degree: 25,608
  • Master's degree: 10,043
  • Professional school degree: 3,322
  • Doctorate degree: 2,651
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 944
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 55
  • 5th and 6th grade: 162
  • 7th and 8th grade: 185
  • 9th grade: 370
  • 10th grade: 789
  • 11th grade: 397
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,244
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,075
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,344
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,334
  • Associate degree: 5,669
  • Bachelor's degree: 26,246
  • Master's degree: 12,340
  • Professional school degree: 1,887
  • Doctorate degree: 2,019
Educational Attainment for Females
Boise marital status for males
Boise marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 70,240
  • One, attached: 6,398
  • Two: 2,771
  • 3 or 4: 5,491
  • 5 to 9: 2,910
  • 10 to 19: 3,278
  • 20 to 49: 4,392
  • 50 or more: 4,762
  • Mobile homes: 4,423

Median worth of mobile homes: $109,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Boise
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Boise, ID
  • 78.1%Utility gas
  • 18.2%Electricity
  • 1.3%Wood
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Boise, ID
  • 57.0%Electricity
  • 39.1%Utility gas
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,433
Here:

12.3%
Idaho:

13.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,347
Here:

22.4%
Idaho:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,407
Here:

9.0%
Idaho:

30.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability