Boise County, Idaho

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Boise County, Idaho is among the highest in the country for median age (92nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (158th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,273	1,934,262	334,922,499	2630th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,774	$77,800	$80,734	635th of 3,221
Median Age	53.4	37.3	38.9	92nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.2%	31.8%	35.7%	676th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$476,100	$418,600	$332,700	158th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$850	$1,238	$1,413	1742nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.6%	12.5%	2895th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	3.7%	5.2%	2294th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.4	23.4	n/a	2875th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	5.9%	14.1%	2000th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	492nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	90.3%	72.1%	65.2%	12th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	38.0	21.6	26.4	45th of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.3%	13.3%	15.1%	126th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1347th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	62.0%	55.1%	46.9%	109th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.1%	n/a	n/a	1022nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.5	36.2	61.4

Age in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	53.4	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	15.4%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	31.1%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	3,593	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	69.4%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.4%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	14.9%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,748	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.0%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.2%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.8%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.8%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	5,689	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.7%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.2%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	36.8%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	9.7%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,611	$2,038	n/a

Education in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.5%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.3%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.9%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.8%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.7%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.4%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	23.7%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Boise County, Idaho

Statistic	Boise County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	38.9%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.7%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	8.3%	16.7%

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