Boise City.
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73 tracts·224K people·$485K median·2,648/mi²
White 80 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 31 · Other 25
Professional 28 · Health 25 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 19 · Service 15 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 68 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 15 · Walk 3 · Bike 2 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Boise City is $484,800 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Boise City has 237,242 residents across 63 census tracts and 50 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.6; the population is 79.5% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial, 3.6% Asian, 1.6% Black and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 47.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.6% (Census ACS).
HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (79%), PIONEER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (78%) and ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (77%) lead the elementary schools; EAST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (68%), LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (66%) and LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (65%) lead the middle schools; CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL (60%), TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL (56%) and BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (52%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,446/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Boise City is $83,904 a year, 2% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Boise City, median rent is $1,446/month and the median home value is $484,800 (Census ACS).
Boise City reported 2.7 violent crimes and 12.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 50 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 13 inches; snowfall averages 18 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Boise City are winter weather (85), earthquake (80) and inland flooding (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Boise City, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).