Idaho / Census place 1608830
Boise City
A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.
Official Census name: Boise City cityAt a glance
A city in numbers.
- Population
- 238,429 2025 estimate
- Annual change
- +0.3% Population estimate
- Density
- 2,769/sq mi 86.1 sq mi land area
- Median age
- 38.6 years ACS 5-year estimate
Living here
The everyday equation.
Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.
- Median household income
- $83,904
- Median home value
- $484,800
- Median gross rent
- $1,446
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 47.5%
- Typical commute
- 18.9 min
- Public transit commute
- 0.5%
Climate normals
The long view of weather.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.
Representative station: BOISE AIR TERMINAL (2 mi from place center)- Average high
- 64.3°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Annual rainfall
- 11.5"
- Annual snowfall
- 17.6"
Month by month
A year in Boise City.
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Data vintage
Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.
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