Cities / Idaho / Boise City

Boise City, ID

237,242 people

Right Now

Active Weather Alerts

Red Flag Warning (statewide feed)

Red Flag Warning — Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington

Population & People

Population

237,242

Median age

38.6

Median household income

$83,904

Poverty rate

10.6%

Unemployment rate

3.6%

Bachelor's degree+

47.5%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$484,800

Median gross rent

$1,446/mo

Homeownership rate

63.17%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,173

HUD Fair Market Rent (Idaho statewide average across 44 areas — not specific to Boise City), 2026. Efficiency $898, 1BR $950, 2BR $1173, 3BR $1619, 4BR $1949. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Idaho commercial electricity

9.25¢/kWh

Idaho industrial electricity

7.98¢/kWh

Idaho residential electricity

11.82¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

135552.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

101567.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Idaho

873.6

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Idaho-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Idaho energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Idaho economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).