Boise County, Idaho

Boise County has a population of 8,273 and has grown 12.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $476,100, about 6.0 times the county's median household income of $78,774.

Home price
$476,100
Income
$78,774
Population
8,273
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$476,100county
Median gross rent$850county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198032.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant36.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented9.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use32.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,381county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,318county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$78,774county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.3%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$34,214county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.34%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time38.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2475370county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station212 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths48.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.9%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment690county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible47.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians12county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.6%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,273county
Land area in square miles1,899county
People per square mile of land4.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+12.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age53.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages4.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents158county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in346county
Households that moved away365county
Average income of arriving households$104,006county
Average income of departing households$62,197county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year108county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.0 incounty
Annual snowfall66.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing164 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days112 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 30county
Average first fall frostSep 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use916 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.9%county
Homes heated by propane14.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood37.6%county
Households with broadband90.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk42.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk12.4county
Landslide risk97.3county
Hail risk4.5county
Earthquake risk40.0county
Tornado risk4.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk14.9county
Winter weather risk51.9county
Strong wind risk23.6county
Wildfire risk97.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Boise County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Idaho figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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