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Boise City ID - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	185,787	107 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 205) (100%)
Average Income	$42,432	7,045 (72%)	18 (91%)
Median House Value	$120,700	5,615 (78%)	22 (89%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	92.2%	14,418 (of 25,150) (43%)	129 (of 205) (37%)
% Black Population	0.8%	10,998 (56%)	8 (96%)
% Hispanic Population	4.5%	6,474 (74%)	89 (57%)
% Asian Population	2.1%	3,005 (88%)	6 (97%)
% American Indian Population	0.7%	6,540 (74%)	114 (44%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	91.1%	3,410 (of 25,150) (86%)	22 (of 205) (89%)
% College Graduates	33.6%	2,923 (88%)	10 (95%)
% Never Married	27.0%	5,685 (77%)	24 (88%)
% Married	53.3%	16,608 (34%)	171 (17%)
% Seperated	1.1%	15,548 (38%)	100 (51%)
% Divorced	13.6%	4,201 (83%)	59 (71%)
% Foreign Born	4.8%	6,303 (75%)	68 (67%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	77,950	103 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 205) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	8.0%	17,827 (29%)	169 (18%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.3%	6,523 (74%)	66 (68%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	13,635 (46%)	76 (63%)
% Households with No Car	5.6%	14,376 (43%)	75 (63%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	19.6%	10,203 (59%)	153 (25%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,331 (87%)	17 (92%)
Median House Value	$120,700	5,615 (78%)	22 (89%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.6%	12,849 (49%)	114 (44%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.0%	3,061 (88%)	7 (97%)
Average Monthly Rent	$613	5,603 (78%)	15 (93%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	72.5%	2,993 (of 25,150) (88%)	23 (of 205) (89%)
% Drive Alone to Work	79.9%	10,902 (57%)	47 (77%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.2%	5,557 (78%)	28 (86%)
% Walk to Work	2.3%	12,588 (50%)	145 (29%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	18.0	20,904 (17%)	154 (25%)
% Households making less than $10,000	6.6%	17,005 (32%)	158 (23%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.0%	4,419 (82%)	18 (91%)
Median Household Income	$42,432	7,045 (72%)	18 (91%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.0%	11,015 (56%)	128 (38%)
Per Capita Income	$22,696	4,642 (82%)	12 (94%)
Male Worker Income	$36,893	6,852 (73%)	23 (89%)
Female Worker Income	$26,173	7,026 (72%)	23 (89%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	5.9%	15,126 (40%)	170 (17%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	8.4%	15,377 (39%)	175 (15%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Portland, Oregon	343 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.86

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Madison, Wisconsin	0.88
Modesto, California	0.88
Spokane, Washington	0.87
Lincoln, Nebraska	0.87
Tacoma, Washington	0.87
Worcester, Massachusetts	0.86
Paradise, Nevada	0.86
Salt Lake City, Utah	0.86
Reno, Nevada	0.86
Glendale, Arizona	0.86

Boise City ID Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Danish People	3,900	21
Wood Fueled Households	660	24
Welsh People	3,344	25
Swiss People	1,560	26
Scottish People	7,186	34

Boise City ID Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 205)
Population	185,787	1
Male Population	92,014	1
Female Population	93,773	1
Under 5 years Old Population	13,116	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	12,933	1

Boise City ID Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	43.6%	22,926
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	43.2%	22,354
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	21.2%	22,324
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	20.8%	22,314
Percent of Population not in Labor Force	27.5%	22,082

Boise City ID Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 205)
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.9%	193
Percent Vacant Housing Units	4.4%	190
Percent of People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	0.7%	189
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	21.2%	187
Percent Mobile Homes	4.2%	184

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Boise City ID	Madison, Wisconsin
Total Population	185,787	208,054
Average Age	32.8	30.6
Average Income	$42,432	$41,941
Median House Value	$120,700	$139,300
% White Population	92.2%	84.0%
% Black Population	0.8%	5.8%
% Asian Population	2.1%	5.8%
% Hispanic Population	4.5%	4.1%

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